Video Studio Gerrit Scheurs, Photo by Eddy Wenting

You can look over the artist's shoulder - online or at one and a half metres - and watch the creation of Jan Verschoor's new works. What are the creative processes behind his (bronze) sculptures? How does he refine his plaster moulds to perfection? Museum JAN will offer the public a unique insight into the artist's creative process and resulting works of art. 

The artist at work

Verschoor is fascinated by different materials: he constantly experiments with the properties and possibilities of bronze, copper and marble, as well as iron wire, wood, aluminium and plastic. This is how the artist constantly reinvents himself. His free work is focused on complete abstraction. A perfect finish is always his main focus; his sculptures are smoothly polished and flowing in form and can be viewed from all angles. 

Jan Verschoor

Jan Verschoor (1943) graduated from the Gooische Academie in Laren and the National Academy in Amsterdam. Sculptors Piet Esser and Cor Hund were among the teachers there who instructed him in figurative and realistic sculpting. His technical skills were subsequently acquired in the workshops of various artists. He learned the techniques required for creating bronze sculptures from Mari Andriessen and Charlotte van Pallandt. He gradually started working in polyester, a relatively new material that he used mainly in commissions for television and theatre productions.

Jan and Jan 

His first meeting with Jan van der Togt in 1977 had immense consequences for Jan Verschoor: he devoted the rest of his life to his collection and to the foundation of the Jan van der Togt Museum - now Museum JAN - of which he was the director for 25 years. Verschoor is still an integral part of the museum: his living room is literally part of it and his studio is in the old school next door, which will be renovated from January to March 2022. Fortunately, he is still regularly involved in the presentation aspect of exhibitions from his 'museum living room': he is an expert when it comes to exhibiting in a perfectly aesthetic manner.

This 'installation' of his work (in progress) is a well-balanced whole as well and an absolute feast for the eyes.