Peter Struycken

Struycken went to the Haagsche Lyceum and studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague from 1957 to 1962. In 1964, he became a teacher at Hogeschool voor de kunsten Arnhem. He is the brother of actor Carel Struycken.

Peter Struycken studied at Royal Academy of Art. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is postage stamp design. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Arnhem and Gorinchem. Employment is recorded with ArtEZ University of the Arts. Works named in the authority record are Computerstructuren, Blauwe Golven and Untitled. Work by Peter Struycken is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Kröller-Müller Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Buffalo AKG Art Museum and Rijksmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art, Oeuvre Awards BKVB, Sikkens Prize and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

• Born — 5 January 1939 • Education — Royal Academy of Art • Honorific Suffix — Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau

In 1969, Peter Struycken was one of the earliest adopters of using computers to generate art and is considered one of the "pioneers" of Dutch digital art. "Computer Structures (1969), a series of paintings by Peter Struycken, was made by hand according to digital visual compositions. Digital transitions were made from simple to complex and from regular to random visual structures. The computer enabled Struycken to investigate the role of chance in the creative process, whilst also retaining a certain measure of control." During the late 1970s, he utilized a basic computer program to create a set of sixteen pastel hues. Subsequently, these shades were incorporated into his color scheme for the Kröller-Müller Museum's auditorium. One of his best publicly-known works is a series of postage stamps from 1981 (until 2010) he designed with typography designer Gerard Unger. The series is based on a photograph of Beatrix of the Netherlands and made up of dots and produced with the use of a computer.

Peter Struycken worked in postage stamp design. His work is associated with new media art, digital art and light art. He was employed by ArtEZ University of the Arts. He belonged to Peter Struycken / Bob van der Vliet and Peter Struycken / Carel Weeber. He worked at The Hague, Arnhem, Gorinchem and Ireland.

Peter Struycken is recorded as artist, painter, university teacher, postage stamp designer and architectural colorist.