From Utrecht to Tokyo and New York: his work was exhibited worldwide. “I don’t think he realized it,” says his brother Maarten Wessels. When he received a lot of media attention, Reinaerde’s studio put his work aside for a while. “They wanted to keep the balance, the other artists also made beautiful things.”
Cheerful artist with Down syndrome Derk Wessels has passed away
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