
“It is my opportunity as an artist and ultimately my responsibility as a human being to convey an important social message to the rest of the world.”
Rinaldo Klas is an artist whose work reflects his deep concern for nature and the environment. Educated first in Suriname at the ‘Nieuwe School voor Beeldende Kunsten’ and subsequently in Jamaica at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Rinaldo has further enriched his practice with exhibitions, knowledge sharing and residencies in Jamaica, Venezuela, Brasil, the Netherlands, China, the USA, and French Guiana. Before his retirement in 2014, Rinaldo was the director of the Nola Hatterman Art Academy in Paramaribo and also chairman of the FVAS (Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname).
With his work Rinaldo Klas urges all of mankind to live in respectful harmony with nature. He does so by creating surprising compositions of lines, planes, color and movement in which man, animals and nature are peacefully intertwined. Rinaldo Klas considers it his responsibility as an artist and a human being, to convey an important social message to the rest of the world.