Pedro Boese
Encyclopedia
Pedro Boese is a German
/Portuguese
painter
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, Mozambique
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The compositions of Pedro Boese exclusively arise from the overlapping of coloured and geometric circles in the picture plane.
The painting material is usually applied thinly and translucently without developing a clear texture.
Therefore, excluding the precisely set outlines, the subjective painting impression is objectified to a large extent.
Recent works based on a grid system.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
/Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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Life and work
Pedro Boese was born in BeiraBeira, Mozambique
Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 412,588 in 1997, which grew to an estimated 546,000 in 2006...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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- 1993 - 1997 graduation from the Academie Beeldende Kunsten MaastrichtAcademie Beeldende Kunsten MaastrichtThe Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, Dutch: Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht , is located in the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is part of the Zuyd University...
in painting and etching - 1998 - 2001 postgraduate study at the Institut für Kunst im Kontext, Berlin University of the ArtsBerlin University of the ArtsThe Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
- 2000 - 2002 guest student at the class of Prof. Lothar BaumgartenLothar BaumgartenLothar Baumgarten is a German conceptual artist, based in New York and Düsseldorf. His work includes installation and film.-Life and work:...
, Berlin University of the Arts - Lives and works in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
The compositions of Pedro Boese exclusively arise from the overlapping of coloured and geometric circles in the picture plane.
The painting material is usually applied thinly and translucently without developing a clear texture.
Therefore, excluding the precisely set outlines, the subjective painting impression is objectified to a large extent.
Recent works based on a grid system.
Awards
- 2011 Arts funding of the Cultural management of the Berlin Senate
- 2010 nomination for the International André-Evard Art Award, Messmer Foundation, Riegel
- 2006 nomination for the Gasag Art Award, Berlin
- 2008 nomination for the Guasch Coranty Award, Centre Cultural Metropolità, Barcelona
- 2007 nomination for the art award of the Bosch Rexroth AG, and IHK Würzburg
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2011 monomodul, Elisengallery - Raum für Kunst, Aachen
- 2008/2009 Motive, MARS, Berlin
- 2007 269 Colors + Interferences, Scotty Enterprises Gallery, Berlin
- 2006 keine gewissheit für die augen, Gallery Weisser Elefant, Berlin
- 2006 repulsion, projectspace Gebauerhöfe, Berlin
- 2006 Art Forum of the Pax-Bank Berlin
- 2004 Art Forum of the DONG energy, Kopenhagen
Selected group exhibitions
- 2010 Messmer Foundation, Riegel
- 2009 Farbe konkret, Gallery Nord / Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin
- 2008 Centre Cultural Metropolità Tecla Sala, Barcelona
- 2008 La intimidad y el distanciamiento, Museo para la Identidad Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- 2007 The Art of Drive and Control, Bosch Rexroth AG, IHK Würzburg
- 2007 La intimidad y el distanciamiento, Museo de Arte de El Salvador, SanSalvador
- 2005 Abstrakte Perspektiven, Gallery Nord/Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin
- 2004 Große Kunstausstellung, Villa Kobe, Halle
Works in public collections
- Berlin State Museums, Museum of Prints and DrawingsKupferstichkabinett BerlinThe Kupferstichkabinett, or Museum of Prints and Drawings, is a prints museum in Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Berlin State Museums, and is located in the Kulturforum on Potsdamer Platz...
- Museum Folkwang EssenMuseum FolkwangMuseum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th and 20th century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1901.The term...
, Craphics Collection - Kunstmuseum BaselKunstmuseum BaselThe Kunstmuseum Basel houses the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland, and is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Its lineage extends back to the Amerbach Cabinet purchased by the city of Basel in 1661, which made it the first municipally owned museum...
, Kupferstichkabinett - Art collection of the Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr am Main
- Collection Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, Berlin
- Collection Danish Oil & Natural GasDONG Energy-History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...
, Kopenhagen