KOOS BUSTER
Koos Buster (1991) zorgde de afgelopen jaren voor een keramiekrenaissance in Nederland. In 2022 presenteerde hij als zelf benoemd Minister van keramische zaken bij Gallery Vriend van Bavink de expositie “The ministry of Ceramic Affairs”. In zijn werk eert en conserveert Koos Buster vaak alledaagse voorwerpen door ze te bevriezen in keramiek. Met zijn onmiskenbare artistieke lijnen in keramiek maakt Koos Buster van het gewone iets vrolijks en kostbaars en viert hij zo het object.
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Koos Buster graduated from the ceramics department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2018. Buster makes art to make the world more beautiful, making art is a way of celebrating life for him. For him, art is craziness that he wants to share as an artist. If he makes something beautiful or interesting, he wants to show it to the world. For him, an artist is a a pointer who points out themes that are important to him. With his work, he creates stories and theater to move people and amaze himself.
In his work, Koos Buster is looking for the perfect foolishness or for something silly to be celebrated. As soon as an idea arises, he starts sketching. The sketches become the project. The clunkiness of a quick sketch often has the lines he wants to see reflected in the final work. Many houses are filled with pre-made interiors. For him as an artist, it is a necessity to honor imperfection.
What Koos Buster likes about ceramics is that you can make anything. It is precious and has a rich history. What he also likes about the material is the fragile nature of ceramics, it is a very durable material and nothing happens if nothing happens to it. It can remain in the same form for centuries. Because 'Stichting Stokroos' linked him to the Glass Museum through a Glass Stipendium, he also started working with glass. It is almost a reverse process, you are not allowed to touch it; it goes very fast and is always transparent.
Buster's work has been exhibited in various museums, such as Museum Beelden aan Zee, Frans Hals Museum and the Glass Museum. Besides that, several newspapers, including Het Parool, De Volkskrant and NRC, have written articles about his work.
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Curriculum Vitae
Koos Buster ( 1991 )
Education
2013-2018 Fine Arts and Design, Ceramic Department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Exhibitions
NOW ON VIEW
2024 ‘Het had ook anders kunnen zijn’ - solo at Museum More Kasteel Ruurlo , t.m 20-05-2024
2024 ‘Uit armoede’- Groupshow at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
2024 ‘Pioniers in Keramiek’- Groupshow at Museum Princenhof Delft
PAST
2024 Art Rotterdam with Gallery Vriend van Bavink
2023 Unseen with Gallery Vriend van Bavink
2023 Koos Buster - Solo - Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam
2023 Art Rotterdam with Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam
2022 The Ministry of Ceramic Affairs , Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam
2020 Room on the Roof , Koso Buster , Amsterdam, NL
2020 Unfair Amsterdam, NL
2020 Palm Spring Museum Los Angeles, USA
2020 Supermarket Art Fair Stockholm, SE
2020 Collaboration with CHT Fransen
2019-2020 De Wachtkamer van Roos Bustek National Glass Museum Leerdam, NL
2019-2020 Gewoon Bijzonder Galerie 38cc, Paul Tetar van Elven Museum Delft, NL
2019 BaxBuster Art Platform De Apotheek Amsterdam, NL
2018 SBK sprouts young talents Visual Arts Foundation Amsterdam, NL
2018 50 years Gerrit Rietveld Academie Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, NL
2018 Fons Welters Gallery Amsterdam, NL
2018 Cleaner Cleaners Beelden Aan Zee The Hague, NL
2018 Graduation Show Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, NL
2018 Art Loot Pop up gallery Zeedijk Amsterdam, NL
2016 Cleaning Club Sandwich Amsterdam, NL
2016 Bloemen – van verre Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, NL
2016 Rietveld Uncut Brakke Grond Amsterdam, NL
Commissioned work
2019 Birdhouses, Feeders and other ceramic solutions for Thijs de Zeeuw
2018 Exchange trophies, Museum night Amsterdam
2018 Berlage Fund, commissioned by Ben Zeegers
2018 Nose brackets, commissioned by Lisa Schamble
2017 Thesis Illustrations, Lois Richard
2017 Ceramic Revolver, part of Graduation work by Lois Richard, KABK