Pedro Boese (born 1972) is a

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painter.

Life and work

Pedro Boese was born in Beira,

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. *1993–1997: graduation from the

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in painting and etching *1998–2001: postgraduate study at the Institut für Kunst im Kontext,

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*2000–2002: guest student at the class of Prof.

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, Berlin University of the Arts *Lives and works in

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, 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. Boese's recent works have been 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

*2012 ''Dot.Systems-from Pointillism to Pixelization'', Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen *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, San Salvador *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 Drawings * Museum Folkwang Essen, Craphics Collection Museum Folkwang collection
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, Kupferstichkabinett *Art collection of the Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr am Main *Collection Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, Berlin *Collection Danish Oil & Natural Gas, Kopenhagen

References

External links

official catalogue: ''Guasch Coranty Award'' (PDF)

official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boese, Pedro 1972 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese painters 20th-century Portuguese male artists Portuguese male painters 21st-century Portuguese painters 21st-century Portuguese male artists 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters 21st-century German painters 21st-century German male artists Abstract painters People from Beira, Mozambique Berlin University of the Arts alumni