Pieter Bostoen

°1983, Bruges, Belgium
Currently lives and works in Roeselare / Bruges, Belgium

Pieter Bostoen was born on February 13, 1983 in Bruges. He attended artschool in Bruges untill 2002. After, Bostoen went to study Interior Design from 2002 to 2005 at the St.Lucas Department of Architecture, Ghent. Since his graduation from St. Lucas, Bostoen has been active as an architect/designer for several design studios. Ternullomelo Architects in Lisbon being the last one.
Since te autumn of 2009, Bostoen has been more involved in his own artistic creations. This resulting in a series of paintings, murals, graphical drawings and furniture designs. In June, 2010, he participated for the first time in a group exhibition at Guilharte in Lisbon with two paintings and a mural specialy made for the event.

Having a background of street-art on one side and architecture on the other, Bostoen's painting has much been influenced by both. The techniques used often go back to spraypaint, stencils and paint markers. The inspiration on the other hand finds it's origin in architecture, geometry and graphical art. 'I like to make use of basic geometrical shapes, the square being the most predominant one. For me this is the most pure and honest form. It allows me, for example, to make a pattern that can be repeated infinitely. Even if u don't recognise the square as a shape, it still served as a base for the painting or pattern.' A good example of this thinking can be found in 'Square Composition'. A series of paintings, graphics and murals. These works go back to one or more basic square shapes. The artist then evolves the square by making a change or growth, as he calls it 'Deformation'.

Education

2002-2005 St.Lucas Department of
Architecture, Ghent, Belgium

Solo Exhibitions

2011 At Gyselinck Design - 21 April to 21 June - Wijngaardstraat 26-28, 8500 Kortrijk

2011 at Theo Gallery - 01 July - 16 July - St. Michielskaai 8-9, Antwerp, Belgium
Vernissage 01 July - download flyer

Group Exhibitions

2010 GUILHARTE, Lisbon

2010 Design Biennale INTERIEUR - The Young Designers Fair
In cooperation with St.Lucas Ghent/Brussels Department of Architecture

2011 ECOPOP bio lifestyle fair - 5 & 6 February 2011 - Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium
In cooperation with De Invasie

2011 De Invasie van Kortrijk - 19 & 20 March - Buda, Kortrijk, Belgium
In cooperation with De Invasie

2011 Kunstsuperette - 11 & 12 June - St. Baafsplein, Ghent, Belgium

2011 Eindejaars tentoonstelling SASK - 18 - 22 June - Roeselare, Belgium

2011 Week van het ontwerpen - 25 June - 26 June - NMBS Loods, Kortrijk, Belgium
In cooperation with De Invasie

2011 KAPOW! - 2 July - De Centrale, Ghent, Belgium

Press

2010 Bruges Inside Out - download

2011 De Krant van West-Vlaanderen - 11 Maart - "Ontwerpers hacken Buda"

2011 Kwintessens - 21 Maart

2011 Karaat - Maart

2011 Expo Kalender Kortrijk Juni 2011 - Cover Design - download

2011 De Standaard Magazine - 100% handgemaakt, meneer!