Burry Buermans

Burry Buermans is a Belgian collage artist based in Portugal. His collages consists of very detailed hand cut and pasted images who are put together to form well recognisable shapes.
He only uses original images he finds in old books and magazines. No copies or print outs are used. In this way the search for the images forms an important part of the work proces. It limits the artist in his choice, but on the other hand forces him to look deeper and be more creative. In this way the found materials determine, to a large extent, the direction of the work and is it up to the artist to manipulate the images to enhance or redetermine their meaning.
Often the used images are in stark contrast with the final shape of the collage. The spectators are first attracted by the shape and afterwards invited to look at the details. Often the used images engage in dialogue with each other which can only be seen when you take the time to observe the work and its details.
The analog way of working is very time-consuming, and does not allow making mistakes, but in that way the artist has much more contact with the materials he uses in a multi sensorial way.
During almost all of his exhibitions the artist is working on the spot so people can se...

Commissions:
1. Album cover design “Retrospect suite” (Weedy 40 winks)

2. Album cover “EmBRUN” 2013

3. Interactive and Mobile artproject “Roulote” @ fusing festival 2014
www.fusing.pt

4. T-shirt design for “Epidemic”

5. Set design for Theater Das Entranhas 2013 – 2014 Lisbon Portugal

6. Rebranding for NOS ALIVE Festival Portugal 2014
Collaborative projects: Several artworkshops for children in schools and organizations in Belgium and Portugal (2012-2014) where local yought could get to know the artform “collage” and could experiment with the many different techniques.

Awards:
1. Winner designers contest for TAP airlines in 2013 Portugal

2. Finalist Urban Crafts awards 2013 Belgium

Publications:
1. Artwebsite ASU Argentina
http://www.artistasseanunidos.com.ar/burry-buermans/

2. COOL art blog USA
http://coolartblog.com/burry-buermans-collages

3. Viral website
http://www.froot.nl/posttype/froot/na-het-maken-van-zijn-eerste-collage-kon-deze-kunstenaar-niet-meer-stoppen/

4. Belgian newspaperarticle:
http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20141121_01389771/globetrotter-maakt-kunst-met-een-grote-k-in-portugal

5. Article in Publico P3 Portugal
http://p3.publico.pt/nao-publicado/13306/o-belga-que-corr...

Solo exhibitions:
1. 14 August till 8 September 2012
UIThuis Hoboken – Kapelstraat 64 - Hoboken Belgium

2. 22 September 2012
MAS museum - Anzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerpen Belgium
cooperation with MAS and Antwerp Youth Capital
www.mas.be

3. 19 Oktober till 3 November 2012
Plaza Real - Kattenberg 89, 2140 Borgerhout Belgium

4. "Cut the Scrap"
13 october till 3 november 2013
STUDIO TEAMBOX LXFACTORY
Rua Rodrigues 103 Lisbon Portugal

5. may and june 2014
O Das Joana’s café, Intendente Lisboa Portugal

6. “Cutting edge”
September 2014
GIV LOWE galeria Praça São Paulo Lisbon Portugal

7. Januari 2015
Café Largo
Intendente, Lisboa Portugal

Group expos:
1. 29 April till 6 May 2013
group exhibition: Divers pluimage
Oude beurs, Hofstraat 15, Antwerpen Belgium

2. from 14 till 17 november 2013
Festival IN "The biggest event about innovation and creativity in Portugal"
Rua do Bojador, Parque das Nações 1998-010 Lisbon Portugal
www.festivalin.pt

3. 7 February till 10 February 2014
Affordable Artfair Brussels
Tour & Taxis, Avenue du Port 86c, B1000 Brussels Belgium
www.affordableartfair.com

4. 25 April till 27 April
Independent arts Festival
City museum of Sint-Niklaas, Zwijgershoek ...