Peter Linde Busk

Peter Linde Busk transforms a wide array of materials into a richly textured, extraordinary tableau of paintings, mosaics, wood relief collages, and ceramic sculptures. His work is sincerely concerned with detritus: the literal, cultural and societal. He channels ancient Spolia architecture, where unneeded buildings or monuments were demolished and repurposed for the construction of new patchwork structures. As a result, studies, broken fragments, cuttings and other leftovers from his studio are masterfully reincorporated into his completed  work. He constantly sees value in the remnants of material (i.e., wood pieces, cardboard, paper, print and color tests) others would toss aside. This approach creates parameters and constraints, while also reflecting the nature of his subjects.

The distinctive figures portrayed in Linde Busk’s work enact dark and fascinating narratives of outcasts. He sees these mythological figures as transients, failed heroes and unwanted jesters. Influenced by CoBrA and Art Brut, these carnivalesque castaways are created intuitively. They are rendered with the same concern given to the materials, asking the viewer to consider and empathize with the defeated.

He has exhibited extensively abroad including solo exhibitions at GL Strand in Copenhagen, Monitor in Rome, Josh Lilley Gallery in London, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard in Copenhagen, and Hosterbro Kunstmuseum in Hosterbro.

Courtesy of Derek Eller Gallery