De kunsteboer maakt kunst van metaal en woont in Groningen
kunsteboer william van de velde
The word ‘boer’ means farmer. Calling himself not an artist, but a Kunsteboer: an ‘Artfarmer’, William Van de Velde travels around as a merchant, showing his work from village to city, rural to metropolitan. The Artfarmer likes selling homegrown produce person to person. “I seek the live experience of watching the viewer react to my work”.
His work can be figurative, composed of weathered objects, collected during travels from within his hometown or overseas: “the presence of art is everywhere, all one has to do is see it”.
He manages to revive the lost souls of discarded objects. The combination of rust and flakey paint generates an authentic vibe.
Also, William loves applied art; inventing new ways to redesign his work for multiple uses, instead of the other way around. This way, his art becomes more user-friendly to a wider audience.
“What I like about him most, is his matter-of-factness aproach. He has a crisp view on form and function”, according to a client. In time, we shall more often see work from Kunsteboer in public areas. Thus William hopes to keep making contact with the public.
Education
1998 Toelating Academie Minerva, Groningen
1993 Association ouvrières des compagnons du devoir, France
Activities
2012 Ddaydesign Maastricht
2012 Kunst aan de Vaart Assen
2012 opdracht Noorderzon Groningen
2012 FestivalderAA Schipborg
2012 Feelgood market Eindhoven
2012 Tuinkunst 10 daagse Tuingoed Foltz Meeden
2012 Tuinkunstfestival kwekerij Abbing Zeist
2012 expo Natuurtuin Haren
2012 groepexpo Buiten gewoon renaissance, galerie Brunstingehof
2012 Recycled kunstmarkt Groningen
2011 La braderie de l' art Roubaix
2011 Open design dag Groningen
2011 Culturele Zondag in het Paleis, Groningen
2011 Le Roy project, Lewenborg, Groningen
2011 Buiten Bezig, Roden
2011 open atelierroute Rondje Meer, Groningen
2011 Vos Maupertuus, Groningen
2011 Wonen & Co, Martiniplaza, Groningen
2010 Labraderiedelart, Roubaix
2010 Buiten Bezig, Roden
2010 Openatelierroute 'Rondje Meer', Groningen
2010 Openatelierroute 'Overal'Groningen
2010 Westenesch Fair, Westenesch
2010 Rebours festival 'Het recycle spektakel', Groningen
2010 Sauna de Bron, Tynaarlo
2010 Hop (Het Oude Postkantoor), Delfzijl
2010 Harmoniegebouw, Groningen
2010 Hoogeland museum (met de Ploeg), Warffum
2010 beeldentuin Van Starkenborgh, Groningen
2009 Expo CBK Concordia, Enschedé
2009 Kunst aan de Vaart, Assen
2009 Expo Galerie Troost, Ten Boer
2009 Diverse kunstmarkten
2009 Expo Festival des Troubadours et Saltimbanques, Souvigny Frankrijk
2009 Atelierroute Rondje Meer, Groningen
2009 Expo Kunstpoor Stedum
2009 diverse autonome opdrachten
2009 solo expo SVB (Sociale Verzekerings Bank)
2008 expo beeldentuin Noorderhoogebrug
2008 diverse autonome opdrachten
2008 diverse kunstmarkten
2007 Atelierroute Groningen
2007 expo openbare bibliotheek Groningen
2007 expo kunsthal Slochteren
2006 expo Pictura
2006 jaar expo bij de Fraeylemaborg Slochteren
2005 penningmeester Kunstkring De Ploeg
2005 expo De Paardestal, Peize
2005 expo Villapark Ameland
2005 expo Paaslooërhof, Paasloo
2005 open Atelierroute Groningen
2005 diverse autonome opdrachten
2004 diverse autonome opdrachten
2004 expo metaalatelier Herbert Koekkoek
2004 Duo expo, Ploeghuis
2003 autonome opdracht (brievenbus)
2003 85 jaar Ploeg, Pictura.
2003 expo Kunst in de kop
2003 stoelen project, Galerie KaAas
2003 expo Galerie KaAas, Groningen
2003 Atelier Route Groningen
2003 expo Ploeg Museum, Bellingwolde
2003 expo Leer, Duitsland
2002 diverse autonome opdrachten
2002 co-productie standbeeld De Branding
2002 expo Groninger Scheepvaartmuseum
2001 Atelierroute Groningen
2001 Beurs Zuidlaren
2001 expo Hotel De Bonte Koe Groningen
2001 expo Om ‘t Hoekje van de Heere Groningen
2001 expo De Ploeg Groningen
2001 expo De Lawei Drachten
2000 expo ING Bank Groningen
2000 expo Kunsthal 2000 Groningen
2000 expo De Vrije Opslag Burum
2000 expo Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
1999 lid van De Ploeg
1999 expo Fase 4 Groningen
1999 tuin expo Alternatieve Atelier Route
1998 expo De Permanente Groningen
1996-2002 metaalbewerker Jelmer Valk aggregaten Groningen