Britte Koolen 1994
‘‘When there is less, we appreciate everything much more’’, Britte her work consists of minimalist, sculptural installations and wall sculptures.
Inspired by the words of John Maeda: ‘‘When there is less, we appreciate everything much more’’, Britte Koolen her work consists of minimalist, sculptural installations and wall sculptures.
Driven by the minimalistic principles including reuse, organisation and reduction, Britte her work embraces our universal desire to create order out of chaos. It is necessary, or rather urgent to pause, take a moment, investigate and search for the essentials. When creating her sculptures, Britte restricts herself to basic geometrical shapes: the circle, the rectangle and the square. Her use of colour is also steadfast, as she remains faithful to the same shades of red, yellow, purple and black, which regularly recur in her installations and wall sculptures.
When Britte starts working on a new sculpture, the place where it is ultimately shown is leading. The space around the work is just as important as the space it occupies. Prior to the making process, she therefore visits the location and investigates how a sculpture, but also herself, can relate to the space.
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bloco de construção, 2025 -
Doce Pessoa, 2025
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Engrenagem 2, 2025
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Junto , 2025
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Ouvindo um silêncio preenchido – Luisterend naar een gevulde stilte, 2025
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Ponte, 2025
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Sol, 2025
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Trevo de quatro folhas 2 - klavertjevier 2, 2025
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Trevo de quatro folhas 3 - klavertjevier 3, 2025
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Untitled 1, 2025
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Untitled 3, 2025
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Untitled 4, 2025
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Untitled 5, 2025
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Vigor , 2025
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De tuin der lusten: opzoek naar de balans der dingen - Akte 3, 2024
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Equilibrium, 2024
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Untitled 1, 2023
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Untitled 2, 2023
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Untitled 5, 2023
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Untitled 6, 2023
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Untitled, 2022
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Untitled 3, 2020
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Vigor
Britte Koolen 5 September - 25 October 2025Galerie Bart is proud to present Britte Koolen’s solo exhibition Vigor , in which she invites us into her unique visual language of ceramic sculptures. A subtle contrast emerges: the...Lees meer -
(Hidden) Trophies
Britte Koolen, Tim Wunderink 19 January - 16 March 2024Lees meer
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Jubilee exhibition 20 years Bart
Britte Koolen, Choki Lindberg, Eirik Jahnsen, Femke Dekkers, Hemaseh Manawi Rad, Henk Wildschut, Isabelle Wenzel, Jannemarein Renout, Jeppe Lauge, Rotteveel Vermeer, Kevin Bauer, Kuno Grommers, Lawrence James Bailey, Marleen Sleeuwits, Nomin Zezegmaa, San 29 June - 23 July 2023This year, Expo and Galerie Bart are celebrating a twenty-year milestone in the art world. In 2003, Bart started out with a vision of wanting to provide young artists with...Lees meer
Britte Koolen, born 1994 (NL), lives and works in Utrecht. She has obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Design at University of the Arts, Utrecht. Koolen has also graduated from Vogue Academy Amsterdam.
Britte has been exhibiting her art since 2017. Her work has been shown in various art fairs (Enter Art Fair in Copenhagen, This ArtFair, OBJECT Rotterdam, Art Rendez Vous Breda, Miami art week). As an artist represented by Galerie Bart, Britte is also represented by Alfa Gallery, an artist-run contemporary art space in Miami.
The installations seem to be difficult or intellectual, however are best discovered not by analytical contemplation, but by walking around them, seeing them from all angles and experiencing them as they are and as you are in space. Precision is key, precision can sometimes be arrived at intuitively. Imperfections that show up while working can be deleted, but likewise exaggerated to become formal elements. The position of the sculptures within the installation keeps the viewer in suspension, caught in the moment of decision or indecision. One millimeter to the left or a millimeter to the right suddenly means everything.
In 2021 she did the Inversion program by Talent hub Brabant where she was guided by various experts from the field for workshops, executive coaching, masterclasses and sessions. Britte has been nominated fort he SBK Young Talent Award and for the SBK Otto Hetterscheid Stimulation Prize.
