Because one can't eat art
"Brood Casting" is a whimsical yet profound series of sculptures that combines the technique
of metal casting with a playful and conceptual approach. Inspired by the wordplay between
'Broadcast' and 'Brood' (bread in Dutch), the project centers on creating metal bread slices,
representing both humor and the necessity of sustenance for artists.
Although the work appears light and humorous, it conceals a deeper reflection on the survival
needs of artists and the creative means they employ to achieve it. Combined with the childlike and fragmented aspect of the bread slices, Brood Casting harkens back to the avant-
garde movements of the early 20th century, where the idea behind a work was often moreimportant than its realistic representation.
About Bruno Kristo:
Bruno Kristo is a visual artist whose practice bridges prehistoric and modern worlds.
His work combines childlike forms with meticulous execution, evoking a delicate contrast between play and precision.
He crafts his creations using various metals, as well as MDF, silicone, and whatever else fitshis purpose. He bends his materials to imagination through an array of master-level skills
which he's been developing and continuously refining over the course of nearly three decades
of academic study, apprenticeship with experts, and hands-on experience and experimentation.
As in Paleolithic art, Kristo forgoes words, inviting you to anchor yourself in sight and feeling.
2025
Upcoming solo exhibition 'Brood Casting' Puttenaers gallery
Group exhibition Oostende - Noir de Noir concept gallery, 'de klas van...'
Publication MERDRE #8 / artistic-literary magazine
2024
Group exhibition Zwijndrecht - Academie Zwijndrecht, 'de magie van James Ensor'
Group exhibition Antwerp - Troebel Neyntje, 'AARS campus presentatie'
Sculpture on public display, in perpetuity as of 2024 Bruges - Saint Magdalene church, ''the miracle of the (not yet Holy) cloud'
Publication MERDRE #7 / artistic-literary magazine
2023
Duo exhibition, w. Annik Rachel Klaes Antwerp - 5D Ruimte '5D summer expo'
Publication MERDRE #6 / artistic-literary magazine
2022
Group exhibition Antwerp - Art Partout gallery, 'Exactly how deep is the rabbit hole'
Publication MERDRE #5 / artistic-literary magazine
2021
Group exhibition Kalmthout - Nada7, 'NADANADADA'
Group exhibition; public display - Zwijndrecht-Burcht - 'le temps qui nous reste'
Publication - MERDRE #4 / artistic-literary magazine
2020
Sculpture on public display, in perpetuity as of 2020 - Zwijndrecht-Burcht - 'Leve Zwijndrecht!'
Group exhibition; public display - Zwijndrecht-Burcht - 'Affiche A. Ost '75'
Publication MERDRE #3 / artistic-literary magazine
2019
Solo exhibition Antwerp - Saint Paul's Church, 'Kristo: 107 jaar ondersteuning der Kunsten'
Publication 100% Expo / artistic-literary magazine
Group exhibition Knokke-Zoute - gallery Ronny Van de Velde, 'Hors Commerce is ook commerce'
Group exhibition Antwerp - Salon Si & La, 'Corps Diplomatique'
Group exhibition Antwerp - De Muze, 'Carrousel op 't Schoon Verdiep'
2018
Solo exhibition; art festival Antwerp - Saint Paul's Church, 'Antwerp Baroque 2018. Rubens inspires'
Performance Antwerp - Troebel Neyntje, with Hans Theys, 'Dagelijkse Tips' - AARS Construct'
Performance Antwerp - Cultuurmarkt, with Antwerp Artist Run School
Group exhibition Antwerp - Troebel Neyntje, 'AARS summer school'
2017
Sculpture on public display, in perpetuity as of 2017 Antwerp - Saint Paul's Church collection, 'the lamentation over the Solar Child'
Sculpture on public display, in perpetuity as of 2016 Antwerp - Port of Antwerp - Zaha Hadidplein, 'the resurrection of Antigoon',
Group exhibition Antwerp - The Kokoschka Papers
2016
Publication 100% Expo / artistic-literary magazine
Solo exhibition]Antwerp - Museum Mayer van den Bergh - 'Artefacts from the Future' in dialogue with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 'Dulle Griet'
2014
Art fair Budapest - Zorzini gallery, 'Art Market Budapest'
2012-2013
Sculpture on public display Antwerp - MAS museum square, 'Antigoon'
2012
Group exhibition Antwerp - ex-Etnographic Museum, 'BlackLamb II'
2011
Group exhibition Mechelen - Mechelse vleeshallen, 'BlackLamb I'
2010
Art fair; group exhibition Gent - LINEART international art fair
Group exhibition Saint-Petersburg - MG 12 gallery, 'HI-TECH'
2009
Solo exhibition Mortsel - Fort IV, 'Endtroducing...Sculptures en Fer'
Group exhibition Přerov - Castle Helfštýn
