David Buetsche

About David Buetsche

David Buetsche is a contemporary mixed-media artist based in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. Working across painting, collage, and constructed surfaces, his practice explores themes of erosion, labor, memory, and the instability of place. Combining salvaged imagery, layered materials, and weathered textures, his work exists between abstraction and fragmented landscape, often drawing influence from maritime environments and industrial histories. His recent work operates under the evolving framework of “Coastal Ruinism,” a material-driven approach centered on abrasion, exposure, and structural remnants.