Kurt Grüng
| Kurt Grüng | |
|---|---|
 Kurt_Grüng_Leica_Portrait.jpg i see in the dark (ƒ0.95) Leica Myself Book [1] | |
| Born | April 30, 1979 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Photography Art |
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Kurt Grüng (born 30 April 1979) is a Norwegian South African artist, best known for his haunting nòiresque[2] and surrealist black & white photography also early abstract Bauhaus inspired art and mixed media Dadaist style art. Themes that he is most commonly working with are the philosophy of Death & Nihilism.
Photography Techniques[edit]
Grüng is working with an array of Antiquarian Avant-Garde Art & Processes[3] but mainly working with the large format wet plate[4] collodion process as his preferred choice (a photography process created in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer).
Abstract Art[edit]
Kurt Grüng's abstract compositions pays a lot of resemblance to early Abstract movements such as Dadaism, Futurism, Cubism, Modernist, Minimal, Constructivism. Working with mixed media collages, oil on Canvas and paper.
Exhibitions[edit]
- "D E L I Q U I U M" DARK MOVEMENTS EXHIBITION London (19-21.02.2015)[5]
- a set of early industrial style photos, '1st NSK Folk Art Biennale' exhibition at Leipzig, Germany (3.5.2014)[6]
- Neue Slowenische Kunst inspired photograph, on display at the "Time for a New State?" NSK seminar and Folk Art exhibition at Manchester Metropolitan University. (14.11.2012)[7]
- Solo Exhibition, at MILKandLEAD Art Gallery, London (07.03.2013)[8]
- Selected works at joint exhibition, at SUMMER DARKNESS Festival, Utrecht (26.07.2013)
Publications[edit]
- Dunkelheit
- Nòiresque
- i see in the dark (ƒ0.95), Photograph contribution to Leica Myself book (Mar 2013).[9]
References[edit]
Notes
- ↑ mentioned, ed. by Till Schaffarczyk and Rainer Schillings. With pictures and texts of photogr. as (2013). Leica myself. Hamburg: 99Pages. ISBN 3942518368.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Exhibitions website".
- ↑ "'1st NSK Folk Art Biennale' exhibition".
- ↑ "Time for a New State? NSK seminar and art exhibition".
- ↑ "KURT GRÜNG at MILKandLEAD ArtGallery".
- ↑ mentioned, ed. by Till Schaffarczyk and Rainer Schillings. With pictures and texts of photogr. as (2013). Leica myself. Hamburg: 99Pages. ISBN 3942518368.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) Search this book on
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