Kurt Grüng
| Kurt Grüng | |
|---|---|
 i see in the dark (ƒ0.95) Leica Myself Book [1] | |
| Born | April 30, 1979 |
| Known for | Photography Art |
Kurt Grüng (born 30 April 1979) is a Norwegian 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.
"To capture someones light is to seal a moment in time of their soul. Trapping it within a pane of glass.. forever suspended in time - Kurt Grüng"[3]
Photography Techniques
Kurt Grüng is self taught photographer working with an array of Antiquarian Avant-Garde Art & Processes[4] but mainly working with the large format wet plate[5] collodion process as his preferred choice (a photography process created in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer).
Abstract Art
Kurt Grüng's abstract compositions pays allot of resemblance to early Abstract movements such as Dadaism, Futurism, Cubism, Modernist, Minimal, Constructivism. Working with mixed media collages, Oil on Canvas and paper.
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Exhibitions
- "D E L I Q U I U M" DARK MOVEMENTS EXHIBITION London (19-21.02.2015)[6]
- a set of early industrial style photos, '1st NSK Folk Art Biennale' exhibition at Leipzig, Germany (3.5.2014)[7]
- 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)[8]
- Solo Exhibition, at MILKandLEAD Art Gallery, London (07.03.2013)[9]
- Selected works at joint exhibition, at SUMMER DARKNESS Festival, Utrecht (26.07.2013)
Publications
- Dunkelheit
- Nòiresque
- i see in the dark (ƒ0.95), Photograph contribution to Leica Myself book (Mar 2013).[10]
References
Notes
- ↑ mentioned, ed. by Till Schaffarczyk and Rainer Schillings. With pictures and texts of photogr. as (2013). Leica myself. Hamburg: 99Pages. ISBN 3942518368.
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Quote".
- ↑ "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.