Markus Krug - WSK-F-261

Work description:
Starting from the top, manually cut Depron strips of 5 mm height on the landing side were painted with white acrylic paint in a 25 mm grid and then lightly pressed. This process was repeated until the object height was reached.

Vita, Scholarships, Awards:
Born in 1965 in 78224 Singen/Htw.,
lives and works in Munich
2001–2006, Member of the Bundesverband Bildender Künstler
2008–2010, Atelierstipendium der bayerischen Staatsregierung
2008–2011, Atelierförderprogramm der Landeshauptstadt München
2012, Saatchi-Online-Showdown-Abstract-Award, Shortlist
2013, Nominiert für den Förderpreis Skulptur der LebensArt-Stiftung, Köln
2014–2017, Atelierförderprogramm der Landeshauptstadt München
2015, Kahnweiler-Preis für Skulptur und Installation, Shortlist
2015, Stipendium der Prinzregent-Luitpold-Stiftung
seit 2016, Mitgliedschaft Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst, Bonn
2022, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Stipendium Neustart Kultur, Bonn

Artist Statement:
For more than 30 years, Markus Krug has been investigating structural concepts built up in iterative series. Planning, clarity, execution: in various techniques, sculptures, objects, and installations emerge; they resemble each other and could be connected like a kind of matrix.
Markus Krug creates homogeneous, reduced works from a wide range of materials: paper, cardboard, Styrofoam, or polystyrene foam. Due to the manual working method, minimal differences arise, which are highlighted or also camouflaged by the application of acrylic paint, mainly in black or white. The viscosity, amount, and handling of the paint are repeatedly varied from object to object, while the reference to the origin always remains.