Markus Krug - WSK-F-273

Work Description:
The vertical grid was moved 25 mm to the right at the top. Starting from the top, manually cut Depron strips, 5 mm high, on the side facing the base, were painted with white acrylic paint in a 25 mm grid and lightly pressed. This process was repeated as often as necessary 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 Federal Association of Visual Artists
2008–2010, studio stipend from the Bavarian state government
2008–2011, studio funding program of the City of Munich
2012, Saatchi Online Showdown Abstract Award, shortlist
2013, nominated for the Sculpture Award of the LebensArt Foundation, Cologne
2014–2017, studio funding program of the City of Munich
2015, Kahnweiler Prize for Sculpture and Installation, shortlisted
2015, stipend from the Prinzregent-Luitpold Foundation
since 2016, member of Bild-Kunst, Bonn
2022, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Neustart Kultur stipend, Bonn

Artist Statement:
For more than 30 years, Markus Krug has been examining structural concepts in interlocking 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, small differences arise, which are highlighted or concealed by applying acrylic paint, mainly in black or white.
The viscosity, amount, and handling of the paint are repeatedly varied from piece to piece, while the reference to the origin always remains.