프리츠 보른슈튀크

Fritz Bornstück constructs his artworks using discarded remnants of human civilization. Cigarette butts, weathered toys, empty bottles, and shattered lightbulbs undergo a process he aptly terms "cultural recycling." These apparently haphazard assortments of rubbish frequently coexist with nature in his compositions. Guided by the artist's deft brushwork, these abandoned objects discover fresh purpose in their existence, whether by nurturing new blossoms as they decay, or simply by being appreciated amidst their disorder. Bornstück draws inspiration from an expansive array of sources, ranging from artistic traditions like still life and landscape painting, to elements of popular culture, film, and even the contents of his neighbor's bins. In his observation and collection of fragments of humanity, the artist presents his gatherings with a blend of sincerity and irony, nonchalance and nostalgia, melancholy and hope. 프릿츠 본슈틱의 그림은 버려진 문명의 잊혀진 잔재들로 구성된다. 담배꽁초, 낡은 장난감, 빈 병, 깨진 전구 등은 작가의 '문화적 재활용'을 통해 재탄생한다. 그는 또한 이러한 쓰레기들을 종종 자연과 함께 배치하며 버려진 상태를 더욱 강조하기도 한다. 버려진 물건들은 작가의 붓터치를 통해 새로 자라는 꽃의 거름이 되기도, 또는 더러운 그 모습 그대로 주목받기도 하며 존재의 새로운 의미를 부여 받는다. 정물화와 풍경화의 회화적 전통에서부터 대중 문화, 영화, 그리고 그의 이웃의 쓰레기통의 내용물에 이르기까지 다양한 출처에서 영감을 찾는 본슈틱의 작업은 인류의 여러 파편들을 관찰하고 수집하는 과정을 토대로 한다. 작가는 이렇게 모아 온 수집품들을 진정성과 아이러니, 태연함과 노스탈지아, 우울함과 희망의 밸런스를 유지하며 보여준다. Born in 1982, Weilburg, Germany Lives and works in Berlin and Neuhardenberg EDUCATION 2002 Studied mathematics und philosophy, Gutenberg Universität, Mainz 2003 Studied fine art with Prof. Friedemann Hahn in Mainz 2005 Studied fine art at the UdK in Berlin with Prof. Leiko Ikemura 2006 Studied with Björn Dahlem, Felix Schramm and Tillmann Küntzel 2009 Meisterschüler of Thomas Zipp 2010 Postgraduate Studies at De Ateliers, Amsterdam SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2023 Buschfunk, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin 2022 Schichtendickicht (Entropical Paradise), Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris Stand-In, SP2, Berlin Neon Grau, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Heute Morgen Orange, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg 2021 Pacifica, Galerie Anja Knoess, Cologne 2020 Flight Mode, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Speck und Schinken, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris 2019 Five Cacti For Wittgenstein, Maïa Muller, Paris 2018 Burial of the Red Herring, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris Weltempfänger, Nicole Gnesa, Munich TEN, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen 2017 ZOB, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt J.W.D. Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris 2016 Transatlantic Hokuspokus, Galerie Börgmann, Mönchengladbach Nevernore Ranch, Hermann Germann Contemporary, Zürich 2015 For the Birds, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Zustand33, Keith, Berlin 2013 Endless Nameless, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen 2012 Intentional Stance, De Ateliers, Amsterdam When the Sun Comes up, I promise, I’ll Be True, SPG, Stockholm 2010 My Love For You Is Like A Japanese Car, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Dawn of the Living, Fabrikken For Kunst Og Design, Copenhagen 2009 Der Mittelpunkt des Universums, Wewerkapavillon 2, Münster 2008 Two Holes in the Bottom of the Sea, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen 2007 Ein Leben ohne Milchzähne, K.R.2.0, Berlin SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2023 HUMAN, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul From Berlin to Seoul: Crossing Horizons, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, HORI Artspace, AIF Lounge, Seoul and Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin 2022 DISSONANCE. Platform Germany, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul 2019 Transformer, Transformer, Washington DC Dark and Stormy, Espronceda Center, Barcelona CHOI&CHOI GALLERY I SEOUL I www.choiandchoi.com I info@choiandchoi.com BERLIN-KLONDYKE PRESENTS, Galeria Monumental, Lisboa Lecker, Atelierhaus Kreuzberg, Berlin XXX GMA, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Es ist Zeit sich zu berauschen, Bamhaus Luxembourg Birkholms Echo, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg MEHR!, Galerie Hartwich, Ostseebad-Sellin 2018 BOTTOM UP, Kühlhaus-Berlin, Berlin Works and Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin Walk the Talk, P100, Berlin Kegelclub Berlin, Anja Knoess, Cologne Wunderkammer, KH7 Artspace, Aarhus Salon Hansa, Galerie Johann König, Berlin Mal Mittelformate Du Idiot!, Alexander Ochs Private, Berlin Die Landschaft und sein Sohn, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg 2017 La Table Ronde, Diskurs, Berlin La Linie Rouge, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris 1000 Sterne, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen Wir nennen es Arbeit, Galleria Opere Scelte, Torino FB & JLF, Kunstverein Meisenthal, Meisenthal Jokes on Paintings, Schaufenster, Berlin Junge Prager, Junge Berlin, Cermak & Eisenkraft, Prag and Berlin Raushole, Projektraum Pool, Karlsruhe 2016 Quattro Formaggi, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin Salon der Gegenwart – ebd., Hamburg The Joy of Overpainting – Keith, Berlin Die Geschichte hat einen Fehler, zu viele Erzähler, Kunstverein Gütersloh Where are We Now?, NBK, Berlin Your Light is My Darkness, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg 2015 Die Augen verfolgen den Satelliten, so wie auch der Satellit die Augen verfolgt, Adler, Düsseldorf Painting Show, Galerie Patrck Ebensperger, Vienna 2014 Ship of Fools, De Dokzaal, Amsterdam Painting Causes Paintings ,Schwarzwaldallee, Basel Was und Trend – Haus Bethanien, Berlin Candy Colored Clown, Hermann Germann Contemporary, Zürich Sorry, we ate your Brains – Club, Das Motobol, Berlin 2013 Batman Elektronik, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin Future Red Flowers, Späti Multikulti, Berlin 2012 Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije, Schilderkunst 2015 It Takes Two to Tango, Herrmann Germann Contemporary, Zürich Bait and Tackle, Galerie Mikael Andersen Berlin Three Artists Walk into a Bar ..., De Appel, Amsterdam 2011 Berlin Klondyke, ODD GALLERY, Dawson City, Yukon Picasso in Parijs, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 2010 The Royal Bobs – Schloss Wiepersdorf STIPENDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES 2017 Casa Zia Lina, Insel Elba, Italien 2015 Arbeitsstipendium des Senats, Berlin 2012 Buning Brongers Prize (Mondrian Foundation), Amsterdam 2010 De Ateliers, Atelierstipendium, Amsterdam PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Arken Museum, Copenhagen Collection Ole Faarup, Copenhagen Sammlung Hildebrand, Leipzig Sammlung Lützow, Berlin Sammlung Paschertz Sammlung SØR Rusche, Berlin/Köln Collectie De Heus-Zomer, Barneveld Collection De Ateliers, Amsterdam