Axel Gundrum

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Axel Gundrum (* 1953 in Hagen ) is a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor.

Life

Gundrum was born in Hagen in Westphalia and grew up in Lotte-Halen . After graduating from school, he completed an apprenticeship as a screen printer in Osnabrück . He studied at the technical school for design in Osnabrück, graduating as a design engineer. In 1978 he moved to Osnabrück and in 1999 to Bramsche -Malgarten, where he had a studio and residence in the Malgarten monastery . There he also built the “Gallery in the Malgarten Monastery”. He has lived and worked in Potsdam since 2004 .

Gundrum is a member of the Melpomene artist group. He describes himself as "postmodern" .

Works in public space

In the public space of the city of Osnabrück there are two works by Gundrum that he created for the “Hexenwahn” memorial . The large-format paintings commemorate the execution of 276 women and two men in the city in the 16th and 17th centuries. They take up works by the Osnabrück painter Felix Nussbaum (1904–1944) who was murdered in Auschwitz .

  • "Hexenwahn" memorial site

  • Witch Mania (1998)

  • The Mockery (1999)

Solo exhibitions (selection)

Group exhibitions (selection)

literature

  • Axel Gundrum - Images of Man . Gallery of Sperl. Berlin 2007

Web links

Commons : Axel Gundrum  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Melpomene artist group ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.melpi.de
  2. ↑ Axel Gundrum
personal data
SURNAME Gundrum, Axel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hagen