Karl Krull

Karl Krull

Karl Krüll (* 1936 in Düsseldorf ) is a German artist.

biography

After training at the Werkkunstschule Düsseldorf (1959) and the master school for printing, graphics, advertising and film in Berlin (1961), Karl Krüll studied at the Berlin University of Fine Arts from 1962 to 1965 . Stays in Paris, Amsterdam and London followed. Between 1971 and 1989 the artist lived in Düsseldorf and Amsterdam. He taught at the art academies in Arnhem, Groningen and Münster .

Karl Krüll lives and works in Düsseldorf.

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Krüll's works are in the tradition of German Romanticism . The Lower Rhine , extensive travels and his preoccupation with indigenous cultures are characteristic of his work .

After a first abstract painting phase, Karl Krüll turned to Pop Art . During the 1970s, his interest in ethnographic topics came to the fore. 10 years later, the first trance drawings and dream works (photos, actions, projects) are created. At the same time, Krüll develops and teaches a method of creativity development based on the creative practice of dream processing, as practiced by the nomadic tribe of the JaHut in central West Malaisia.

His current work focuses on drawing , digital graphics and photo clusters.

Scholarships and teaching positions

• Scholarships from the City of Amsterdam (1982 and 1985)
• Lecturer at the Art Academy Münster (1985)
• Lecturer at the Art Academy Arnhem / NL (1988 and 1989)
• Lecturer at the Minerva Art Academy, Groningen / NL (1988 and 1989)

Publications

• Francois Villon: The Small Testament. Reprint of the master school for graphics, Berlin 1960
• Orientations. Edition made in Bilk, Düsseldorf 1978
• Schlangenplatz / Narachan II. Narachan Verlag, Bern 1978
• Time of the animals. Verlag Medienexperimente, Löhrbach 1980
• I places. Schwarzwasser Verlag, Bern 1980
• Interzones. M. Kellner Verlag, Hamburg 1985
• ... doesn't like fish. Lichtspuren Verlag, Bern 1986
• Protogonos. Galerie Makkum, Amsterdam, with S. Steiger 1986
• Dream life / practices of self-responsible dream design. Verlag Medienexperimente, Löhrbach 1996

activities

• Foundation of the group 'Das Syndikat' (1969)
• Editor of the Indianer Today magazine (1973–1974)
• Co-founder of the Franeker / NL group (1974)
• Becoming acquainted with the methods of dream processing of the JaHut (tribe in Central West Malaisia) (1979)
• Development of a long-term seminar for dream design (1982)
• Cooperation with Prof. F. Hehl (University of Düsseldorf), project 'Drawing from the Hypnosis' (1983)

Exhibitions

• 1983: Acts Ijsberen & Kakophonia, Aorta, Amsterdam / NL
• 1986: For Minotaurs / dream correction (video installation), Städtische Galerie, Bern
• 1987: Action & Installation Utrillo / Dream Correction, Art Academy Arnhem / NL
• 1987: plot of music on snakes / dream correction, Salon am Burgplatz, Düsseldorf (with Masahiro Miwa)
• 1987: Raum1, Düsseldorf
• 1989: Closed Circle plot, Multi Art Points gallery, Amsterdam
• 1989: In February 'Hypnosis' / in September 'Paranormal' with S. Steiger, Raum1, Düsseldorf
• 1991: Emschertal Museum, Herne (catalog)
• 1992: Installation of interfaces / dream correction, Marstall, Düsseldorf
• 1992: Galerie 77A, Düsseldorf (catalog)
• 1992: City Museum, Ratingen
• 1994: Galerie Biemoldsbelang, Groningen / NL (with Geurt van Dijk)
• 1994: Galerie Mörger, Düsseldorf (with Geurt van Dijk)
• 1995: Galerie Mollie O'Toole, Appingedam / NL (with Astrid Blom & G.van Dijk)
• 1998: Plotzke Gallery, Düsseldorf
• 1999: Flottmann-Hallen , Herne (catalog)
• 2000: Graphics - CL500Copy, Plotzke Gallery, Düsseldorf (catalog)
• 2006: Retrospective (photos), Museum der Stadt Ratingen
• 2006: Retrospective (drawings), Emschertal Museum , Herne
• 2006: Transparent Dialogue, Wilhelm Fabry Museum , Hilden

Web links

• Literature by and about Karl Krüll in the catalog of the German National Library
• Karl Krüll on fundart-21
• Homepage Karl Krüll