Markus Meurer

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Markus Meurer at the exhibition opening 2014 in the Halle Saint-Pierre (Paris)
Meurer object "Papa" (back)

Markus Meurer (born April 28, 1959 in Monreal ) is a German outsider art artist. He turns found materials into plastic objects and creates collages .

life and work

Markus Meurer learned as a child from his father, who was himself an outsider artist, to use pliers and wire to make figures. But while his father built objects like motorcycles as realistically as possible, Markus Meurer became more and more free in his work. He uses wire to connect materials that are normally viewed as waste to form animistic figures, often hybrid beings between humans, animals and machines.

Since he couldn't make a living from his art, he earned his living by doing odd jobs. His creative and artistic work gave him strength to cope with life. Until 2006 he lived mostly in his parents' house in Monreal in the Eifel. Over time, he turned this house below the Löwenburg into a total work of art.

After his parents' death, life in Monreal became increasingly difficult for him. From 2006 to 2008 he lived in England with his English wife. This is where his book Die Plange Angst was written .

With the help of a friend, he and his wife came back to Germany, where they now live in Kevelaer on the Lower Rhine. The apartment serves him at the same time as a studio and exhibition space. In the meantime, his parents' house had been declared uninhabitable by the municipality of Monreal and demolished.

With the support of Lisa Inckmann, the director of the Kunsthaus Kannen in Münster, art lovers on site ensured that Markus Meurer's work was shown in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. It was also spread through the fact that the Dutch collection "Stichting Collectie De Stadshof" recorded important works and presented them in exhibitions. In recent years, Meurer has also been making more and more collages in which his view of the world becomes clear.

Quote

“Meurer's art can almost be described as a symbiosis of nature, technology and 'matter', as he himself puts it. [...] What has been declared as waste or rubbish hides true beauty and aesthetics for Meurer, which he brings to life through a creative process. His sure eye for form and figuration can be felt
in his sculptural objects. At first glance, his wire sculptures seem extraordinarily lifelike. Only on closer inspection are things like used razor blades, batteries, bicycle bells, condoms, dolls, plastic and other found objects to be recognized that are interwoven, forming narrative and imaginative figures and sculptures. "

- Lisa Inckmann
Markus Meurer (with visitor) in front of his works (2014) in the Halle Saint-Pierre (Paris)
Markus Meurer in his studio apartment, 2019

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1986 Genovevaburg , Mayen
  • 2007 Kunsthaus Kannen , Münster
  • 2008 Haus te Gesselen , Kevelaer
  • 2009 Outsider Art House, Veenhuizen, The Netherlands
  • 2009 Verbeeke Foundation, Kemzeke, Belgium
  • 2009 Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
  • 2010 Slovak National Gallery , Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 2010 Lawaczeck House , Kerken
  • 2010/2011 Gallery Stattmuseum, Düsseldorf
  • 2011 Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
  • 2012 Creatieve Fabriek, Hengelo, Netherlands
  • 2012 GarageRotterdam, Netherlands
  • 2013 Kunsthaus Kannen , Münster
  • 2014 CityPalais , Duisburg
  • 2014 Gallery ART CRU, Berlin
  • 2014/2015 Collection De Stadshof , Halle Saint-Pierre , Paris, France
  • 2015 Hazemeijer, Hengelo, the Netherlands
  • 2015 Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
  • 2016 Atelier Filip Henin, Düsseldorf
  • 2016 Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent, Belgium
  • 2017 Treibhaus Voll Kunst, Recklinghausen
  • 2017 Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent, Belgium
  • 2017 Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
  • 2017 Pop-Up Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 2018 Galerie Herenplaats, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 2018 Gallery ART CRU, Berlin
  • 2018 Hazemeijer, Hengelo, the Netherlands
  • 2018 Salle François Mitterrand, Rives, France
  • 2019 bergérie des arts, Düsseldorf
  • 2019 Galerie de La Tour, Klagenfurt, Austria

Publications, exhibition catalogs

  • Markus Meurer . Productie Outsider Art House, Veenhuizen 2009.
  • Markus Meurer: The fear plan . edition statt-museum, Düsseldorf 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032833-6 .
  • Petra Dreier & Michael Hanousek (eds.), Auf pump. 31 artistic positions, Duisburg 2014
  • Alexandra von Gersdorff-Bultmann: SHREK - Markus Meurer , Berlin 2014.
  • Frans Smolders, Liesbeth Reith, Jos ten Berge: Solitary Creations. 51 artists out of De Stadshof Collection . Eindhoven 2014. ISBN 978-94-6226-047-4 .
  • Petra Dreier & Michael Hanousek, Ulrich Mohr (eds.), KunstAcker 144. 35 artistic positions of insider & outsider art, Düsseldorf 2014
  • Frans Smolders: Markus Meurer . In: Sous le vent de l'art brut 2 - Collection De Stadshof , Halle Saint-Pierre, Paris 2014, p. 84 f.
  • Hadwiga and Peter Nieting: Markus Meurer . Geldern 2018
  • Klaus Hammer: Magic objects tell of forgotten fates . In: Neues Deutschland from March 10, 2018


Secondary literature

  • Lisa Inckmann: Markus Meurer . In: 2 × 2 Forum Outsider Art , Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster 2009, p. 29.
  • Frans Smolders: Markus Meurer . In: Insita 2010 , Slovak National Gallery , pp. 90 f., Bratislava 2010, ISBN 978-80-8059-150-2 .
  • Frans Smolders: “Drek don't agree”. Everything is matter for Markus Meurer . In: Out of Art. Magazine voor actuele Outsider Art , Jaargang 5, No. 1/2010, Amsterdam 2010.
  • Markus Meurer, Fielosofie der Ängste and Die Angst. Where does she come from . In: Lisa Inckmann u. a. (Ed.): Gedankenschwer und federleicht , Münster 2010, p. 92 f., P. 154 f., ISBN 3-930330-19-9 .
  • Jasmijn Jarram: Markus Meurer . In: Catalog Border Lines , garagerotterdam.nl/en/catalogues/3/artist/23/ [2012].
  • Angelika Hille-Sandvoss: Introduction . In: Petra Dreyer and Michael Hanousek (eds.): Auf pump. 31 artistic positions . Duisburg 2014, p. 8; P. 50 f.
  • Henk van Es: artist house in Monreal . In: outsider-envirements.blogspot.de from January 3, 2012.
  • Frans Smolders: Markus Meurer . In: Frans Smolders, Liesbeth Reith, Jos ten Berge (eds.): Solitary Creations. 51 artists out of De Stadshof Collection . Eindhoven 2014, pp. 188 ff., ISBN 978-94-6226-047-4 .
  • Christiane Meixner: Shreklich . In: Der Tagesspiegel from May 17, 2014.
  • Brigitte Limper: Art brut file. Markus Meurer, Dohle, 2015 . In: Elementary School Art , No. 64, Seelze 2016, ISSN  1616-7104 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hadwiga Nieting: a biography . In: Alexandra von Gersdorff-Bultmann: SHREK - Markus Meurer , Berlin 2014, p. 16
  2. ^ Henk van Es: Künstlerhaus in Monreal . In: outsider-envirements.blogspot.de from January 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ Markus Meurer: The fear plane . edition statt-museum, Düsseldorf 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032833-6 .
  4. ↑ Ursula Quickert: "Art-brut-Haus" is being torn down . In: Rheinzeitung from September 18, 2007.
  5. ↑ Liesbeth Reith: De Stadshof Collection, an art collection's history . In: Frans Smolders, Liesbeth Reith, Jos ten Berge: Solitary Creations. 51 Artists out of De Stadshof Collection , Eindhoven 2014, p. 30.
  6. ↑ Alexandra von Gersdorff-Bultmann: SHREK - Markus Meurer , Berlin 2014, p. 3
  7. ↑ Frans Smolders, Liesbeth Reith, Jos ten Berge: Solitary Creations. 51 Artists out of De Stadshof Collection , Eindhoven 2014, p. 326 f.
  8. ↑ Lisa Inckmann: the exhibition . In: Shrek - Markus Meurer , Galerie ART CRU, Berlin 2014, p. 4 f.
  9. ^ Peter Nieting: Markus Meurer in Rives. In: ateliermarkusmeurer.wordpress.com . November 8, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Klaus Hammer: Magic objects tell of forgotten fates. Neues Deutschland Druckerei und Verlag GmbH, March 10, 2018, accessed on December 17, 2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Meurer, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German outsider art artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Monreal