Milan Kunc
Milan Kunc (* 1944 in Prague ) is a painter (postmodern, ironic-defiant socialist realism; “embarrassing realism”, “punk pop”, “east pop” with elements from advertising, photography, street art, comic art; melodramatic allegories; Confrontation of this art with this art business).
life and work
Kunc studied at the Prague Art Academy from 1964 to 1967 . In 1969 he emigrated to the FRG and studied from 1970 to 1975 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Manfred Sieler , Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter . 1979 Founding of the Normal group ( Peter Angermann , Jan Knap , Milan Kunc). In addition to his painting, Kunc created sculptures, photo work and organized performances and street actions in Wuppertal. From 1980 he implemented the artistic program "International Folklore", a generally understandable art for the people.
Kunc lived in Cologne , Rome , New York City and The Hague and returned to Prague in 2004.
In 2019 he designed a BMW i8 with the theme of the pressing environmental issues of our time. Although not an official BMW Art Car , it will also be shown in the BMW Museum and will ultimately be auctioned for the benefit of The Ocean Cleanup project.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1982: Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
- 1984: From here - two months of new German art in Düsseldorf
- 1984 Groninger museum, Groningen (NL)
- 1992: Belvedere , Prague
- 2003: Large art exhibition NRW , Museum Kunst Palast , Düsseldorf; Deichtorhallen , Hamburg; David Zwirner - New York
- 2005: Prague Biennale , Prague
- 2006: Caesar Gallery, Olomouc
- 2007: The Brno House of Art, Brno
literature
- Kai Uwe Schierz (Ed.): Miracles over miracles. Wonderful and wonderful things in faith, in nature and in art . Kunsthalle Erfurt , November 18, 2007 to January 13, 2008, Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld / Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-86678-115-3
Web links
- http://www.milan-kunc.com (engl.)
- http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/33290/lang/2
- http://www.galeriecaesar.cz/Galerie%20Okruh/Milan%20Kunc/Milan%20Kunc.htm
Individual evidence
- ↑ Milan Kunc, International: NORMAL, Ost-West-Transfer , Kunst am Bau, Documentation, Volume IV, p. 6, PDF
- ↑ bimmertoday.de of February 27, 2019, Unofficial Art Car: Milan Kunc designs BMW i8 4 Elements , accessed on July 20, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kunc, Milan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |