Paul Krenz (artist)

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Paul Krenz (born March 12, 1948 as Pawel Ioanowitsch Nadkrenitschnij ( Павел Иоанович Надкреничний ) in Sokolowa , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian inlay artist who originally came from a Swabian family and was the founder of the style of wood painting .

The knowledge about the art of inlay that was passed on in his family fascinated Paul Krenz from childhood. After finishing school he became an art carpenter and thanks to a scholarship he was able to complete a university degree in 1974.

After the fall of the Wall , Krenz moved to Germany with his family. He was only able to take some of his works with him from the Ukraine, including 14 unfinished panels, which he was able to complete thanks to a donation of material for his greatest life's work. The “Intarsia Way of the Cross”, made up of 15 stations with 1100 to 1300 wooden parts each, is located in the St. Boromäus Church in Friedrichroda in Thuringia. As the largest inlaid cycle to date, it brought Paul Krenz an entry in the Guinness Book of Records .

Paul Krenz has had his second entry in the Guinness Book since 2000. His still life crown of thorns with bouquet of flowers is the largest inlaid picture in the world with 6,500 components.

For the eightieth birthday of Pope John Paul II , Paul Krenz made an icon of Mary on behalf of Cardinal Joachim Meisner , which he presented to the Pope in May 2000 at a private audience.

On World Youth Day 2005 , his second way of the cross was exhibited in one of the exhibition halls in Cologne-Deutz .

Paul Krenz has been working with a technique he has developed since 1998, by means of which he can attach his inlays to any carrier material of any shape without a veneer press . Until now, the application of veneer was only possible on flat surfaces or on symmetrical shapes with a press specially made for the object. With his technique Paul Krenz veneers z. B. Hats, stones and sculptures.

Paul Krenz has lived with his family in Niederkassel near Bonn since 1997 .

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1988: National Museum of Ukraine
  • 1989: Ukrainian Museum of Applied Arts
  • 1994: Old Town Hall, Bonn
  • 1997: Local History Museum Bonn-Beuel
  • 1999: Torhaus Museum, Siegburg
  • 2002: 1st International Inlay Symposium
  • 2004: II. International Inlay Symposium
  • 2004: Museum Völker und Kulturen, St. Augustin
  • 2006: Mission Museum Steyl , Holland

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personal data
SURNAME Krenz, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nadkrenitschnij, Pawel Ioanowitsch; Надкреничний, Павел Иоанович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian marquetry artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Sokolowa , Ukrainian SSR