Roman Klonek

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Roman Klonek (* 1969 in Katowice , Poland) is an illustrator and printmaker , he is one of the internationally known representatives of contemporary printmaking in Germany.

Life

Roman Klonek's family came from Poland to the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1970s, and he grew up in Hanover. From 1993 to 1999 Klonek studied visual communication (focus on printmaking) at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences , supplemented by a scholarship for wood printing at the Trier Art Academy . During his studies he founded the artist group “Tapezisten” and the graphic fanzine “Herrensahne” with friends, together with Tobi Dahmen , Leo Leowald , and others. a. Since graduating, Klonek has been working as a freelance artist and graphic designer. From 2001 to 2008 Klonek was co-organizer of the Düsseldorf “Galerie Revolver”. He regularly gives woodcut workshops at graphic schools and has been a participant in the “Pictoplasma” festival for character design. In 2012, Klonek was a visiting professor at the Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Roman Klonek lives and works in Düsseldorf.

Create

Roman Klonek names Polish, Russian and Czech cartoons of the 1970s as an influence, but also current American and Japanese graphic artists. In an interview he mentioned Frank Kozik , Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami , Raymond Pettibon , Gary Baseman and Zdeněk Miler as role models . Klonek's graphic production mainly relates to multi-colored wood prints. He uses the "lost cut" technique, where the printing block can only be used once. Klonek produces around 20 woodcut motifs per year, printed by hand in editions of up to ten pieces. Klonek's woodcuts are shown at exhibitions in Germany and increasingly internationally, most recently in Oslo, London and São Paulo. Klonek does commissioned drawings for magazines and newspapers (WIRED, New York Times , San Francisco Chronicle ) as well as for advertisers.

Works

Around 200 woodcuts by Roman Klonek from 2004 to 2013 are shown on his website.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2015 “OVER HERE / OVER THERE”, Gallery Oxholm, København
  • 2014 “Comicuts 3”, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich
  • 2013 “Out of the woods”, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
  • 2012 "Crudely Printed", Elefant Art Space, Hamburg
  • 2011 “Some More Wooden Snake Tales”, Slowboy Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 2009 “Flux Gate Kazachok”, Kemistry Gallery, London
  • 2009 “Permanent Guest Rolli”, Slowboy Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 2008 “Hobnobbing Zmirkies”, McCaig-Welles Gallery, New York
  • 2007 "Quest", Castor & Pollux, Brighton
  • 2006 "Nzuza & Pumpi as: Bigos & Flaczki", Ill Galleries, Berlin
  • 2005 "Spill the beans Mr. Bone", Kurt im Hirsch Gallery, Berlin
  • 2003 “Yolk & Friends”, Galerie Fruchtig, Frankfurt
  • 2002 "Woodcuts", Revolver Gallery, Düsseldorf

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2014 “Public Provocations”, Colab Gallery, Weil am Rhein
  • 2014 “Krautrock”, Pretty Portal Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 2013 “Märchen”, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich
  • 2013 “Buddy System Invitational”, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, USA
  • 2012 “Urban Expo 2012”, Pretty Portal Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 2012 "Papp 2.0", DogA Gallery, Norwegian center for architecture and design, Oslo
  • 2012 “Comicuts 2”, Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich
  • 2012 “Phantasmagoria”, Forman's Smokehouse Gallery, London
  • 2012 “Oniric”, MondoPop Gallery, Rome
  • 2011 “Printshoq”, Choque Cultural Gallery, São Paulo
  • 2011 “Marco Wagner Roman Klonek”, Neongolden Gallery, Wiesbaden
  • 2011 “Spieltrieb”, Aaber Artspace + Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich
  • 2010 "Speedy Wonderland", Factory Fresh, New York (with Jim Avignon)
  • 2010 "MCD Lab Blinddate Berlin", Serralheria, São Paulo
  • 2010 “MCD Lab Blinddate Berlin”, Luciano Martins Gallery, Florianopolis
  • 2010 “Sheep with five paws”, Mousonturm, Frankfurt
  • 2009 “International Print Triennial”, Kraków
  • 2009 "Comicuts", Jörg Heitsch Gallery, Munich
  • 2009 “Who is afraid of friendly capitalism?” Helium Cowboy Artspace, Hamburg
  • 2009 “Russians”, Rotopol Gallery, Kassel
  • 2008 “Super grand prix! Un Hypermarché spécial ”, Mousonturm, Frankfurt
  • 2007 “Friendly Capitalism goes Fumetto”, Fumetto Comix Festival, Lucerne
  • 2005 "XIV. German international graphic triennial ”, Frechen
  • 2005 "Incredible Hot Season", Incredible Hot Season Artspace, New York
  • 2004 “Who is afraid of friendly capitalism?”, Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin
  • 2002 "Woodcut Today", Foundation Art, Culture and Education of the Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg
  • 2001 "I am not a symbol", State Art Gallery Baden-Baden
  • 2000 "The mummified caravan", Filmwerkstatt Düsseldorf
  • 1999 “Alles muss raus”, Galerie Arterie, Hamburg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bräuning Blog (2011) Mysterion, Interview with Roman Klonek ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.braeuningcontemporary.com
  2. ↑ Heinrich Raatschen (2013) Freundliche Wesen, interview with Roman Klonek
personal data
SURNAME Klonek, Roman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish illustrator and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Katowice , Poland