Stefan Marx (illustrator)
Stefan Marx (born January 6, 1979 in Schwalmstadt ) is a German draftsman .
Life
Marx studied at the HAW in Hamburg with Jovica Veljovic (typography) and with Heinz Petzold (communication theory / cultural philosophy). He started with designs for skateboards, record covers and T-shirts. Later he added designs for a fashion label and a porcelain factory. He created large wall paintings in the Kunstverein Hamburg in 2009 and on house fronts during the exhibition "Urban Arts Ruhr" 2019. His characteristic is a humorous black and white painting based on texts. His extensive drawings, which vary between comic and grotesque, have been produced in numerous books and were shown in 2017 at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. The artist lives and works in Berlin.
Exhibitions
- 2019 Another Weekend (Paris, Ruttkowski; 68)
- 2018 Memory Palace (Delmenhorst, Municipal Gallery)
- 2018 Sundaayyyssss (Hamburg, Kunstraum Griffelkunst)
- 2017 Bellevue (Cologne, Ruttkowski; 68)
- 2016 Feelings Aren't Final (Antwerp, Plus One Gallery)
- 2016 Romantic Standard (Hamburg, Karin Günther Gallery)
- 2016 Flowershop (Düsseldorf, Ute Parduhn Gallery)
- 2015 Run From the Cops, the Pigs, the Fuzz, the Heat (Kunstverein Offenburg)
- 2015 In Dreams (Cologne, Ruttkowski; 68)
- 2014 The Sanest Days are Mad (Cologne, SSZ Sued)
- 2014 Stone in the River (Paris, Colette Gallery)
- 2014 New Drawings (Rennes, 126 gallery)
- 2014 Rebel Without a Cause (Hamburg, Galerie Karin Günther)
- 2013 Gravity Hits (Byron Bay, Art Park)
- 2012 Goodbye Mondays (New York, PRIMETIME)
- 2012 Stefan Marx - Die Hefte (Hamburg, Galerie Karin Günther)
- 2012 To The Lights And Towns Below (Seoul, Post Poetics)
- 2011 Economy Class (Düsseldorf, Ute Parduhn Gallery)
- 2011 Todenhausen (Kassel, Kassel Art Association)
- 2010 Sentimental Heartbreaking (Frankfurt, Galerie Club Michel)
- 2010 The Houses and Homes seem Quiet (Neumünster, Gerisch Sculpture Park)
- 2010 Caribics (Tokyo, Now Idea Gallery)
- 2009 PLEEEASE (Art Association Hamburg)
- 2009 The New Old Group (Hamburg, Galerie Karin Günther)
- 2008 Todenhausen (Hamburg, Feinkunst Krüger)
- 2007 Welcome To The Second Spliting Of The Atom (Hamburg, Feinkunst Krüger)
- 2007 Egyptian Loneliness (Sydney, Monster Children Gallery)
- 2007 Until Now, Goodbye (Melbourne, Don't come Gallery)
- 2006 Welcome to where ever you are not (Hamburg, Galerie Hafen + Rand)
Publications
- TXL (2019, zine)
- Berlin Drawings (Nieves, 2019, Book)
- Who Am I (2019, Zine)
- HOT - Seoul Zine (2019, Zine)
- Memory Palace (Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, 2018, Book)
- 2007 I Wait Here For You Forever as Long as It Takes, (Nieves, 2007, Book)
- Notes (2018, Book)
- Bubble Tea (2018, Zine)
- Tokyo 2018 (2018, zine)
Web links
literature
- HGSaur: General Artist Lexicon
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marx, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman, illustrator and decorator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwalmstadt |