Volker Kühn (artist)
Volker Kühn (born April 5, 1948 in Neuenkirchen near Bremen ) is a German artist.
Life
Kühn was born in Neuenkirchen in 1948 and later grew up in Lilienthal near Bremen. After training as a carpenter in Worpswede, he studied sculpture at the Bremen University of Design with Johannes Schreiter from 1968 to 1972 . After completing his studies, Kühn opened a studio in Lilienthal in 1972. Kinetic light objects are exhibited in 1973 in the Leopold Hoesch Museum in Düren and in the Kunstverein Unna.
From 1976 Volker Kühn turned to drawing and printmaking. Miniature etchings were created that were published by Edition & Galerie Lamers in Dortmund and with which he established his fame. After an exhibition tour through Japan, he was looking for a new challenge.
Since 1986 he has been developing miniaturized, figurative, three-dimensional sculptures that are incorporated into showcase-like frames. Everyday topics are presented, which humorously surprise the viewer through satirical alienation. The artist ironically exposes clichés and directs our attention to human inadequacies. With a wink and always conciliatory, he creates a distance from the viewer to his own weaknesses, to joy, love and the pursuit of success. His representations are not helpless and hopeless, there is no ultimate crash. Kühn says of himself that he is a "hopeless optimist". The visual language of his works is understood worldwide. His work is shown internationally in many well-known galleries. In addition to his own artistic activity, Kühn also works as a gallery owner.
In April 2005 the exhibition “Elefantastic” was shown for the first time at the Zurich Zoo , here Kühn showed his private collection all about pachyderms. The exhibition was shown in September 2006 in the AWD Dome in Bremen as part of the Hafa . Volker Kühn owns one of the largest collections of elephant objects in the world.
Honors
In 1974 he received the Bremen Senate sponsorship award and in 1976 first prize in the competition at the Bremen University of Nautical Sciences.
Web links
- Literature by and about Volker Kühn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Volker Kühn's website
- Volker Kühn's infinity simulator
- Volker Kühn 3D objects
- Volker Kühn (artist) at artfacts.net
- Noefa
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bold, Volker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New churches near Bremen |