Katharina Grosse – biography

Katharina Grosse was born October 2, 1961 in Freiburg im Breisgau. He is currently an established artist of contemporary art. His public works have become true icons, source of inspirations pr young artists.

She was the daughter of the painter Barbara Grosse. He went to school in Bochum, but he did his apprenticeship in the art academies Münster and Düsseldorf with Norbert Tadeusz and Gotthard Graubner. Katharina Grosse lives and works in Berlin. was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin-Weissensee, for about 10 years. Subsequently she taught painting at the Dusseldorf Art Academy.

Katharina Grosse using a spray gun powered compressor for his paintings. The first painted with murals airbrush technique managed Grosse 1998 Sydney as a contribution to the 11th Biennale of Sydney or in the same year in the Kunsthalle in Bern. In the following years, Big besprayte larger areas, which continue from 2001 also in outer space. The provisions on installation work are therefore apparently more complex: the floor and ceiling are with the painted surface, rubble and stone is poured, including furniture, materials, objects and items. Museums, private houses, billboards, stairs, cafeterias and training rooms were painted.vanno inoltre ricordate le sue installazioni d’arte pubblica

An artist who is making history, thanks to its valuable lessons, not just through her art.

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