Marc Jung


Marc Jung is a German painter and artist. He is based in Berlin and Erfurt.

Biography

Jung grew up in Erfurt. From 1991 to 2004 he was a competitive wrestler. As a compensation for the harsh daily life of an athlete, he started to have an interest in Hip-Hop-culture, Basketball and above all in graffiti. After finishing his career as a sportsman he did streetart projects in Erfurt, Berlin and New York City.
Jung graduated from Bauhaus University Weimar. He also studied in Vienna and Dresden, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden. 2009 whilst studying under Daniel Richter at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. he was told that his father was suffering from Huntingtons disease. Facing the 50:50 chance of also suffering from Huntington's disease he decided not to be tested and instead to invest all his time and energy in becoming an acclaimed artist.
He lives and works in Berlin and Erfurt.

Work

Although Jungs works is mainly famous for his large-format canvases with rich, brilliant colours his repertory ranges from drawings, objects, painted photos to mixed media.
"The work of Marc Jung is characterized by a fight between rules and anarchy and between harmony and destruction."
"His own Style translates Basquiats expression into the here and now. His composition disfigures Bacon and Velasquez beyond recognition."

Collections

Works by Jung can be found in the collections of the Kunstsammlung Jena, the Angermuseum in Erfurt and in private collections throughout Europe, the US and Australia.

Exhibitions

Since 2007, Marc Jung's work has been the subject of more than 100 solo exhibitions and group exhibitions throughout Germany and internationally.
His first international exhibition was in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Recent works of Jung were displayed in Berlin., Frankfurt
, Munich and Hamburg

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