Artist
Bernd Krauß
Title of Work
More than two balls
Year
2009
Medium
mixed media
Dimensions
27 x 27 x 20 cm
Edition
unique piece
Artist's Biography
Bernd Krauß (born 1968 Nürnberg) graduated from the University of Hildesheim in 1996 (Applied Cultural Science and Practical Aesthetics). He received scholarships among others from the Berliner Senat and Kunstfonds Bonn and survived residencies at Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, IASPIS Stockholm and CCS Bard College. Since 2006 he is involved with the MFA program at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam.
About the Artist's Practice
With in an interest in stratified levels of creative activity and its varied manifestations, Bernd Krauss's practice references both the quotidian experience as well as the endeavors of high culture. While simultaneously embodying the hobbyist and the contemporary artist, Krauss employs traditional craft techniques as well as a conceptualized approach to production.