Fritz Bornstück constructs his artworks using discarded remnants of human civilization. Cigarette butts, weathered toys, empty bottles, and shattered lightbulbs undergo a process he aptly terms "cultural recycling." These apparently haphazard assortments of rubbish frequently coexist with nature in his compositions. Guided by the artist's deft brushwork, these abandoned objects discover fresh purpose in their existence, whether by nurturing new blossoms as they decay, or simply by being appreciated amidst their disorder. Bornstück draws inspiration from an expansive array of sources, ranging from artistic traditions like still life and landscape painting, to elements of popular culture, film, and even the contents of his neighbor's bins. In his observation and collection of fragments of humanity, the artist presents his gatherings with a blend of sincerity and irony, nonchalance and nostalgia, melancholy and hope.
프릿츠 본슈틱의 그림은 버려진 문명의 잊혀진 잔재들로 구성된다. 담배꽁초, 낡은 장난감, 빈 병, 깨진 전구 등은 작가의 '문화적 재활용'을 통해 재탄생한다. 그는 또한 이러한 쓰레기들을 종종 자연과 함께 배치하며 버려진 상태를 더욱 강조하기도 한다. 버려진 물건들은 작가의 붓터치를 통해 새로 자라는 꽃의 거름이 되기도, 또는 더러운 그 모습 그대로 주목받기도 하며 존재의 새로운 의미를 부여 받는다. 정물화와 풍경화의 회화적 전통에서부터 대중 문화, 영화, 그리고 그의 이웃의 쓰레기통의 내용물에 이르기까지 다양한 출처에서 영감을 찾는 본슈틱의 작업은 인류의 여러 파편들을 관찰하고 수집하는 과정을 토대로 한다. 작가는 이렇게 모아 온 수집품들을 진정성과 아이러니, 태연함과 노스탈지아, 우울함과 희망의 밸런스를 유지하며 보여준다.
Born in 1982, Weilburg, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin and Neuhardenberg
EDUCATION
2002 Studied mathematics und philosophy, Gutenberg Universität, Mainz
2003 Studied fine art with Prof. Friedemann Hahn in Mainz
2005 Studied fine art at the UdK in Berlin with Prof. Leiko Ikemura
2006 Studied with Björn Dahlem, Felix Schramm and Tillmann Küntzel
2009 Meisterschüler of Thomas Zipp
2010 Postgraduate Studies at De Ateliers, Amsterdam
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
- Buschfunk, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
2022
- Schichtendickicht (Entropical Paradise), Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
- Stand-In, SP2, Berlin
- Neon Grau, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Heute Morgen Orange, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
2021
- Pacifica, Galerie Anja Knoess, Cologne
2020
- Flight Mode, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Speck und Schinken, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
2019
- Five Cacti For Wittgenstein, Maïa Muller, Paris
2018
- Burial of the Red Herring, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
- Weltempfänger, Nicole Gnesa, Munich
- TEN, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
2017
- ZOB, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt
- J.W.D. Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
2016
- Transatlantic Hokuspokus, Galerie Börgmann, Mönchengladbach
- Nevernore Ranch, Hermann Germann Contemporary, Zürich
2015
- For the Birds, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Zustand33, Keith, Berlin
2013
- Endless Nameless, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
2012
- Intentional Stance, De Ateliers, Amsterdam
- When the Sun Comes up, I promise, I’ll Be True, SPG, Stockholm
2010
- My Love For You Is Like A Japanese Car, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Dawn of the Living, Fabrikken For Kunst Og Design, Copenhagen
2009
- Der Mittelpunkt des Universums, Wewerkapavillon 2, Münster
2008
- Two Holes in the Bottom of the Sea, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
2007
- Ein Leben ohne Milchzähne, K.R.2.0, Berlin
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
- HUMAN, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul
- From Berlin to Seoul: Crossing Horizons, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, HORI Artspace, AIF Lounge, Seoul and Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
2022
- DISSONANCE. Platform Germany, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
- FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul
2019
- Transformer, Transformer, Washington DC
- Dark and Stormy, Espronceda Center, Barcelona
- CHOI&CHOI GALLERY I SEOUL I www.choiandchoi.com I info@choiandchoi.com
- BERLIN-KLONDYKE PRESENTS, Galeria Monumental, Lisboa
- Lecker, Atelierhaus Kreuzberg, Berlin
- XXX GMA, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Es ist Zeit sich zu berauschen, Bamhaus Luxembourg
- Birkholms Echo, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg
- MEHR!, Galerie Hartwich, Ostseebad-Sellin
2018
- BOTTOM UP, Kühlhaus-Berlin, Berlin
- Works and Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- Walk the Talk, P100, Berlin
- Kegelclub Berlin, Anja Knoess, Cologne
- Wunderkammer, KH7 Artspace, Aarhus
- Salon Hansa, Galerie Johann König, Berlin
- Mal Mittelformate Du Idiot!, Alexander Ochs Private, Berlin
- Die Landschaft und sein Sohn, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
2017
- La Table Ronde, Diskurs, Berlin
- La Linie Rouge, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
- 1000 Sterne, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Wir nennen es Arbeit, Galleria Opere Scelte, Torino
- FB & JLF, Kunstverein Meisenthal, Meisenthal
- Jokes on Paintings, Schaufenster, Berlin
- Junge Prager, Junge Berlin, Cermak & Eisenkraft, Prag and Berlin
- Raushole, Projektraum Pool, Karlsruhe
2016
- Quattro Formaggi, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin
- Salon der Gegenwart – ebd., Hamburg
- The Joy of Overpainting – Keith, Berlin
- Die Geschichte hat einen Fehler, zu viele Erzähler, Kunstverein Gütersloh
- Where are We Now?, NBK, Berlin
- Your Light is My Darkness, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
2015
- Die Augen verfolgen den Satelliten, so wie auch der Satellit die Augen verfolgt, Adler, Düsseldorf
- Painting Show, Galerie Patrck Ebensperger, Vienna
2014
- Ship of Fools, De Dokzaal, Amsterdam
- Painting Causes Paintings ,Schwarzwaldallee, Basel
- Was und Trend – Haus Bethanien, Berlin
- Candy Colored Clown, Hermann Germann Contemporary, Zürich
- Sorry, we ate your Brains – Club, Das Motobol, Berlin
2013
- Batman Elektronik, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin
- Future Red Flowers, Späti Multikulti, Berlin
2012
- Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije, Schilderkunst 2015
- It Takes Two to Tango, Herrmann Germann Contemporary, Zürich
- Bait and Tackle, Galerie Mikael Andersen Berlin
- Three Artists Walk into a Bar ..., De Appel, Amsterdam
2011
- Berlin Klondyke, ODD GALLERY, Dawson City, Yukon
- Picasso in Parijs, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
2010
- The Royal Bobs – Schloss Wiepersdorf
STIPENDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
2017 Casa Zia Lina, Insel Elba, Italien
2015 Arbeitsstipendium des Senats, Berlin
2012 Buning Brongers Prize (Mondrian Foundation), Amsterdam
2010 De Ateliers, Atelierstipendium, Amsterdam
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arken Museum, Copenhagen
Collection Ole Faarup, Copenhagen
Sammlung Hildebrand, Leipzig
Sammlung Lützow, Berlin
Sammlung Paschertz
Sammlung SØR Rusche, Berlin/Köln
Collectie De Heus-Zomer, Barneveld
Collection De Ateliers, Amsterdam