Fritz Bornstück
Fritz Bornstück's paintings form orgies of scraps and junk: lightbulbs, matches, bottles, fruit, cables, a mug. Both quiet and busy at the same time, these assemblages are what is left over when the focus is taken elsewhere. Fritz Bornstück's works step out of different traditions to form something new and often ambiguous with contrasting brushstrokes, paint squeezed directly from the tube, and textile swatches creating a dynamic play on the surface. His inventive works – both sombre and humorous – are full of references to popular culture as well as traditions of still life and landscape painting, thus engaging in a formal discussion to produce a dynamic aesthetic friction. Fritz Bornstück was educated at Universität der Künste in Berlin from 2005-2009. He has exhibited at major institutions such as Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin and Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam and his works can be fund in the collection of Arken Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.
Born in 1982, Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
EDUCATION
2003 Studied mathematics and philisophy
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 also with Björn Dahlem, Felix Schramm und Tillmann Küntzel
2009 Meisterschüler of Thomas Zipp
2010 – 2012 Postgraduate Studies at De Ateliers – Amsterdam
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
- Speck und Schinken, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
2019
- Five Cacti for Wittgenstein, Galerie 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
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 – GMA, Copenhagen
- Dawn of the Living – Fabrikken For Kunst Og Design, Copenhagen
2009
- Der Mittelpunkt des Universums, Wewerkapavillon2, Muenster
2008
- Two holes in the Bottom of the Sea, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
2007
- „ein Leben ohne Milchzähne“, K.R.2.0, Berlin
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
- Donnez-nous des ailes, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
2020
- La Ligne Rouge, Chapitre 4, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
2019
- BERLIN-KLONDYKE PRESENTS, Galeria Monumental, Lisboa
- XXX GMA, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Birkholms Echo, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg
- Cut & Paste, Chapitre 2, Galerie Maïa Muller
- A Rose for Mum, Galerie Maïa Muller
2018
- BOTTOM UP, Kühlhaus-Berlin, Berlin
- Works and Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- Walk the talk, P100, Berlin
- Kegelclub, Anja Knoess, Cologne
- Wunderkammer, KH7 Artspace, Aarhus, DK
- Salon Hansa, Galerie Johann Köning, Berlin
- Mal Mittelformate Du Idiot ! , Alexander Ochs Private, Berlin
- Die Landschaft und sein Sohn, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
2017
- La Table Ronde, Diskurs, Berlin
- La Ligne rouge, Galerie Maïa Muller, Paris
- 100 Sterne, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
- Wir nennen es Arbeit, Galleria Opere Scelte, Torino, Italy
- FB & JLF, Kunstverein Meisenthal, Meisenthal, France
- Jokes on Paintings, Schaufenster, Berlin
- Junge Prager, Junge Berlin, Cermak & Eisenkraft, Prague 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
- Spiegelgasse 1, Galerie Börgmann, Mönchengladbach
- 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, Dusseldorf
- 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
- It takes two to tango, Herrmann Germann Contemporary, Zurich
- Bait and Tackle, Galerie Mikael Andersen Berlin
- Three artists walk into a bar…, De Appel, Amsterdam
2011
- ABC – About painting, abc, Berlin
- Berlin Klondyke 2011, ODD GALLERYin 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, Italy
2015
- Arbeitsstipendium des Senats, Berlin
2012
- Buning Brongers Prize (Mondrian Foundation), Amsterdam
2010
- De Ateliers, Atelierstipendium, Amsterdam
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Arken Museum, Copenhagen
Colletion Ole Faarup
Copenhagen Sammlung Hildebrand, Leipzig
Sammlung Lützow, Berlin
Sammlung Paschertz
SammlungSØ RRusche,Berlin/Köln
Collectie De Heus-Zomer, Barneveld
Collection De Ateliers, Amsterdam
Betonknacker (Bittersüßer Nachtschatten) | 2021, Oil on canvas, 100x70cm
Kleiner Betonknacker Colordial | 2021, Oil on canvas, 24x18 cm
Kleiner Betonknacker Esmeralda | 2021, Oil on canvas, 24x18 cm
Kleiner Betonknacker Krustenrose | 2021, Oil on canvas, 24x18 cm
Kleiner Betonknacker Ode an PG | 2021, Oil on canvas, 24x18 cm
