Philip Grözinger

The scenes in Philip Grözinger’s work are full of vibrant colors, yet they have a certain ominous aura that cannot be missed. Against a post-apocalyptic backdrop, strange creatures dwell among the relics of bygone civilizations. The elements in his work, such as machine-like fortresses, burning skylines, and mysterious machines, all allude to the artist’s various interests - including science fiction, Monty Python, and characters and monsters from popular culture. The artist uses a number of mediums such as oil, acrylic, pastel, and spray paint, and does not limit his paintings to one specific genre; his oeuvre borrows from a variety of aesthetics such as surrealism, expressionism, and romanticism. Philip Grözinger introduces his own abstract narratives through his unique blend of styles, and captures the peculiarities of modern times - the unmistakable sense of loneliness and dissociation.

필립 그뢰징어의 작품 속 풍경은 현란한 색채로 가득하지만 무시할 수 없는 불길함을 내재한다. 포스트 아포칼립틱한 분위기의 배경을 바탕으로 기이한 형태의 생명체들이 이미 사라진 과거 문명의 유물들 사이를 거느린다. 기계와 같은 요새, 불타는 스카이라인, 그리고 미스터리한 기계 등 작품에 등장하는 여러 요소들은 공상 과학 소설, 몬티 파이튼, 대중문화의 여러 캐릭터와 몬스터들을 비롯한 작가의 다양한 관심사를 반영한다. 오일, 아크릴, 파스텔, 스프레이 페인트 등 다양한 재료를 사용하는 작가의 작업은 어느 한 장르에 국한되지 않으며 초현실주의, 표현주의, 낭만주의와 같은 미술사의 여러 스타일을 접목한 면모를 보인다. 필립 그뢰징어는 이러한 집합적인 작업을 통해 자신만의 추상적인 내러티브를 구현하며 현대사회 속 우리들의 삶, 그 특유의 이질감과 외로움에 대한 이야기를 전달한다.

1972 born in Germany.

EDUCATION

1989 - 1998 Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig
1998 Master Scholar («Meisterschüler») of Prof. Karl Schulz
2015 - 2018 Lectureship for Painting, Art College Berlin-Weissensee

SOLO EXHIBITION (SELECTED)

2022

WHY SO SERIOUS?, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, HORI Artspace, AIF Lounge, Seoul
Die Schönheit des sinnlosen Scheiterns, Kunstverein Bamberg, Bamberg

2021

If, Nicole Gnesa Galerie, München

2020

Lowtouch Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt am Main
The Unravelling, Gallery Marie Kirkegaard, Copenhagen, DK

2019

Daisy Bell, Galerie Sexauer, Berlin, DE

2018

Heldentage. Dekaden voller Mythen und Mysterien, Kemenate Hagenbrücke (with Wolfgang Sieving), Braunschweig, DE

2017

The Awakening of the Somnambuist, Galerie maia muller, Paris, FR
Out of the corner of my eye, Nicole Gnesa Galerie, München, DE
For a fleeting Moment, Marie Kirkegaard Gallery, Kopenhagen, DK

2016

Heroes and other failures, Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel, DE
From here to now and back again, Galerie SEXAUER, Berlin, DE

2014

A sense of delight, Kunstverein Dillingen im Alten Schloss, DE

2013

Axel Geis / Philip Gr zinger: Deception, Laden für Nichts, Leipzig, DE
Philip Gr zinger / Sebastiaan Schlicher: I’m rolling down the stairs, Smac, Berlin, DE
Sunny Side Up, Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin, DE

2012

Why are you so odd?, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Kopenhagen, DK
Philip Gr zinger – Einen intensiven Moment, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE

2011

Ebenbein und Elfenholz, Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin, DE

2010

You used to have all the answers, Umtrieb Galerie, Kiel, DE

2009

Wastelands, Klara Wallner Galerie, Berlin, DE

2007

Achtung Angeber, Klara Wallner Galerie, Berlin, DE

2005

Tainment, NGBK, Berlin

2003

Preperception, Galerie Engler & Piper, Berlin, DE

2002

On / Off, Galerie Engler & Piper, Berlin, DE

2000

Galerie Wewerka, Berlin, DE

1999

Confiserie CPLY, Galerie Venus / Confiserie Schiesser, Basel, CH Finally We Laugh, Galerie Linn Lühn, Düsseldorf, DE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2022

DISSONANCE. Platform Germany, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
PAUL SCHWER & PHILIP GRÖZINGER: Fractured Memories of Future Now's, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Cologne
FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul

2021

Walk on, Schau Fenster, Berlin
Lusus Naturae, BcmA Gallery, Berlin

2020

come together, Galerie Sexauer, Berlin
Medusa Touch, Galerie Alte Schule Ahrenshoop, Ahrenshoop

2019

Birkholms Echo, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg
Ein Monument für Wolfgang Neuss, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin
EN BLOC, Galerie AG, Schwerin
SPA & BEAUTY, Galerie Hartwich, Sellin
GMA XXX AAR, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen
Kommunizierende Röhren 2, Salon René Holm, Berlin

2018

Papier, Galerie Nicole Gnesa, München
Angry Boys, Kunstverein Det Ny Kastet, Thisted
Frankfurter Applaus, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt

2017

1000 Sterne, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Kopenhagen, DK
Wir nennen es Arbeit, Galerie Opere scelte, Turin, IT
Kunst bleibt Politik, Galerie Maia Muller, Paris, FR
Golden Ass, Laden für Nichts, Leipzig, DE
Nacht, Nicole Gnesa Galerie, München, DE
Materie Matters, Marie Kirkegaard Galerie, Kopenhagen, DK
PLAYLIST, Erratum Galerie, Berlin, DE
SMALL – an exploration of miniature, SEXAUER, Berlin, DE

2016

Quattro Formaggi, Jochen Hempel, Berlin, DE
Les Miniatures, Galerie Nicole Gnesa, München, DE
Your Light is my Darkness (Part III), Galerie Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, NL

2015

Your Light is my Darkness (Part I), Re:Surgo Studio, Berlin, DE
Colour me full, Marie Kirkegaard Galerie, Kopenhagen, DK
Gute Kunst? Wollen!, auf AEG, Nürnberg, DE
Black Bandits, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, DE

2014

Booster Art.Sound.Machine., Museum Marta Herford, Herford, DE
Early this morning, Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin, DE
Salondergegenwart, Hamburg, DE
Neue Tendenzen an einem aus der Zeit gefallenen Ort, Ballhaus Kolibri, Berlin, DE
Wahrheiten. Zeitgenössische Kunst im Dialog mit alten Meistern. Werke aus der SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde / Berlin, Bayer Kulturhaus, Leverkusen, DE
Wonderful Things to Believe in, Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin, DE
Sculptures and Works on Paper, Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE
Mensch und Maschine, Skulpturen-Triennale, Bingen, DE
Freundschaften, Galerie MØller Witt, Aarhus, DK
Die halluzinierte Welt – Malerei am Rand der Wirklichkeit, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, DE

2013

Nietenblätter, kjubh Kunstverein, Käln, DE
I’m Rolling Down the Stairs, SMAC, Berlin, DE
Edge and Surface, Leipziger Str. 61–65, Berlin, DE
Blumen / Flowers / Blomster, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE
Alles Wasser, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Kopenhagen, DK
Welten Schöpfer. Richard Wagner, Max Klinger, Karl May, Museum für bildenden Künste, Leipzig, DE
Das allerletzte Prof. Winkler Stipendium, Kunstverein Weiden, DE
Philip Grözinger, Karsten Konrad, Christian Schwarzwald, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin, DE
Ikarier, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE
LUXUS LOFT – Berlin the pleasure house is about to burn down, Galerie Jaap Sleeper, Utrecht, NL

2012

Neuzugänge zeitgenössischer Kunst im Kunstfonds, Vertretung des Freistaates Sachsen, Berlin, DE
WinWin, Halle 14, Leipzig, DE
APES Presents, Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin, DE
Tysk vär, Arnstedt, Oestra Karup, DK
Stillstehende Sachen aus der Sammlung SØR Rusche, Museum Abtei Liesborn, DE
US, NO.TOWN beyond the wall: berlin artists in detroit, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, US
Kathrine rtebjerg – Her stomach is an oven that burns the world & Philip Groezinger – Einen intensiven Moment, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE
ALLES WASSER, SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde / Berlin, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE

2011

Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Grassimesse, DE
Apokalypse, XII. Rohkunstbau, Schloss Roskow, DE
The Painting Show, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin, DE
Donetsk goes Contemporary, Art Point Donetsk, UA
Parcours, Halle 20 auf AEG Nürnberg, DE
Selected by: Philip Groezinger, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin, DE
Backstage Riders, Tagesspiegelgebaeude, Berlin, DE
Search and Destroy, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, DE
13, Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin, DE

2010

Viehl Dolkers, Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin, DE
Night of the Pawn, Werkschauhalle 12, Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig, DE
Hostile Aestetik Takeover, Appartement, Berlin, DE
Gewalten, Laden für Nichts, Leipzig, DE
Radical Adults, The Forgotten Bar / Galerie im Regierungsviertel, Berlin, DE
Moloch, Apex Kunstverein, Göttingen, DE

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES

2014

artist in residence program, CCA Andratx, Mallorca

1998

scholarship by the state of Lower Saxony

If i had known it then i would have done it now | 2021, Oil on linen, 145x160 cm
Loneliness or solitude | 2016, Oil on linen, 180×200 cm
Afternoon | 2022, Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Dawn | 2022, Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Evening | 2022, Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Midday | 2022, Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Shackelton | 2022, Oil on linen, 145x160 cm
Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te, Buttje, Buttje inne See I 2022 Oil on canvas 145 x 160 cm
Loop quantum gravity I 2022 Oil on canvas 145 x 160 cm
I dont always know the answers I 2021 Oil on canvas 90 x 110 cm
Loop quantum gravity 2 I 2022 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm
Sir David Lindsay I 2016 Oil on canvas 60 x 50 cm
Returning to elephant island I 2022 Oil on canvas 145 x 160 cm
Dorfdisco für Profis I 2022 Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas 60 x 50 cm
spectral analysis I 2022 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm