- Günther Förg
Günther Förg (born
5 December 1952 inFuessen , southern Bavaria) is a German painter, graphic designer and photographer. His abstract style is influenced by American abstract painting.Vita
He studied from 1973 until 1979 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with
Karl Fred Dahmen . His first individual exhibition took place in 1980 at the Munich galleryRüdiger Schöttle . From 1992 until 1999 he taught at theStaatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung inKarlsruhe . In 1996, he was awarded theWolfgang Hahn Prize . Since 1999, he has worked as a professor in Munich. Günther Förg lives inAreuse .At June 22nd 2007 the master of arts is going to open for the first time an exhibition in his birthplace Fuessen.Work
His geometrical abstract, and heavily dyed pictures have a strong decorative character.
public collections
Germany
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Pinakothek der Moderne , Munich
*Lenbachhaus , MunichUSA
*MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
* Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
* Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO
* San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
* The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica, CAGB
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Tate Britain , London
*Tate Modern , LondonPersondata
NAME=Förg, Günther
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German painter, graphic designer and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH=1952
PLACE OF BIRTH=Füssen ,Germany
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