Manfred W. Jürgens

Natura Morta della Giudecca (2005) by Manfred W. Jürgens

Manfred W. Jürgens (* November 19, 1956 in Mecklenburg, Germany) is a German painter and photographer.

Life and work

Jürgens spent his childhood and youth in Mecklenburg in northeastern Germany. After attending the Polytechnical Secondary School, he became an apprentice seaman (1973–1975) at the Deutsche Seereederei Rostock, which allowed him to travel to Sweden, the Netherlands, and Cuba in his youth. An apprenticeship and employment as painter and glazier in Mecklenburg followed from 1976 to 1986.

From 1986 to 1989, Jürgens studied communication design at the College for Advertisement and Design in Berlin and specialized in scientific design and photography. There his style was influenced by Photography Professor Manfred Paul. After completing his studies, he began working as a communication designer for Professor Heinrich Dathe at the Zoological Garden Berlin (1989–1990) and as a cultural manager in Mecklenburg (1990–1993). Since 1993, Jürgens has worked as a free-lance painter and photographer.

Beginning in 1997, Jürgens made long journeys to England, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. Since 2002, he has made working tours to Venice. Jürgens' first exhibition of paintings took place in the Municipal Gallery Baumhaus in Wismar in 2001.^[1] Since then, he has had shows in Kühlungsborn, Güstrow, Hamburg, Leipzig, Gstaad and Venice.^[2] Since 2007 Jürgens has been living in Hamburg.

Citation

• "I can only set a functionalism, a powerful silent against today's inflation of pictures. I believe that it is the attraction of the direct view which enables insights into the soul. When colour becomes not only skin, cloth, water and sky but also soul, then I have overcome the empty panel."^[3]

References

1. ^ Ostsee-Zeitung, Culture and Media, May 16th, 2001: "Wismarer Künstler malt gestochen scharfe Portraits (Wismarian Artist Paints Pin Sharp Portraits)" by Adrian Foitzik
2. ^ Lübecker Nachrichten, November, 8th, 2005: "Verschwenderische Sorgfalt (Luxurious Accuracy)" by Jana Wilhelm
3. ^ North German Broadcasting Corporation, May 21st, 2006: "Portrait des Malers Manfred W. Jürgens (Portrait of the Painter Manfred W. Jürgens)" by Inga Bork, NDR 1 Radio MV

External links

• Website of Manfred W. Jürgens
• Video about the art of Manfred W. Jürgens in Venice made by Jana Wilhelm und Pavel Lavrov
• Jonathan Meades' BBC documentation 'Magnetic North' broadcasted in 2008, abstract featuring the painters Annemarie Busschers and Manfred W. Jürgens
• New Functionalism at St. Pauli | A movie made by Jana Wilhelm and Pavel Lavrov, 2009

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