Markus Lupertz’s first exhibit occurred in 1964 and he has since enjoyed more than a half-century of witnessing his art be featured in galleries across the globe. In 1970, he won an Art Prize from the Villa Romana. The following year, he received recognition from the German Association of Critics.
« Whenever you paint something abstract the eye leads you to search for a figurative element, and vice versa. »
Markus Lupertz
Markus Lupertz has also been the recipient of the Louis Corinth Prize, which was bestowed by the Artist Guild. Markus Lupertz begun teaching in the 1970s upon being awarded a Professorship at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Art in Karlsruhe, Germany. From there, he went on to to the Dusseldorf Kunstakademie in Dusselfdorf, Germany, a place he has
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Markus Lupertz’s first exhibit occurred in 1964 and he has since enjoyed more than a half-century of witnessing his art be featured in galleries across the globe. In 1970, he won an Art Prize from the Villa Romana. The following year, he received recognition from the German Association of Critics.
« Whenever you paint something abstract the eye leads you to search for a figurative element, and vice versa. »
Markus Lupertz
Markus Lupertz has also been the recipient of the Louis Corinth Prize, which was bestowed by the Artist Guild. Markus Lupertz begun teaching in the 1970s upon being awarded a Professorship at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Art in Karlsruhe, Germany. From there, he went on to to the Dusseldorf Kunstakademie in Dusselfdorf, Germany, a place he has served for more than two decades. In addition to his paintings, Lupertz has found a modicum of success as a sculptor. His creations are typically bizarre images of people. Prior to succeeding as a commercial artist, Markus Lupertz was employed as a coal miner and a construction worker. Lupertz is also a jazz pianist.
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