Transcript Katharina Grosse

KATHARINA GROSSE
By Kali Block
BACKGROUND
• Born in 1961 in Freiburg/Breisqau, Germany
• Studied painting in 1982-1990 at Kunstakademie
Düsseldorf
• Currently lives in Berlin and is a professor at
Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
MATERIALS
• She is a painter known for
her use of sprayed acrylic
colors
• She uses both
architectural features of
the space, and materials
such as sand, trees, sea
grass, and pavement.
Grosse, Katharina. One Floor Up More Highly. 2010.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North
Adams, Massachsetts
MESSAGE
• She has been working on
the concept that image
goes beyond material and
architectural barriers.
• Her work is not made for
long term
• She likes to make paintings
that go beyond just a
canvas
Katharina Grosse, Untitled, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2 ×
152 3/4 inches (240 × 388 cm) © Katharina Grosse und VG
Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2015. Photo by Olaf Bergmann
MESSAGE CONT.
• She enjoys watching her audience
iinteract with her work
• She uses both the natural and artificial
world to create colorful works.
Katharina Grosse, Untitled, 2004, acrylic on wall, floor
and various objects, approx. 110 x 177 x 157". Photo
by Nic Tenwiggenhorn. © 2010 by Katharina Grosse
and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.
SOURCES
• "Katharina Grosse - Gagosian." Katharina Grosse - Gagosian. GAGOSIAN,
n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2016. <http://www.gagosian.com/artists/katharinagrosse>.
• "Katharina Grosse." Biography – on Artnet. Artnet, n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
<http://www.artnet.com/artists/katharina-grosse/biography>.
• Rosenberg, Angela. "Alternative Content." Deutsche Bank. ArtMag, n.d.
Web. 06 Oct. 2016. http://db-artmag.de/en/62/feature/an-interview-withkatharina-grosse/.