Kunath saturates his art in irony, nostalgia and pathos. Working predominantly in painting, but also across sculpture, installation and film, he roots his practice in unlikely stylistic juxtapositions. Vast landscapes and fragments of still life recall 19th century Romanticism and Northern Baroque painting, while cartoon characters, 90s song lyrics and tropical sunsets nod to contemporary popular culture and holiday-postcard clichés. The works use heavy textural contrast, with thick oil impasto layered over thin washes of watercolour, and single-line illustrations scratched on top. As well as...
Bio
Friedrich Kunath was born in 1974 in Chemnitz, Germany and now lives in Los Angeles, US - a seismic cultural shift explored throughout his practice.
Career
Landmark, 320-page monograph -Friedrich Kunath: I Don’t Worry Anymore - published by Rizzoli Electa in 2018.
Did you know?
The artist names German painter Walter Dahn as a pivotal influence, on account of a shared desire to connect the art with music via references to their enmeshed history and theory.