Günther Förg

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Günther Förg (born 5 December 1952 in Fuessen, southern Bavaria) is a German painter, graphic designer and photographer. His abstract style is influenced by American abstract painting.

Contents 1 Vita 2 Work 3 public collections 3.1 Germany 3.2 USA 3.3 GB

[edit] 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 gallery Rüdiger Schöttle. From 1992 until 1999 he taught at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe. In 1996, he was awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize. Since 1999, he has worked as a professor in Munich. Günther Förg lives in Areuse. At June 22nd 2007 the master of arts is going to open for the first time an exhibition in his birthplace Fuessen.

[edit] Work

His geometrical abstract, and heavily dyed pictures have a strong decorative character.

[edit] public collections

[edit] Germany

• Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
• Lenbachhaus, Munich

[edit] USA

• 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, CA

[edit] GB

• Tate Britain, London
• Tate Modern, London

Persondata
NAME	Förg, Günther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German painter, graphic designer and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH	1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Füssen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH