Germany, 1969
CROW is a German artist and founder of ArtworX – Academy born in 1970. As a musician, he toured numerous countries before devoting himself entirely to visual contemporary art and moving to Shanghai and Tokyo.
In 2020, the painter, musician, photographer, performance artist and writer moves back to Germany, where he works in his studios in Leipzig and Berlin.
During his time in Asia, he created large-format paintings and drawings, photographs and installations in which the artist deals with the human condition and explores it in his works.
CROW's paintings thrive on the devotional power of melancholy and other feelings hidden in it.
His style is characterized by a harmonious use of figurative elements and very strong brushstrokes on several levels. He deconstructs his subject and highlights his three-dimensional qualities.
He also uses the same technique in his photographs, which allow a smooth transition into his mixed media works and hidden secrets revealed in the imprints become impressive structures in the images in order to reconstruct something in its visibility.
CROW's installations stage a metamorphic search in relation to human development in its roots and reflect its existence today. His installations open up a field of vision for man's dwindling attachment to nature and the associated careless handling of our livelihoods.
In impressive multimedia performances, CROW combines his own poetry of lyrics, reading, and music determined by random processes.
In 2019 he published the book „Tales of Dying Butterflies“ and in 2024 the book „COU-RAGE – Stories of good people“ which is nominated for the German Book Award 2024.
His ArtworX – Academy is working with Art Therapy for kids, studends and adults in fields such as Art Therapy, Photography Therapy, Theater Therapy. All of this in English and German language.
CROW can look back on more than 190 exhibitions and his works are represented in numerous private collections and also in museums.