German
Basic data
Marlon Wobst is a contemporary artist from Germany who lives and works in Berlin. Wobst is known for his surreal compositions. With humour the artists explores corporeality and body images.
- Born on: 1980
- Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
- Nationality: German
- Studied at: Kunsthochschule Mainz, Berlin University of the Arts
- Teacher: Robert Lucander
- Era: contemporary art
- Stylistic direction: figurative painting
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| Artist: | Title: | Price: | Type: | Size: | Edition: | Handsigned: | Numbered: | Date: |
| Marlon Wobst | TGIF | 520 Euro | Original print | 12.8 x 17.7 in | limited edition of 20 | yes | yes | 09.07.2019 |
| Marlon Wobst | ROFL | 520 Euro | Original print | 12.8 x 17.7 in | limited edition of 20 | yes | yes | 09.07.2019 |
| Marlon Wobst | OMFG | 520 Euro | Original print | 12.8 x 17.7 in | limited edition of 20 | yes | yes | 09.07.2019 |
| Marlon Wobst | LMAO | 520 Euro | Original print | 12.8 x 17.7 in | limited edition of 20 | yes | yes | 09.07.2019 |
Biography
Marlon Wobst was born in Wiesbaden (Germany) in 1980. Since his youth Wobst painted with oil paints in figurative style. In the process, he found art by chance. As a teenager he was caught spraying and had to do community service. It is said to have been his former supervisor who taught him a lot of craftsmanship in painting, like a master teacher, the painter told in an interview.
He initially studied from 2005 to 2008 at the art academy in Mainz. After several attempts, he succeeded in gaining admission to the University of the Arts, where he studied from 2008 to 2011 and became a master student of the Finnish painter Robert Lucander. In 2013, the he was awarded the UdK President's Master Student Prize and exhibited his works with the other prize winners at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin. In addition, in 2013 Wobst was awarded a scholarship through the Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersorf in Brandenburg, where he spent five months.
His painterly work is characterized by a great sense of humor and wit. Among other things, he deals with themes of everyday life or discourses of body optimization and beauty mania. In an exciting realism he paints mostly reduced motifs, which always have something whimsical, mysterious but also light.
Wobst's center of life and studio is in Berlin, a city that the painter uses as a breeding ground for his paintings. His works have already been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Most recently, the artist exhibited his most recent works, large-format felt works, at the Schwarz Contemporary gallery in Berlin.
Exhibitions
- 14.08.2020 - 20.09.2020 Ansbach Contemporary 2020 – Immer Weiter - ANSBACH CONTEMPORARY, Ansbach.
- 29.11.2018 - 18.01.2019 Papier - Galerie Nicole Gnesa, Munich.
- 31.08.2018 - 30.09.2018 Marlon Wobst. Haare - Schwarz Contemporary, Berlin.
- 26.07.2018 - 26.08.2018 Marlon Wobst. Haut- Kunstverein Siegen.
- 15.06.2018 -17.06.2018 microfiction - Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin.
- 09.03.2018 - 15.04.2018 Marlon Wobst. Teint - Galleri KANT, Copenhagen.
- 08.09.2017 - 31.10.2017 L’Oasi - Galerie Maria Lund, Paris.
- 20.05.2017 - 01.07.2017 Marlon Wobst. Laub - Nordheimer Scheune, Nordheim.
- 12.03.2016 - 23.04.2016 Marlon. Twister II - Galleri KANT, Copenhagen.
- 06.11.2016 - 09.01.2016 Marlon Wobst. Starter - Galerie Maria Lund, Paris.
- 03.04.2015 - 09.05.2015 Marlon Wobst. Kondition - Schwarz Contemporary, Berlin.
Awards
- 2015: International Solo Award, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen.
- 2013: Residenzstipendium Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf.
- 2012: Meisterschülerpreis of the President of the University of the Arts Berlin.
Literature
- Marlon Wobst. Haare, exhibition catalog, Schwarz Contemporary (Publ.), Berlin 2018.
- Marlon Wobst, exhibition catalog, Anna Schwarz (Publ.), Bielefeld, Berlin 2017.
- Marlon Wobst, exhibition catalog, Schwarz Contemporary (Publ.), Berlin 2013.
- Nele Schwierkus, Marlon Wobst, Fiene Scharp, Kilian Seyfried (Publ.), Berlin 2012.
Weblinks
- Official Website Short biography and exhibition overview.
