Jürgen Durner
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WORKS
ARTIST
Jürgen Durner
PICTURES ON WINDOWS
Jürgen Durner has been working with window paintings since 1992. Mirrored glass panes are at the center of his work as a representational horizon. The superimposition of the visible, spatial events by means of mirror films of the reflecting glass panes plays an important role. The potentiated reality of the superimposed figurativeness allows the artist to realize an irritating condensation of the everyday, urban world of appearance in a painterly way.
The “normal gaze” penetrates directionally through the thicket of visual obstacles to the desired object. Durners gaze, on the other hand, remains strangely objective and neutral to the totality of all appearances.
Seemingly banal things are combined with accessories, modern design, often vertical architectural elements and extreme lighting situations, intertwined. In the process, light, especially the artificial light of night, becomes the leading vehicle of expression.
Durner turns the normal gaze upside down and focuses in detail with precision and craftsmanship on a specific section of the coexistence of all things. His gaze is obsessively enigmatic. He lives from the conviction that every surface is a result of reflection.
We are thereby presented with an amazingly virtual world that we somehow know and remember, yet have never seen in this way before. The impression of simultaneities of various events and structural patterns of movement manifests this pictorial world, which provides many stimuli as a playing field for sophisticated painting. The paintings span between abstract, planar spatial planes and rhythmicized textures. Walls become transparent, plays of light appear in deep shadow, other things emerge behind things. A strong evaluation of luminous primary colors is in the foreground, which often appear very transparent and finely glazed.
We thus perceive a poetization and aestheticization of our gray everyday world, which we may well perceive as an enrichment of beauty.
BIOGRAPHY
1964
born in Nuremberg
1983
Abitur at the Dietrich-Bonhöffer-Gymnasium, Fürth/Bay.
1984
Internship at the Städtische Bühnen in Nuremberg
In collaboration with Jürgen Kötter, creation of a stage design for Hans Werner Henze’s children’s opera “Policino
Beginning of studies in free painting with Prof. C. Colditz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg
1989
Guest studies of philosophy at the University of Erlangen until 1990
Beginning of teaching at the Bildungszentrum Nuremberg until 1999
1990
Scholarship of the German-French Youth Office to Paris
1991
Studies with Leonardo Cremonini at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris
1992
Master student
Studio in Berlin
Lucas-Cranach-Förderpreis of the city of Kronach
German Art Prize, Frankfurt
1996
Debutant Award of the Bavarian State Government
First prize at the art award of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe “Spatial and Architectural Visions
1997
Stage design for the chamber opera “The Letters of Van Gogh” by Grigori Frid with the New Music Theater Erlangen as part of the 6-Day Opera Nuremberg
Competition for the new building of the Bavarian State Chancellery in Munich
Third prize at the art award of the Nürnberger Nachrichten
1998
Cultural sponsorship award of the city of Fürth
1999
Commission for a wall piece in the conference hall of the Nuremberg mortgage bank
Participation in the book project “Nuremberg painters see their city”.
“Artists speak artist speeches”, an event of the Kulturring C Fürth in the castle Burgfarnbach
2001
Commission for several wall works in the new building of the Carlton-Sheraton Hotel in Nuremberg
2002
Working stay in New York
2003
Working stay in London
2004
Book presentation ” … until the inside of the mirror”, Gallery Seeling, Fürth
2006
First prize at the art award for painting of the Kreissparkasse Esslingen – Nürtingen, “The magic of the real”.
2007
Design of a room in the Protestant High Church Council Karlsruhe
2010
Audience award 1st Triennale of the Kunsthalle Schweinfurt
2012
Scholarship Neuhauser Kunstmühle “Salzburg in new views
2016
Special prize of the publisher at the art award of the Nürnberger Nachrichten, Kunsthaus Nuremberg
PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS
1992
Lucas Cranach sponsorship award of the city of Kronach
German Art Award Frankfurt
1996
Debutant Award of the Bavarian State Government
First prize at the art award of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe
1997
Third prize at the art award of the Nürnberger Nachrichten
1998
Cultural Promotion Prize of the City of Fürth
2010
Audience Award 1st Triennale of the Kunsthalle Schweinfurt
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020s
2024
hier und dort, Galerie in der Promenade, Fürth
2023
Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne – Barbara Ruetz, München
2022
Jürgen Durner – translucent, Depot Ortner & Ortner, Berlin
Art Karlsruhe
Positions Art Fair, Berlin
Jürgen Durner – Verwandlung und Transzendenz, Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin
2021
Jürgen Durner – Neue Arbeiten, Galerie Barbara Ruetz, München
Positions Art Fair, Berlin
Jürgen Durner – Delirium, Part 2 Gallery, André Schnaudt, Düsseldorf
Urban Life, Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin
2020
Atelier Jürgen Durner, Berlin
Malerei von Sid Gastl, Peter Thol und Jürgen Durner
2010s
2019
Galerie Schmalfuss,
Löwenvilla Potsdam
Thema Architektur
24 Bilder zur Löwenvilla
Potsdam
MCL, Metz (F)
Galerie Raymond Banas
Jürgen Durner –
La Nuit et l’Invisible
Galerie Schmalfuss, Marburg
Jürgen Durner –
Die Innenwelt der Außenwelt,
Teil 2
2018
Galerie Barbara Ruetz, München
Jürgen Durner –
Ausweitung des Kosmos
Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel
Jürgen Durner –
Im Auge des Spiegels
Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin
Jürgen Durner mit Fredder Wanoth –
Die Innenwelt der Außenwelt
Galerie Schmalfuss, Berlin
Thema Architektur
2017
art Abspannwerk Berlin-Adlershof
My Sweet Electric Chair
Malerei von Durner, Gastl, Thol
Galerie von Stechow, Frankfurt
Gerd Winter / Jürgen Durner /
Mathias Will
2016
Galerie Keller, Paris
Art Hybride kuratiert von
Mathias Schauwecker
Stadtmuseum Lindau, Cavazzen, Möglichkeiten einer Insel
Galerie in der Promenade, Fürth,
Jürgen Durner – UNheimlich
Galerie Atzenhofer, Nürnberg,
Jürgen Durner – Schein und Welt
Galerie Kremers, Berlin
Portraits
2015
White Brush Gallery –
André Schnaudt, Düsseldorf
Landschaft
Punto Sull Arte, Varese, Italien
Ritmi e Toni
Kunstverein Kaponier, Vechta
Jürgen Durner – Das Sichtbare
im Unsichtbaren
2014
Galerie Atzenhofer, Nürnberg,
Jürgen Durner – unsichtbar
Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg,
Art Creates Water, Benefizauktion
Art Karlsruhe – Galerie Barbara Ruetz
Galerie Malchers, Bergisch Gladbach, Urban Views
2013
White Brush Gallery – André Schnaudt, Düsseldorf,
Jürgen Durner – dazwischen
Art Fair Köln – Galerie Barbara Ruetz
Galerie Atzenhofer, Nürnberg, Rotlicht
Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, München,
20 Jahre Galerie Barbara Ruetz
Galerie Atzenhofer, Nürnberg,
Illusion und Wirklichkeit
Ortung VIII, Schwabach, Im Zeichen des Goldes,
Jürgen Durner – Der goldene Spiegel
2012
Kunsthaus Nürnberg, Und der Gewinner ist …
Galerie Atzenhofer, Nürnberg,
Jürgen Durner – hellsichtig
Galerie Ruetz, München,
Jürgen Durner – Verdichtungen
(mit Adrian Maryniak)
TÜV Rheinland, Nürnberg, Kunstsommer LGA
2011
art Karlsruhe, Galerie Barbara Ruetz
2010
Städtische Galerie Fürth
Kunstmuseum Erlangen
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, Frankfurt
Munich Contempo, Galerie Barbara Ruetz
2000s
2009
Art Chicago durch Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt
Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Spiegelräume
Galerie Brennecke, Berlin
Staatsgalerie für moderne Kunst im Glaspalast Augsburg
Kunsthalle Schweinfurt
2008
Art Karlsruhe, One-Artist-Show, Galerie Brennecke, Berlin
Galerie Brennecke, Berlin
Galerie Barbara Ruetz, München
2007
Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, München
Kunstpreis der Sparkasse Karlsruhe, Großstadtbilder
Kunstpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten, Kunsthaus Nürnberg
Pinakothek der Moderne, München
Galerie Brennecke, Berlin
2006
Translucent Membranes, Galerie Waßermann, München
Die Magie des Realen, art award of the Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen
Gegen-Bild with Michael Hirschfeld, Galerie Brötzinger Art, Pforzheim
Wasserspiegelbilder, Bernsteinzimmer, Nürnberg
2005
Lichtblick, Galleria Graziosa Giger, Leuk/Switzerland
2004
„… bis ins Innere des Spiegels“, Galerie Seeling, Fürth
2003
Fensterspiegelbilder, Spitäle, Würzburg
New-York-Bilder, Galerie Stühler, Berlin
Das Innere des Spiegels, Galerie Seeling, Fürth
2002
Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, München
Kunsthaus Nürnberg
2001
Kunstraum Franken
Kunsthaus Nürnberg
Kunstverein Weiden
Colours, Palais Stutterheim, Erlangen
2000
Der Ursprung der Welt, Stadtprojekt „Time“, Fürth,
Galerie Stühler, Berlin
Galerie Seeling, Fürth
Imitate, Galerie Schunk-Assenmacher, Bamberg
Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, München
1990s
1999
Kulturring C, Fürth
Große Jubiläumsausstellung für junge Kunst im Haus der Kunst München
Galerie Münch, Amberg
1998
Galerie Stühler, Berlin
1997
Bayerische Staatskanzlei, München
Schloss Weißensee, Pommersfelden
1996
Debütantenpreis der Bayerischen Staatsregierung, Akademie Nürnberg
Kunstpreis Sparkasse Karlsruhe
Kunstraum Franken
Kunsthalle Nürnberg
1994
Kunstraum Franken
Kunsthalle Nürnberg
Kunstverein Kronach
COLLECTIONS
City of Kronach
Museums of the city of Nuremberg
Savings Bank Karlsruhe
State Chancellery Munich
Bavarian State Painting Collections Munich
Collection of the Friends of Art Fürth
Nuremberg Mortgage Bank
Historical Museum Bamberg
Acredo Bank Nuremberg
Carlton-Sheraton-Hotel Nuremberg
Art Foundation of the Kreissparkasse Esslingen