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Born 1954 Essen. Known for: Painting.
Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992,... Read full biography
Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992, Bunk has been a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Set against the context of... Read full biography
Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992, Bunk has been a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Set against the context of art education at the Düsseldorf Art Academy that was more oriented towards abstraction, and the exhibition industry that was dominated by conceptual art, as early as the 1970s. Holger Bunk made a... Read full biography
Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992, Bunk has been a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Set against the context of art education at the Düsseldorf Art Academy that was more oriented towards abstraction, and the exhibition industry that was dominated by conceptual art, as early as the 1970s. Holger Bunk made a conscious decision in favour of figurative painting. Independently, and somewhat as a lone figure, Bunk advocated the resurrection of the figurative in art history, and showed an enthusiasm for English and American Pop Art. In the foreground of his... Read full biography
Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992, Bunk has been a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Set against the context of art education at the Düsseldorf Art Academy that was more oriented towards abstraction, and the exhibition industry that was dominated by conceptual art, as early as the 1970s. Holger Bunk made a conscious decision in favour of figurative painting. Independently, and somewhat as a lone figure, Bunk advocated the resurrection of the figurative in art history, and showed an enthusiasm for English and American Pop Art. In the foreground of his paintings, figures, living beings and objects appear. His works are snapshots of reality but with a personal slant. He... Read full biography
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Holger Bunk was born in Essen in 1954. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1974 to 1982 under Professor Alfonso Hüppi, with whom he was also a master’s student in 1978. Beginning in 1992, Bunk has been a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart.
Set against the context of art education at the Düsseldorf Art Academy that was more oriented towards abstraction, and the exhibition industry that was dominated by conceptual art, as early as the 1970s.
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