1976 Born in Müllheim / Baden, Germany
1983-1995 Primary and secondary school education in Freiburg im Breisgau
1996-2000 Vocational training
2000-2003 Sculpture studies
Since 2004: Work as freelance artist
2004 Solo Exhibition, GALERIE artISCHOCKE
2006 Solo Exhibition, Galerie ICON , Berlin – Mitte
2006 Solo Exhibition, GALERIE artISCHOCKE
2006 ART Basel, Erste fahrende Kunstkoje der GALERIE artISCHOCKE
2006 randen ARTour, Schaffhausen
2007 Solo Exhibition, Kunsthalle Herdwangen-Schönach
2007 Contemporary Art Ruhr, Kunst Quadrate art fair
2008 Group Exhibition, artISCHOCKE Lörrach
2008 Group Exhibition, Haus der modernen Kunst
2008 Contemporary Art Ruhr
2004 First Prize, Sparkasse Markgräflerland Foundation for the Advancement of Art and Culture
2005 First Prize, International Sculpture Symposium, St. Blasien
Skulpturriles
Maike Gräf’s bizarre sculptures combine unusual ways of handling material with provocative and association-rich forms that thematize the human being and body.
Gräf uses an assortment of savage instrument - chainsaws, hammers, and chisels - to shape whole tree trunks into segmented, rhythmic sculptures of concave surfaces whose colors, textures, materials, and objects project a novel aesthetics of contrast.
Her dynamic figures and scenarios reference pop and media culture, art, and history and call on viewers - sometimes by dramatic means - to dare to explore their own ideas.
Website
www.maikegraef.de
