Michael Kaphengst
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→ Raul M. Oyuela, Museum of the Americas Library Doral Miami
- "30 Selected Contemporary International Artists"
Vol. 1, 2012, Vol. 2, 2014
→ Awarded Art International, Books on Demand, Diana Neubauer
- Vol. 10 2022, Vol. 9 2021, Vol. 7 2019,
Vol. 6 2018, and Vol. 4 2017
→ Art Freaks Global, AFG Inc. India
- For the love of art, 2019
→ Art Domain Whois Verlag, Quedlinburg
- 99 Top Fine Artists of Our Day, 2020
- Artcompass 2022
→ EAefetoarte, Palermo
- "ARTUNIVERSAL, The Great Encyclopedia of International Art"
Vol. 2020/2021 Palermo / Italy
→ Contemporary Art Collectors, Barcelona
- "THE LUXURY COLLECTION" 2024
- "Art investment & collectors guide" 2025
→ Contemporary Art Station, Barcelona
- "Art collectors choice" 2022
- "Premier Art Prize" 2024
→ Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Dubai
- "Future of Art" 2024
- "Art Leaders of Tomorrow" 2025
→ Public Artists, Vienna
- "Public Artist PROFILES 2024"
- "Public Artist PROFILES 2025"
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Numerous exhibitions internationally and nationally, in galleries and public institutions: a selection in
→ Greetsiel
→ Berum
→ Hage
→ Dornum
→ Pewsum
→ Emden
→ Aurich
→ Wilhelmshaven
→ Norden
→ Minden
→ Ulm
→ Artexpo Ingolstadt
→ Paris
→ Hanover
→ Berlin
→ Barcelona
→ New York
→ Vienna
→ Miami
→ Biennale Dei Normanni Monreale
→ Matera
→ Montecarlo
→ Achim
→ Art expo Sanremo -
→ 2024: "Premier Art Prize" Contemporary Art Station Barcelona
→ 2024: "Golden Five Star Award" Italien Art Gallery Monaco
→ 2024: "Artist of the year" ArtExpo Gallery Cesenatico
→ 2023: "Collectors Art Price ( Contemporary Art Curator Magazin ) Barcelona
→ 2021: "International Prize David Michelangelo" Russo EA Editore
→ 2020: "International Prize Raffaello & Canova" Russo EA Editore Venedig
→ 2020: "International Price New York" Russo EA Editore White Space Gallery in New York
→ 2020: "International Prize Frida Kahlo" Russo EA Editore in Mailand
→ 2020/23 "International Prize Leonardo DaVinci" Russo EA Editore in Florenz / Mailan
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Born in 1969 in the city of Norden
- Training as a graphic designer and university entrance qualification at the Kollegschule Minden
- Internship at the Wilhelmshaven City Theatre in the field of stage design
- Training as a media designer for image and sound at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Hanover.
- Internship at the film and television studio "Studio Hamburg"
- Three-year training as an actor in the “Bühnensudio der Darstellenden Künste” in Hamburg (Diploma in Acting).
- Instructor at the Hamburg Chamber of Crafts.
- Certified lecturer for further and adult education at the Hanseatic Vocational academy
- In Hamburg. - Studio assistant for various film and television productions at Studio Hamburg.
- As a freelance actor in various theater productions in Hamburg.
- In order to finance my artistic education, I worked in several jobs: bartender, Nursing staff, tiler, postman, bus driver on liner service.
Michael Kaphengst “THE LINEARIST
The concept of linearism in my painting processes has been a significant aspect of artistic expression for me. For me, the consumer world is not “POP” but a linear process. ”I believe that is not possible to escape a ”linear process”. The idea that daily tasks, whether at work or in leisure time, can be viewed as processes that are unique to each individual are intriguing to me. This perspective, in my view, highlights the progressive nature of these tasks and how they shape our experiences.
For me as a painter, understanding and embracing the linear nature of these creative processes can lead to new insights and innovations in my work. By recognising that we are all exposed to processes in our daily lives, I can explore different approaches to my art and find inspiration in the routines and activities that define their existence. I developed this linearity in my art in various modes of representation, which I call” consumptive surrealism”, “fencing pictures-absolute linearism”, and “extreme linearism”.
I set my “consumptive surrealism” against the linear overstimulation with consumer items. Surreal picture worlds are being created with my consumer item which assigns a new artistic task to them unlike, in my “Fencing pictures - absolute linearism” the lines are drawn with a technique I developed in 2009 by fixing a brush on top of a rapier I developed my “extreme linearism” sometime in 2012, where I experimented with circling lines over the drawing paper. It starts with revolving movements of the pen, whereby the motive condenses and forms into a motive. The picture that arises out of this method is a very dynamic one. This technique is the most extreme form of my ‘Linearism’.
