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David Ostrowski
Untitled7David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on cotton, 19.7x23.6 in
Untitled2David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on paper, 9.8x7.8 in
UntitledDavid Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on paper, 9.8x7.8 in
Untitled3David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on paper, 9.8x7.8 in
Untitled4David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on paper, 9.8x7.8 in
Untitled5David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on paper, 9.8x7.8 in
Untitled6David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on cotton, 31.5x23.6 in
Untitled8David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on cotton, 31.5x23.6 in
Untitled9David Ostrowski, Untitled,
2007, oil on cotton, 19.7x27.5 in
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> QUICK FACTS
BIRTHPLACE:  
Cologne, Germany
BIRTH YEAR:  
1981
LIVES IN:  
Cologne & Düsseldorf, Germany
WORKS IN:  
Cologne & Düsseldorf, Germany
ADDRESS:  
, Germany
WEBSITE:  
http://www.david-ostrowski.com/
SCHOOLS:  
Academy of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf, 2003
REPRESENTING GALLERIES:  
fette's gallery
> STATEMENT

 

David Ostrowski was born 1981 in Cologne, Germany. In 2003 along with artist Ali Khashaei he founded the artists collective We Are Porn which features european based artists discussing the aesthetics of pornography. Since 2004, he has been studying at the Academy of Fine Art, Düsserldorf, Germany.  Ostrowski has been shown prominently all throughout Germany. His recent solo exhibitions include 15 Minuten at Alexa Jansen Galerie, Cologne which published a catalogue for the occasion and Hulk vs. Hulk at Acapulco, Düsseldorf, with Max Frintrop. His work was featured at the 2007 Auction of the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein in Aachen, Art Amsterdam and Art Brussel.


 

BIOGRAPHY

 

born 1981, lives and works in Cologne and Düsseldorf, Germany

EDUCATION
since 2004 Class, Prof. Albert Oehlen
since 2003 Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf
2003 Founder of the Creative Collective “we are porn“, Cologne
1999-2002 High School of Graphic Design, Cologne


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 How to Look at Homegrown Terror, fette’s gallery, Los Angeles (with Erica Eyres)
2007 15 Minuten, Alexa Jansen Galerie, Cologne (with M. Pirgelis)
2007 Dem Himmel so fern, Alexa Jansen Galerie, Cologne
2007 Hulk vs. Hulk, Acapulco, Düsseldorf (with Max Frintrop)
2006 Wie man aus einer Affäre gleich zwei macht, Raum für Kunst und Musik, Cologne (with M. Pirgelis)
2006 David Ostrowski Works, Carhartt Cologne, Cologne
2005 Das Goldene Scheiß, Raum für Kunst und Musik, Cologne
2005 Mescatribe - The Multimedia-Art-Project, Auxilium-Hall, Düsseldorf (with Max Frintrop)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
2007 Showroom.D, Alexa Jansen Galerie, Showroom Düsseldorf
2007 Bye, Bye Acapulco, Acapulco, Düsseldorf
2007 Kombilösung: Spiegelvision, Düsseldorf, Laden 44, Düsseldorf
2007 Achte oder zehnte Ausstellung im BLAST Raum, Kunstraum Blast, Cologne
2007 Royalbunker, Institut für zeitgenössische Beobachtung, Vienna
2007 Art Amsterdam, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Amsterdam
2007 Tease Art Fair, Alexa Jansen Galerie, Cologne
2007 It's about to blow up!, UAMO 2007, Kunstarkaden, Munich
2007 Sturm und Drang, E105 - Halle für Kunst und Design, Bonn
2006 Intersection I, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Tilburg
2006 I Know You, But You Don't Know Me, fette’s Gallery, Los Angeles
2006 Intersection, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Tilburg
2006 Aus der Mitte entspringt ein Fluss, Studio Exhibition, Cologne
2006 Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten, Acapulco, Düsseldorf
2006 Vergeht mir Hören, Sehen und Denken, Galerie Tedden, Oberhausen
2006 Public Folder, Release & Ausstellung, Raum für Kunst und Musik, Cologne,
2006 Museumsquartier, Wien, XX Dos Equis, Cologne, Galerie Abriss, Essen
2006 Heiss, curated by Dr. Eva Karcher, Mangallery, Lindau
2006 Art Brüssel, Galerie S 65, Brüssel
2006 Max Ernst Stipendium, Galerie am Schloss, Brühl
2006 Jahresgaben, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
2006 Auktion, Raum für Kunst und Musik, Cologne
2005 Sterne und Kometen, Art Fabrik, Wuppertal
2005 Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
2005 IKOB- Kunstpreis, Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Eupen
2005 Panic Room, Offene Ateliers, Cologne
2005 Köln Kunst 7, Colonius Carré, Cologne
2005 DIVIS Magazine - Release & Exhibition, Schikaneder, Vienna
2004 WE ARE PORN, Kunst- Kabinett- Knauf, Cologne
2004 Panic Room, Panic Room, Köln (with M. Frintrop and M. Sistig)
2004 WE ARE PORN, Galerie Interdruck, Leipzig (with M. Frintrop and M. Sistig)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007 Zwei Meister der Verwirrung, Jürgen Kisters, Kölner Stadtanzeiger
2007 Für eine Viertelstunde berühmt sein, Kölnische Rundschau
2007 15 Minuten, Stadtzauber
2007 Zupi Magazine (Brazil)
2007 Gib Küsschen, Schatz, Ursula Härtling, Kölnische Rundschau
2007 Dem Himmel so fern, Kölner Stadtanzeiger
2007 Dem Himmel so fern, Jürgen Raap, Koelner Illustrierte
2006 Nothing Lasts Forever Vol. 1 to 8 the book (Portugal)
2006 Poison Control Vol. 2, Fame & Misfortune (USA)
2006 Public Folder, Issue 03 - Fussball (Germany)
2006 Fluid Magazine, Jaros?aw Trybus´, Issue 61, S. 52-53 (Poland)
2006 Zero Magazine, Issue 158, S. 48-55 (Italy)
2005 Semi-Permanent 05 - Sydney Book (Australia)
2005 Arkitip Magazine, Issue 28 (USA)
2005 Blank Magazine, Issue 02, S. 51-54 (USA)
2005 DIVIS Magazine, Issue 01 (Austria)

SELECTED CATALOGUES
2007 Cry Hard, Cry Fast (Text by Renate Puvogel), Alexa Jansen Galerie, Cologne
2007 Sturm und Drang, E105 - Halle für Kunst und Design, Bonn
2007 Hulk vs. Hulk, Acapulco, Düsseldorf (with M. Frintrop)
2007 Intersection, Resy Muijsers Contemporary, Tilburg
2006 Vergeht mir Hören, Sehen und Denken, Galerie Tedden, Oberhausen
2005 David Ostrowski
2005 IKOB- Kunstpreis, Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Eupen
2005 Köln Kunst 7, Colonius Carré, Cologne

TEACHING POSITIONS
2006-2007 Teaching Position in Fine Arts, High School, Zülpich

SCOLARSHIPS
2006 3. Preis Max Ernst Stipendium der Stadt Brühl

 

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