INFO

ARTIST STATEMENT

CURRICULUM VITAE

PUBLICATIONS

Max Schulze (1994) lives and works in Amsterdam.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) in 2016, where he won the HKU Thesis Prize for his essay, which was an ode to tragic poets and served as an introduction to his own poetry. 

Working from an extensive archive of found images and driven by both existential rumination and a fascination for confessional poetry, Schulze aims to conceive an interaction between the various subjects portrayed within his work by using or imitating the technique of collage on paper and canvas. His paintings often depict mythological figures and symbols, as well as mid-century photographs that are all affected by layers of intuitive brushstrokes and quick line drawings. In his work, he invites to question the hierarchy amongst his subjects and, inevitably, the medium of painting itself.

Max Schulze is currently a WOW Amsterdam Artist in Residence (AIR).

EDUCATION
2012 - 2016 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA)

EXHIBITIONS

Solo
- CARYATIDS, WOW Amsterdam (2018)
- A Series of Lethargic Endeavours, Dappie, Amsterdam (2017)
- COLOSSUS, Kunstgang, Leiden (2016)
- 99KUUB: Welcome to Dorp - 99KUUB, Tractieweg 41, Utrecht (2015)

Group
- Parklicht - "Achterlicht", Oosterpark, Amsterdam (2018)
- WOW Masquerade, WOW Amsterdam (2018)
- Opium TorenkamerEXPO (2018)
- SBK Sprouts Young Talents (2017)
- HKU FA TWG 2016 (graduation show)
- Eastern Neighbours Film Festival, Den Haag (screening) (2015)
- Vrijblijvend Sanitair - Tractieweg 41, Utrecht (2015)
- CATLAB - Koningsweg, Utrecht (2014)

RESIDENCIES / PROJECTS

- WOW Amsterdam (june 2017 - now)
- Dappie (Dapperstraat 82), Amsterdam (april - may 2017)
- De Torenkamer, VondelCS, Amsterdam (january 2018)
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PRIZES / NOMINATIONS

- HKU Thesis Prize 2016 (winner)

- Metropolis M: Micro Art Initiatives #20: Dappie
- Suzanna Knight for WOW Amsterdam (Interview)(2018)
- Kunstblijfteenraadsel: Max Schulze in WOW met Caryatids (2018)
- Opium (AVROTROS / NPO Radio 4), Radio broadcast + blog (2018)
- Mister Motley - Torenkamer - Max Schulze (2018)
- VondelCS - Max Schulze in de Torenkamer (VIDEO)(2018)
- Creators (VICE) - Deze jonge kunstenaars hadden [...](2017)
- Kunstblijfteenraadsel (blog) - Dappie, kunstenaarsinitiatief in de Dapperstraat (2017)
- Dronken polsen (book of poems / essay, self-published) (2016)
- HKU FA TWG 2016 Catalog (2016)
- HKU Exposure 2016 (2016)
- Mister Motley – ART & EVERYDAY LIFE – Max Schulze (2016)
- Metropolis M – HKU Graduation Shows 2016 (2016)