Maximilian Kirmse. Die Brillenschlange

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The works of Maximilian Kirmse (b. 1986, lives and works in Berlin) blend nostalgic charm with a warm, personal affection for his native Berlin. Rather than grand cityscapes, his scenes focus on the simplicity of everyday life – the ‘event’ of the work may be nothing more than a car stuck in traffic, a crowd crossing the street, the subway, or the soft glow of a late-night cigarette. With techniques ranging from quick pencil sketches to luminous airbrushed visions to fuzzy daubs of paint reminiscent of the Impressionists, Kirmse’s style effortlessly combines elements of “high” and “low” culture, making room for both cartoonish parody and a heartfelt, attentive sincerity towards his subject. 

Maximilian Kirmse’s works were part of various institutional exhibitions, including Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn; Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Museum Wiesbaden; Kunsthalle Bozen, Bolzano and are part of collections, such as the Collection of Contemporary Art of the Federal Republic of Germany; Kunstmuseum Bonn; Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munich | Pinakothek der Moderne; Collection of the Kunstfonds des Freistaates Sachen; Sammlung Haus N, Kiel & Athens; Hort Collection, NYC.