JACOB RUNGE

I WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN SCHWERIN. ART HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE SINCE CHILDHOOD, AND FROM AN EARLY AGE, I BEGAN EXPRESSING MY EXPERIENCES AND EMOTIONS THROUGH MY ARTISTIC VEIN. WHETHER IT WAS MUSICALLY WITH THE DRUMS OR CREATIVELY WITH BRUSHES AND SPRAY CANS ON CANVAS, ART HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY OUTLET.

AFTER FINISHING SCHOOL, I MOVED STRAIGHT TO BERLIN, WHERE I TRAINED AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND LATER AS A 3D DESIGNER. THESE EXPERIENCES HELPED ME ADOPT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND IMMERSE MYSELF IN NEW CREATIVE AREAS.

AFTER COMPLETING MY TRAINING AS A 3D DESIGNER, I RETURNED TO DRAWING AND PAINTING. REPRODUCING AND CONSOLIDATING MY EXPERIENCES, MIXED WITH THE EMOTIONS I FELT AT THE TIME, ALLOWED ME TO PROCESS THINGS ON A DEEPER LEVEL.

THE EXPERIENCES OR EMOTIONS I PROCESS IN MY ARTWORK AREN’T NECESSARILY WHAT THE VIEWER MIGHT SEE OR FEEL. THAT’S WHY I CHOOSE NOT TO INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF MY INDIVIDUAL PIECES. FOR ME, IT’S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THE VIEWER’S UNLIMITED FREEDOM TO INTERPRET THE WORK IN THEIR OWN WAY.

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