... with Arne Quinze

In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König talks with the
artist Arne Quinze. Arne Quinze is a Belgian contemporary artist,
painter and sculptor. His work involves everything from small
drawings and paintings, medium-sized sculptures to massive
installations. Quinze was born in Belgium in 1971 and currently
lives and works in Sint-Martens-Latem, a town near the Belgian city
of Ghent. His early career in the 1980s was as a graffiti artist.
He always questioned the role of our cities and started his search
for cities to become open air museums. His work quickly evolved
from Street Art to Public Art with recurring themes such as social
interaction, urbanization and diversity. In the podcast, they speak
about Quinze's approach to art, which is based on a close
connection with nature, how his practice has evolved from graffiti
to painting and sculpture, and his upcoming exhibition coinciding
with the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di
Venezia.