ARTIST

David Krueger

Chicago Studio

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Going to Another Time Going to Outer Space

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Under the Sea Creatures

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Light Bright

About

Studio Member since 2007

Born in 1962, David Krueger approaches everything in life with boundless enthusiasm and imagination. Heavily inspired by pop culture and storytelling, Krueger’s work is saturated with symbols, vibrant colors, graphic shapes, and detailed patterns. His geometric style is characterized by horizontal bands drawn across the canvas which break up the frame into narrative sections, reminiscent of comic book layouts. Between these lines, he incorporates elaborate decorative elements that include stars, zigzags, squares, crosses, X’s, and radiating lines. 

Krueger’s previous exhibitions include Art Fair Asia Fukuoka with Sho +1 in Japan, Untitled Art Fair in Miami,  the Outsider Art Fair in NYC, In Good Company at the Chicago Cultural Center, as well as Dog Show and  All Well and Good at Circle Contemporary. He has an ongoing collaborative practice with artist Ben Marcus, creating comics about the character Love Man. Krueger’s practice has been featured in Disparate Minds and he can be heard on the Arts of Life Band’s 2017 album Kinda Weirdy.

“I make paintings with my own two hands – these are my tools. These are the magic fingers, I’ve got the Midas touch. I get ideas from watching TV or my imagination. My brain tells me everything and I’ll do a sketch. It could be any sketch I choose, then I draw it out on canvas. Everything fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. People like my art, they say ‘Ohhhh Krueger, you’ve got talent!’”

 

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Exhibitions

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka with Sho +1
Fukuoka, Japan 2023
Untitled Art Fair
Miami Beach 2022
Everyday Heroes
Circle Contemporary, Glenview 2022
Outsider Art Far
Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC 2022
Slow Read
Circle Contemporary, Chicago 2019
All Well and Good
Circle Contemporary, Chicago 2019
In Good Company
Chicago Cultural Center 2019
Truer Lives
Circle Contemporary, Chicago 2017

Portfolio work

Going to Another Time Going to Outer Space

Going to Another Time Going to Outer Space, 2023

Under the Sea Creatures

Under the Sea Creatures, 2023

  • acrylic and paint marker on canvas
  • 16" x 20"
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Light Bright

Light Bright, 2023

  • acrylic and marker on canvas and on paper
  • 24" x 20"
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Green House

Green House, 2022

Going Back to College
  • Sold

Going Back to College, 2022

Transformers Change Into Different Objects
  • Sold

Transformers Change Into Different Objects, 2022

Breaking Down the Wall

Breaking Down the Wall, 2022

  • acrylic and marker on wood panel
  • 16" x 20"
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Spinning Wheel of Destiny
  • Sold

Spinning Wheel of Destiny, 2022

Word Search

Word Search, 2022