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

Going on a Trip

Going on a Trip, 2022

Jurassic Park 7 in 3D

Jurassic Park 7 in 3D, 2022

Chicken Going Crazy

Chicken Going Crazy, 2021

Lite Brite It’s So Bright Make the Girls Cry
  • Sold

Lite Brite It’s So Bright Make the Girls Cry, 2021

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation, 2021

Halloween Time Machine (It’s Fright Night)

Halloween Time Machine (It’s Fright Night), 2019

Flowers Are A Girl’s Best Friend
  • Sold

Flowers Are A Girl’s Best Friend, 2021

Going Crazy, Going Looney Tunes

Going Crazy, Going Looney Tunes, 2021

Cyborg Mary
  • Sold

Cyborg Mary, 2018

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean, 2019

Charlie and His Chocolate Factory
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Charlie and His Chocolate Factory, 2019

Return of the Jedi & the Jedi Master

Return of the Jedi & the Jedi Master, 2019

The Luau

The Luau, 2019

God Bless America

God Bless America, 2019

Bombs Destroy the Sea Monster
  • Sold

Bombs Destroy the Sea Monster, 2013

Superheroes To The Rescue

Superheroes To The Rescue, 2018

Totally Darkness Through the Mountains

Totally Darkness Through the Mountains, 2019

The Bad Guys Escape for Their Life

The Bad Guys Escape for Their Life, 2017

The Alien is out of Control Like He’s Going Crazy
  • Sold

The Alien is out of Control Like He’s Going Crazy, 2017

Starring Michael J. Fox as Teen Wolf

Starring Michael J. Fox as Teen Wolf, 2018

Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses, 2018

Dragon Ball
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Dragon Ball, 2013

Finding Nemo and the Gates of Hell
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Finding Nemo and the Gates of Hell, 2013

Fright Night
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Fright Night, 2012

Jurassic Park – the Original
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Jurassic Park – the Original, 2014

Titanic is the Queen Mary

Titanic is the Queen Mary, 2018

The Dinosaurs go Nuts
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The Dinosaurs go Nuts, 2014

The Comics Come to Life

The Comics Come to Life, 2017

My Family Marker

My Family Marker, 2016