Olaf Breuning

Born: 1970

Hometown: Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Lives and Works: New York, NY

Website: web.mac.com/olafbreuning/works/works.html

Education: Zuercher Hochscule der Kuenste, Zurich, Switzerland, 1996

Olaf Breuning Bio

About The Artist

Known for pushing the boundaries of humor and artistic practice, Olaf Breuning draws inspiration for his art from pop culture. He creates photographs, films, sculptures, and installations that combine contemporary aesthetics with primal urges—violence, sexuality, and companionship—and the resulting work is often both absurd and hilarious.

Breuning says, "Well, I would like to be perfect, but I think art shows me that whatever technology I use, my personality pushes through and there we are... something is not perfect. I like that. We are finally human."

Olaf Breuning Gallery Art

Galleries

Metro Pictures Gallery, New York, NY
Air de Paris, Paris, France
Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria

Olaf Breuning Permanent Collections

Select Permanent Collections

AROS, Aarhus, Denmark
Collection Rignier, Zurich, Switzerland
Collection Schweizer Rück, Zürich, Switzerland
Collezione La Gaia, Brusca, Italy
Elipse Foundation, Lisabon, Portugal
FRAC, Bourgogne, France
Grafische Sammlung des Museums für Gestaltung, Zurich, Switzerland
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Saatchi Collection, London, England