Dirk Krüll

Dirk Krüll



About The Artist


born: 21.10.1958 in Düsseldorf work: in Düsseldorf and Mallorca photo-apprentice, 1978 Art Acadamy: HfbK -study 1994 University: graduation: Diplom-Designer on university Essen: "Folkwang" since 1988 freelance journalist and artist; www.dirk-kruell.de reports in (summary): various magazines like: Geo, ART, FAZ Magazin, New York Times Magazin, Zeitmagazin, Sports, Spiegel. Focus, Tempo, MAX, GQ, Playboy, Stern, ADAC + Spiegel-Spec., Wiwo... client magazines: RWE, Ruhrgas, Renault, Mazda, Lancia, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes... calendar projects for corp. communication use from 04 -12 awardee in (summary): - Stern-Journalism prize - Kodak-young acadamics competition, - Science prize: (1st prize: report 2001: Dummies) - Stipendium "VG Bild-Kunst" (04: Bonner Republik, 10: coal area in China) - Hasselblad Master Finalist in Product Photography 2011 - PDN Photo Annual Award in Corporate Design 2011 + 2012 - IPA Lucy Award 2012: 1st Prize in the Category Automobile Advertisement - "One eyeland" award 2012: Gold: advertising automotive - “One eyeland award 2015: Bronze: Report: “Shanxi coal region“ - One Eyeland Award 2018: Gold in Art: „Plastic Army“ - PDN Award 2018: Winner in Personal Work: „Plastic Army - Arte Laguna Special Prize 2018: „Biafarin“ for Plastic Army - Staatspreis NRW: Plastik Army, Sieger in der Kathegorie Medien diverse exhibitions (summary).: - "Haus der Deutschen Geschichte" in Bonn 1998: “GI´s in Germany“ - "Gropiusbau" in Berlin 1999: „50 Jahre BRD“, „Ehemalige Kombinate“ - "Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen" 05, 06, 09 und 2011 with reports to the industrial "Ruhr-region" - "Ruhrmuseum Essen" 2010: “Ruhr.-region", diverse reports - “Kunstmuseum Mülheim“ 2010: „chines cockery“ - Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen 2015: Projektzeit: „Kohleregion: Shanxi“ - „Triennale der Photographie“ Hamburg 2015: „Kohleregion: „Shanxi“ - „Galerie Z22“, Berlin 2015: „Dancing Dogs“ - Contemporary Art Ruhr Zollverein Essen 2017 + 2018: "Plastic Army“ - Galerie Flohr Santanyi 2018: Mallorca-Ferienlandschaft - Galerie Z22 Berlin 2018: „Plastic Army“ - Arte Laguna, Venice 2019 - Fotoumweltfestival Zingst 2019 - f2 Fotofestival Dortmund-U 2019 - Landesausstellung Sachsen 2020 zur Industriekultur: „Die ehemaligen Kombinate“ - Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig 2020: Industriefotografie: „Das Auge des Fotografen“ honorary appoint in the "DGPH" in Köln (1994) member of the photo-agency "Laif" in Köln (1996) member in the "Pixelprojekt Ruhrgebiet" member in the art community „Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler“ collection: - Ruhrmuseum Essen 2010 - Haus der deutschen Geschichte, Leipzig 2016 - Deutsche Fussballmuseum Dortmund 2018 current main projects: “coal area Shanxi + Mongolei“; „Homeland Rhine-Region“; „Plastic Army“