Michael Bauer
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Michael Bauer (b. 1973, Erkelenz, DE; lives and works in New York, NY, US) studied at the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst in Braunschweig. Notable exhibitions include Men in Pain (Pool Party) at Norma Mangione (2016); Michael Bauer: Butter Bebop (Transatlantic Creme Dreams), Alison Jacques Gallery, London (2015); Creme Wars – Snoopie, Lisa Cooley Gallery, New York (2014); Slow Future – H.S.O.P. – Opus, Alison Jacques Gallery, London (2013); K-Hole (Frogs), Villa Merkel, Esslingen am Neckar (2011); Marquis Dance Hall, Istanbul (2010); Anthem, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel (2009); and Kunstverein Bonn, Bonn (2007). Bauer is the subject of a substantial JRP Ringier monograph published in 2008, entitled Borwasser, and with a lead essay by Jennifer Higgie and an interview with Stefanie Popp. Bauer’s work is part of the Saatchi Collection, London and the Zabludowicz Collection, London. The artist lives and works in New York.
Michael Bauer
the purple echo dissolved
the maze cape and the helmet turned
into flesh, 2024
Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas
36 x 40 in
91.4 x 101.6 cm
(MBA24.023)
Michael Bauer the lost visitor's vanished armor, 2024 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 25 x 32 in 63.5 x 81.3 cm (MBA24.004)
Michael Bauer in a betrayed valley his flesh-strips turned to grass and moss, 2024 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 31 x 37 in 78.7 x 94 cm (MBA24.019)
Michael Bauer lost non-essential way makers, 2024 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 24 x 32 in 61 x 81.3 cm (MBA24.010)
Michael Bauer the night-swamp accepts him and spills through him in an oily flood, 2024 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 31 x 37 in 78.7 x 94 cm (MBA24.020)
Michael Bauer Awaiting nightfall, stunned and dwarfed - tears had cut channels in the dust on his face, 2024 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 31 x 67 in 78.7 x 170.2 cm (MBA24.005)
Michael Bauer Back to Ether Cave (Hidden Aunt), 2022 Oil, acrylic, and pastels on canvas 72 7/8 x 61 1/8 in (framed) 185 x 155 cm (framed) (MBA22.004)
Michael Bauer Green Valley and Uncle, 2020 Oil, crayon, pastel and acrylic on canvas 67 x 86 in (framed) 170.2 x 218.4 (framed) (MBA20.012)
Michael Bauer Three Paintings and Moon, 2020 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 71 x 77 in (framed) 180.3 x 195.6 cm (framed) (MBA20.019)
Michael Bauer Boozy Shelter and Evocation, 2019 Oil, crayon, pastel, and acrylic on canvas 69 x 61 in (framed) 175.3 x 154.9 cm (framed) (MB19.007)
Michael Bauer Idiot Tree, 2017 Oil, crayon, coal, and acrylic on canvas 36 x 32 in (framed) 91.4 x 81.3 cm (framed) (MB17.011)
