About The Artist
Artist Biography
Craig Müller born in 1969 is a South African visual artist based in Pretoria. He studied fine art at T.U.T. (formerly Pta Technicon.) and is now an established artist known chiefly as a sculptor working in metal. He also for his work in ink on paper as well as the occasional painting in acrylic on board.
His work covers a broad range of subjects and with a mixture of humour and intellect. He attempts to express objects, animals and machinery in a buoyant, colourful way as well as provoking the viewer to reassess our world through his vision. His work includes mechanical attributes with a similarity to observations of the physical world. Also any deterministic theory or a venture into chaos which might interact with this world, a closed system and a hope for exit.
He uses non-reproducible processes i.e. directly on canvas, paper or by combining and joining metals and wood. His work influences itself, by creating forms, entities and techniques new to him. He then re-uses, revisits and improves.
He has been occupied mainly with commission work involving decorative installations, exclusive furniture and sculpture for private residences up until 2008.
He has exhibited work at art galleries which include many group participations in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. He has had varoius solo exhibitions at U.J. Contemporary gallery, Longstreet Art Lovers 1932, the Tina Skukan Gallery and the Pretoria Association of Arts Gallery. He has also exhibited alongside Diek Grobler at the Innibos art festival in June 2012.
At present, his passion for expression overrides his existential dilemma, a hardware conflict of sorts. A constant shortcoming of technique, a blazing array of possibility and then a shorthand rendition of ambitious projects. The humbling experience of observation, perception and then to execute and express will be always rewarding.
Artist CV
Born in Pretoria 1969
Education
1987 Matriculated Lyttleton Manor High
1989-1993 Pretoria Technikon Fine Arts
Employment
1987-1989 South African Air Force
1993-1994 Construction at formwork and scaffolding company
1995 Jewellery manufacturing
1995-2005 Domestic installations, custom metalwork and various private art commissions
2005-2006 HR at fuel and service station
2006-2008 Domestic commissions and fine art exhibitions
Exhibitions
2019
SQuantum Eraser 2019 at Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Gallery, Pretoria
2016
Matchbox Typhoon at Association of Arts Pretoria
2015
Storm Brain Republic at Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Gallery, Pretoria
Art Competition at Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Gallery, Pretoria (Merit Award)
2014
Mechano Black at Association of Arts, Pretoria
For the Love of Art Competition at Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Gallery, Pretoria (Visitors Choice Winner)
2013
Behind the Ochre Curtain at UJ Contemporary Gallery, Johannesburg
Armada at Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Gallery, Pretoria
2012
Featured artist alongside Diek Grobler at the 2012 Innibosfees art festival
Solo show at Aardklop, Potchefstroom
The End of Days Variety Reminder, Solo exhibition, Tina Skukan Pretoria
2009
Easter exhibition Tina Skukan Gallery Pretoria
Exhibition with Martin de Kock, Tina Skukan Gallery Pretoria
Arts Alive/WHPS group exhibition Pretoria
Two works selected for Sasol New Signatures exhibition
Exhibition with Angie Banks, Tina Skukan Gallery Pretoria
Rooftop exhibition curated by Gordon Froud
Birds of a feather, SA Arts Association
2008
Arts Alive/WHPS group exhibition Pretoria
HAPP Gallery Pretoria
Aardklop with Gordart Potchefstroom
2007 Voir, Brooklyn Square Pretoria
1999 School of Practical Philiosophy Johannesburg
1993 Sasol New Signatures
Collections
Works represented in various private collections
1993 Works selected for trophies at government Agricultural Board
Commissions
Domestic installations (including furniture and sculpture)
Custom design and manufacture of exclusive furiniture nor for reproduction
Custom design and manufacture of doors and doorways
Outdoor sundials and starclocks
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