Se trata de un artista nacido en 1967 en Luxemburgo, y fallecido en 2002 en Luxemburgo también. Combinó la pintura con los medios digitales en su trabajo. Vivió y trabajó en Berlín hasta su prematura muerte en un accidente aéreo en noviembre de 2002.
IMAGEN 1 - Untitled, 2000, Acrylic on canvas, 42 1/2 × 26 2/5 in, 108 × 67 cm
IMAGEN 2 - Untitled, Acrylic and paper on textiles, 124 × 236 1/5 in, 315 × 600 cm
IMAGEN 3 - Pathfinder, 2002, Digital print on vinyl, 149 3/5 × 114 1/5 × 1 2/5 in, 380 × 290 × 3.5 cm
IMAGEN 4 - pressure groups 2, 2002, Acrylic on cotton, 118 1/10 × 118 1/10 × 4 in, 300 × 300 × 10.2 cm
Michel Majerus fue un artista luxemburgués que combinó la pintura con los medios digitales en su trabajo. Vivió y trabajó en Berlín hasta su prematura muerte en un accidente aéreo en noviembre de 2002.
Nacimiento: 9 de junio de 1967, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburgo
Fallecimiento: 6 de noviembre de 2002, Niederanven, Luxemburgo
Fecha de nacimiento: 9 de junio de 1967, Luxemburgo
Fallecimiento: 6 de noviembre de 2002, Niederanven, Luxemburgo
En 1986, Majerus comenzó a estudiar en Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, graduándose en 1992.
Solo Exhibition:
57, rue du Temple, Paris
28 November 2015 – 30 January 2016
Exhibition:
OPEN SOURCE: ART AT THE ECLIPSE OF CAPITALISM
Curated by Lisa Schiff, Leslie Fritz, and Eugenio Re Rebaudengo
Goethestraße 2/3, Berlin
12 March – 18 April 2015
OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE
Roy Arden, Cindy Bernard, Cecily Brown, Thomas Demand, Rineke Dijkstra, Bart Domburg, Mark Lewis, Michel Majerus, Maximilian von Moll, Henrik Olesen, David Patton, Manfred Pernice, Andrea Rostásy, Dan Walsh, Jane and Louise Wilson
Melanism
Melanism is the development of a dark pigment (melanin) in the skin of an organism, which, like albinism alters the appearance of the organism. Examples of melanism in the animal kingdom include the Black Panther (a melanic form of the leopard), coral snakes, birds (such as flamingos), canids and squirrels.
Melanism can often be described as adaptive as the development of dark pigment in the skin can be beneficial to the species (and thus there is a greater chance of reproduction due to its ability to be camouflaged), for example the Black Panther which hunts at night.
Melanism can also be described as industrial. Industrial Melanism occurs in urban environments with high volumes of pollution in which organisms evolve pigmentation to match levels of pollution. The common example of this is the Peppered Moth. This moth originally lived on light coloured lichens and thus was a light colour to camouflage itself. However, when high levels of air pollution killed the lichens, it exposed the dark coloured bark of the trees, meaning lighter coloured moths were less likely to survive. A mutation that appeared at least a century ago had led to the existence of a population of much darker moths, and these moths seemed to proliferate in cities before the establishment of clean air rules in the 1960s - a seemingly testable example of rapid species evolution
There has been much controversy over this 'perfect' example of selection; and as such Michael Majerus embarked on an experiment including 4864 moths to confirm whether the theory was correct. Sadly Majerus died before being able to publish his results, but four of his colleagues then wrote up and published a paper on his findings verifying that in fact there was a large difference in predation rates affecting those moths (which is linked below).
~SA
Image: http://bit.ly/1KLs1Tv Melanistic Eastern Grey Squirrel by Ryan Hodnett
Further Reading:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36424768 - Peppered Moth Controversy
http://bit.ly/1LSGvD0 - Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family by Eizirik, Yuhki, Johnson, Menotti-Raymond, Hannah and O'Brien. http://bit.ly/1ChC9lG - Black Flamingo.
In 2029, an Animal Physic Crime Whisperer taps into animals’ minds to solve crimes while working under the umbrella of a taxpayer-money-hemorrhaging F.B.I. Pet Files Division. CAST Pipus the Wise - "Agent Persia" Kendra Uncut - "Agent Stix" Rose Luardo - "Agent Rose" Scott J. Ross - "Agent Murph" Yung Hurn - "Yung Hurn" Sadat Waddy - "Elon" Isa Rodriguez - "Cyberpunk Killer" "Sarge" Bohleman, Chris Wood, Betsy Oliphant, and Branden McLean - "Cops" Josh Alvarez - "SWAT Leader" Tony DiPatrizio, James Doolittle, Michael Parsell, Lena Parsell, Naeem Juwan - "SWAT Officers" Franklin the Pig - "Yako" (thanks to FairyTail Acres Rescue) Weed Chameleon - "Chameleon" Jamerson, Christian, Y, Nate Harris, & Shannon Sun-Higginson - "LAN Center Gamers" CREW Directed by Public Cinema Club (Pipus the Wise, Kendra Uncut & Scott J. Ross) Commissioned by Syfy Executive Producer - James Doolittle for All Ages Productions Producer - Shannon Sun-Higginson Assistant Director - Callum Hanlon Cinematographer - Ian Mosley-Duffy AC - Mike Toland Gaffer - Shane Moore Key Grip - Kevin Goff Production Designer - Adam Fergurson Prop Assist - Matt Reed Location Sound Mixer - Sean Hamilton Hair & Makeup - Emily Rothstein Intern - Dylan Majerus PA - Layla Mzrowoski POST Edit & Sound Design - Public Cinema Club Pet Files Title Sequence - Jimmy Simpson VFX & Motion Graphics - Harvey Benschoter & Scott J. Ross Sound Mix - Timothy Day Color - David Bauer Camera & Lighting by Expressway Cinema Rentals Animal Casting by Dognerd Casting Thanks to Jeff Barlow, Klip Collective, Nu Millenium and Localhost for locations in Philadelphia
In 2029, an Animal Physic Crime Whisperer taps into animals’ minds to solve crimes while working under the umbrella of a taxpayer-money-hemorrhaging F.B.I. Pet Files Division. CAST Pipus the Wise - "Agent Persia" Kendra Uncut - "Agent Stix" Rose Luardo - "Agent Rose" Scott J. Ross - "Agent Murph" Yung Hurn - "Yung Hurn" Sadat Waddy - "Elon" Isa Rodriguez - "Cyberpunk Killer" "Sarge" Bohleman, Chris Wood, Betsy Oliphant, and Branden McLean - "Cops" Josh Alvarez - "SWAT Leader" Tony DiPatrizio, James Doolittle, Michael Parsell, Lena Parsell, Naeem Juwan - "SWAT Officers" Franklin the Pig - "Yako" (thanks to FairyTail Acres Rescue) Weed Chameleon - "Chameleon" Jamerson, Christian, Y, Nate Harris, & Shannon Sun-Higginson - "LAN Center Gamers" CREW Directed by Public Cinema Club (Pipus the Wise, Kendra Uncut & Scott J. Ross) Commissioned by Syfy Executive Producer - James Doolittle for All Ages Productions Producer - Shannon Sun-Higginson Assistant Director - Callum Hanlon Cinematographer - Ian Mosley-Duffy AC - Mike Toland Gaffer - Shane Moore Key Grip - Kevin Goff Production Designer - Adam Fergurson Prop Assist - Matt Reed Location Sound Mixer - Sean Hamilton Hair & Makeup - Emily Rothstein Intern - Dylan Majerus PA - Layla Mzrowoski POST Edit & Sound Design - Public Cinema Club Pet Files Title Sequence - Jimmy Simpson VFX & Motion Graphics - Harvey Benschoter & Scott J. Ross Sound Mix - Timothy Day Color - David Bauer Camera & Lighting by Expressway Cinema Rentals Animal Casting by Dognerd Casting Thanks to Jeff Barlow, Klip Collective, Nu Millenium and Localhost for locations in Philadelphia
In 2029, an Animal Physic Crime Whisperer taps into animals’ minds to solve crimes while working under the umbrella of a taxpayer-money-hemorrhaging F.B.I. Pet Files Division. CAST Pipus the Wise - "Agent Persia" Kendra Uncut - "Agent Stix" Rose Luardo - "Agent Rose" Scott J. Ross - "Agent Murph" Yung Hurn - "Yung Hurn" Sadat Waddy - "Elon" Isa Rodriguez - "Cyberpunk Killer" "Sarge" Bohleman, Chris Wood, Betsy Oliphant, and Branden McLean - "Cops" Josh Alvarez - "SWAT Leader" Tony DiPatrizio, James Doolittle, Michael Parsell, Lena Parsell, Naeem Juwan - "SWAT Officers" Franklin the Pig - "Yako" (thanks to FairyTail Acres Rescue) Weed Chameleon - "Chameleon" Jamerson, Christian, Y, Nate Harris, & Shannon Sun-Higginson - "LAN Center Gamers" CREW Directed by Public Cinema Club (Pipus the Wise, Kendra Uncut & Scott J. Ross) Commissioned by Syfy Executive Producer - James Doolittle for All Ages Productions Producer - Shannon Sun-Higginson Assistant Director - Callum Hanlon Cinematographer - Ian Mosley-Duffy AC - Mike Toland Gaffer - Shane Moore Key Grip - Kevin Goff Production Designer - Adam Fergurson Prop Assist - Matt Reed Location Sound Mixer - Sean Hamilton Hair & Makeup - Emily Rothstein Intern - Dylan Majerus PA - Layla Mzrowoski POST Edit & Sound Design - Public Cinema Club Pet Files Title Sequence - Jimmy Simpson VFX & Motion Graphics - Harvey Benschoter & Scott J. Ross Sound Mix - Timothy Day Color - David Bauer Camera & Lighting by Expressway Cinema Rentals Animal Casting by Dognerd Casting Thanks to Jeff Barlow, Klip Collective, Nu Millenium and Localhost for locations in Philadelphia
As soon I saw this tower in my peripheral vision I immediately turned around to go investigate. Wow, what a find! This French Second Empire mansion was built in 1891 for Michael Majerus, by architect Theodore Kevenhoerster. It cost $5,000 to build and was the owner's second home. Majerus hailed from Germany and was a dry goods merchant. The exterior detail on this home is amazing so make sure to zoom in to see some of the decorative friezes. #historichomesofminnesota #oldhouselove #archi_ologie #mansardmonday #mansard #frenchsecondempire #secondempire #secondempirearchitecture #brickhouse #towerlove #houseaddict #thisoldhouse #chasing_facades #iloveoldhouses #stcloudmn, #storyteller, #brickstory, #travelnow, #travelamerixa, #towering, #dreamhome, Shared from @historicminnesota . Tell us your story... (at Saint Cloud, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rmv0Agd8g/?igshid=qk2uy0tgxycx
A nice visit to @moca to see works by Noah Davis, Rachel Harrison, Betye Saar @betyesaar , Michael Majerus, Tim Hawkinson, Larry Pitman, and Manuel Ocampo. New exhibition chatted by Elliot Hundley (at Museum of Contemporary Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwbSvYslRXg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ikpeg32rfwsa