Wolfgang Krell

A year full of exhibitions, encounters and new works is drawing to a close. To round off the year, we are bringing together 16 artists who shape the Pretty Portal programme in a large group exhibition. There is no overarching theme, but instead a broad cross-section of the diversity of urban contemporary art.Prints and EditionsOne focus of the exhibition is on prints and editions. Screen prints, woodcuts and other printmaking techniques have a long tradition in urban art. Closely linked to the history of the poster and the stencil, they make it possible to bring a pictorial idea to a wider audience in a limited edition. As a rule, the sheets are signed and numbered, and with hand-pulled editions in particular, small variations make each impression something special.For collectors, editions are an ideal way to get started, and for many a chance to own works by their favourite artists. And anyone still looking for a special gift will find a real treasure trove here, especially in the run-up to Christmas.16 PositionsOn show are works by BTOY, DECYCLE, FAKE, Fin DAC, ICY & SOT, L.E.T., Limow, Natalia Rak, Otto Schade, PDOT, Pixelpancho, Roman Klonek, Rowan Newton, Shai Dahan, Sokar Uno and Wolfgang Krell. The range extends from stencils and paste-ups to figurative painting, drawing and woodcuts. Artists from Düsseldorf are shown alongside international positions from across Europe and the USA.YEAR END SHOW 2016Opening Friday, 2 December 2016, 7 – 10 pmExhibition 2 December 2016 – 10 February 2017Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

A gun is, first of all, just an object: metal, wood, a particular shape. It is we who load it, with meaning. As a threat, as a symbol of power, or simply as an object of aesthetic exploration. It is precisely this act of loading that interests Wolfgang Krell.Women and "Wummen"Krell's subjects are portraits of women and pop-style side views of pistols and rifles. Although these two motifs could hardly be more different, he unites them through his very own artistic signature. The playful exhibition title Wummenizer brings both together: it combines Wumme, German slang for a gun, with the English word "womanizer".DisarmingKrell works with a mix of spray paint, acrylic and pencil, also using stencils. The combination of dynamic tag styles and stencils with elements of contemporary painting dissolves the threatening character of the weapons. The portraits of women, in turn, parody the stern expressions of beauty photography with punky, colourful hairstyles. Krell's intense, contrasting colours set against white backgrounds catch the eye immediately and draw the viewer in like a magnet. His colourful, positive works strip the weapons of their negative connotations and the beauty motifs of their often inherent seriousness. Wolfgang Krell's visual language is disarming and makes his subjects pleasantly approachable. In Wummenizer, he presents works on canvas."Wummenizer" Wolfgang KrellOpening Friday, 6 March 2015, 7 – 10 pm The artist will be present.Exhibition 6 March – 10 April 2015Pretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf

Groupshow feat. A1ONE, BTOY, DECYCLE, ELIOT, FinDAC, JANA&JS, kurznachzehn, L.E.T., Orticanoodles, Tankpretrol, Wolfgang Krell

From Painting to Stencil: the show FACE OFF at Pretty Portal, presents different perspectives from international Urban Artists, on the topic portrait. Ben Slow C215 David Monllor Fin DAC Guy Denning Natalia Rak Onur Dinc OrticanoodlesWolfgang Krell Ausstellung 14.6. - 20.07. Vernissage 14.6. 19 – 22h