Life and Academic Career
Christian Macketanz was born in Eutin, Germany. He grew up in Ostholstein and Niedersachsen. After completing his Abitur at the Johanneum Lüneburg, he began studying at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1983 under Maria Lassnig. In the autumn of 1994, he left Vienna for a scholarship residency in Rome, where he lived and worked until 2001. Following this, he moved to Berlin in mid-2001. In 2010, Macketanz was appointed as a professor of painting at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, subsequently relocating his family to the Saxon state capital.
In addition to his role in Dresden, he teaches at the International Summer Academy Salzburg in 2025. His professional roles include being a painter, a textile artist, and a university teacher.
Artistic Practice and Exhibitions
Macketanz's work focuses on the medium of painting, with subjects ranging from everyday scenes and portraits of historical figures to narrative figurations, religion, spirituality, interpersonal relationships, and the connection between humanity and nature. His artistic approach involves the use of painterly expressive means and a concentration on the individual image. His exhibitions have taken place in various locations, including Graz, Austria; Vienna, Austria; Cologne, Germany; Rome, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; Zurich, Switzerland; Brno, Czech Republic; Bregenz, Austria; Dresden, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria.
His catalog includes the following works:
Q&A
Christian Macketanz의 출생 도시와 국가는 어디인가요?
Christian Macketanz은(는) Germany Eutin에서 태어났습니다.
Christian Macketanz의 활동 시기는 어떻게 구분되어 있나요?
Christian Macketanz의 작품 세계를 시간순으로 정리한 기록은 아티스트 연대기 페이지에서 확인하실 수 있으며, 이곳에서는 각 시기별로 분류된 챕터를 따라 작품들을 제작 순서대로 만나보실 수 있습니다.
특정 매체로 분류된 Christian Macketanz의 모든 작품을 어떻게 찾을 수 있나요?
Christian Macketanz의 작품은 작가 페이지인 모든 매체별에서 매체별로 둘러보실 수 있습니다.
Christian Macketanz 작가의 국적은 어디인가요?
Christian Macketanz은(는) Germany 출신입니다.
