Harald Kroner

Black River 26 (Abstract work on paper)

Harald Kröner is a German artist who could be described as "paper artist", producing essentially works on paper and collages. His work involves also public installations. He lives and works in Pforzheim (Germany). Harald Kröner studied at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design with Rudolf Schoofs where he graduated in 1990. Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector, whether it be artist paper, printed sheets, or papers collected in his daily life, transforming them into drawings and collages. His work is featured in various German public collections as well as international private collections in Germany, Switzerland, France, Australia and USA. Harald Kröner has widely and mainly exhibited in Germany in solo and group exhibitions. He has also taken part to various art fairs including Drawing Now in Paris and the Korean International Art Fair. His works are made predominantly with coloured ink, but stain, lacquer, spray or enamel can sometimes be used in the creation process. Lines, very present on his artworks, can be the result of a pencil stroke, a cut, the edge of a torn paper, dripping ink or the borders of collaged paper underneath his paintings. Chance plays an important role in his work, which explores the limit between hazard and control, order and chaos.