William Krüg Paintings

Artist's Statement: While planning this painting, I was preoccupied with Albert Camus' philosophy of Absurdism, or, more specifically, finding joy in the absurdity of existence. Cons...

This framed seascape was found torn, forlorn, covered with dust and headed for a dumpster. The artist saw it as an opportunity to express an on-going them...

The Face of Self-Righteous Delusion rides the night sky seeking it's glorification both on Earth and in Heaven. It is accompanied by various enablers. There are also spectators. The ...

This painting originated with a photo of Phosphorous bombs in the 2010 issue of World Press Photo. Phosphorous bombs are known to burn flesh to the bone, are outlawed by the Geneva Convention, and were being used on an oppressed people. With the exploding bombs are "dollar pyramids," together they reveal violence and greed on a pastel horizon. Front left is a herm derived from Mantegna lamenting the loss of virtue. In the foreground is a family group. I painted the child holding an assault rifle after reading about the number of children that die of gunshot wounds. The woman gazes up at a comic book-like hero. In his book on the Greek Heroes Stephen Fry said that the "heroes cleansed our world of...earth-born monsters that endangered mankind and threatened to choke the rise of civilization." While painting this I thought about disproving Susan Sontag's statement that Camp is never political. This piece is framed in a heavily carved wooded frame measuring 25.5h x 21.5w inches. William Krug...

A precious moment in the heart of darkest America. This painting has an obvious message, that racism and homophobia are taught to children, they're not innate. Such things are taught by people who need to denigrate others to feel better about themselves. It's something we're all guilty of, some more than others. This painting was enhanced by my fascination with the "flower" still life paintings of Franz Sedlacek, an Austrian artist lost in World War II. William Krug...

This painting, inspired by Albrecht Durer's "Melancholia 1," was done during the COVID Pandemic and the last year of the Trump presidency. Hopes for the ...

Lamenting the lack of clear queer imagery in Renaissance painting I decided to paint a Gay version of "La Tempesta" by Giorgione. The small creature in the for...