Barbara Kroll
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Barbara Kroll

Germany • 1960

Biography

My work is about dealing with the real world and above all using the images that surround us in everyday life. I often search for the unexpected. An ironic turn to images or things you might expect or their combinations. To lure a participant into new and perhaps unexplored area. I paint what attracts my attention. The theme depends on the situation. I am especially interested in unusual combinations of objects, funny motifs, and interesting colors. I am looking for an opportunity to change my mind, to develop new ideas. Words are drawings, color is an adjective and a verb, form is a structured sentence, rhymes are rhythmic repetitions of shapes, punctuation is a negative space to enchant the eye into faith, evoke emotional memory and reactions for a moment or forever. Art remains as a strong contender of how we share our thoughts and ideas. Throughout history, art has survived the tidal wave of information, and remains an unpredictable source of imagination. I live and work in Maintal, near Frankfurt am Main.

Education:

I visited an art high school in the 80s and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan.

Awards & Distinctions:

Also have I participated in several artist competitions in the last years. For example I was in the final round or one of the long/shortlisted/finalist artists at the Palm Award (2013), National Portrait Gallery: BP Portrait Award (2016), Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize (2016), Charly Smith Prize (Anthology 2016), Derwent Art Prize (2016), Luxembourg Art Prize 2016.
2. Prize in Painting of the International Contemporary Art Competition Miami 2017
FIRST AWARD for PAINTING on PAPER, Osten Biennal of Drawing Skopje 2018, Macedonia
 

Exhibitions:

Last Exhibitions:
2016
• Finalists exhibition, Derwent Art Prize 2016, Trowbridge Town Hall/Great Britain
• “My Sex, My Self" - Women Artists Exploring Sexuality and Sensuality Through Self Portraits, Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre, London/Great Britain
• Künstler der Remise, Hanau/Germany
2017
• „About the faces of women“ ("Über die Gesichter der Frauen"), Remise Galerie, Hanau
• "Woman's view on femininity" ("Frauensicht auf Weiblichkeit"), 21. Hanauer Frauenwoche, Hanau
• „Uferzonen“, Kutschenwerkstatt, Gelsenkirchen/Germany
• 12. Internationale Künstlersymposium, Atelier an der Donau, Ybbs/Austria
• „Behind the sketch“ ( „Hinter der Skizze“), Galerie espace38, Biel/Switzerland
2018
• „Safrin + Kroll“, Gutshaus Steglitz, Berlin/Germany
• „short story“, Galleri Korinth, Faaborg/Denmark
• „Behind the sketch“ ( „Hinter der Skizze“), Historisches Rathaus Hochstadt, Maintal/Germany
• Multiply by Sharing IX, Werkplaats K, Kerkrede/Netherlands
• Barbara Kroll und Susumo Ohira, 10 dence gallery, Dordrecht/Netherlands
2019
• Joint exhibition with Melanie Delgado, Richard Treater, Tom Romeo and Laurie Sheridan, Green Kill Gallery, Kingston/USA
• BBK Gallery, Frankfurt am Main/Germany
• “Place", Gallery Morning, Kyoto/Japan

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Painting, Portrait11, Barbara Kroll

Portrait11

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 49 x 34 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.3 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

$540

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 09, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 09

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 54.9 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch

$680

Painting, Sitting girl, Barbara Kroll

Sitting girl

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 64.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$660

Painting, Portrait 07, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 07

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 38.1 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$350

Painting, Green portrait, Barbara Kroll

Green portrait

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$630

Painting, Portrait 02, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 02

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$310

Painting, Portrait 05, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 05

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$350

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 01, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 01

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 21.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8.6 x 0.1 inch

$320

Fine Art Drawings, Woman with cat, Barbara Kroll

Woman with cat

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$880

Painting, The girl with golden hair, Barbara Kroll

The girl with golden hair

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$1,700

Painting, Portrait with hand on chin, Barbara Kroll

Portrait with hand on chin

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 1 inch

$950

Painting, Woman at table, Barbara Kroll

Woman at table

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Painting, Star Wars, Barbara Kroll

Star Wars

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Painting, Two women, Barbara Kroll

Two women

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 68.6 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27 x 39 x 0.1 inch

$1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 03, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 03

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$310

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 04, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 04

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch

$310

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 06, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 06

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$350

Fine Art Drawings, Woman with crossed arms, Barbara Kroll

Woman with crossed arms

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 31.2 x 23.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

$320

Fine Art Drawings, Woman with hand on chin, Barbara Kroll

Woman with hand on chin

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 64.8 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch

$860

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 08, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 08

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 28.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

$350

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 10, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 10

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$380

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait with a beard, Barbara Kroll

Portrait with a beard

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9 x 1 inch

$320

Painting, Naked portrait, Barbara Kroll

Naked portrait

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.8 x 69.9 x 2 cm Painting - 39.3 x 27.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,800

Painting, Woman II, Barbara Kroll

Woman II

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 1 inch

$1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Nude with cigarette, Barbara Kroll

Nude with cigarette

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 39.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$360

Painting, Woman with yellow stocking, Barbara Kroll

Woman with yellow stocking

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$1,900

Painting, Nude with red hair, Barbara Kroll

Nude with red hair

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 49.8 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

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