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pictures courtesy of Haus Nieting above picture (2006) by Charles Filet |
The text in the image above, added to the fence of a house in Monreal, Germany, reads "Kunst aus Artenvilfärtiger Materie" (Art made from species-rich matter) ¹.
Life and work
Located at the foot of that hill a house through the years has developed into an art environment. In 1911 it was bought by grandfather Meurer. His son Fritz Meurer (1932-2003) lived there all his life. In 1959 Markus Meurer was born, and he lived there until he had to quit in 2006.
It so happened that in this house, from 1959 on, for a number of years three generations Meurer lived together.
It was an artistic, creative family. Markus' grandfather told him stories about worldly adventures and technical inventions. His father, Fritz Meurer, an autodidact sculptor and visual artist, teached him working with wire, metal and stone.
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picture (2004) by Charles Filet |
In the same way the exterior has been equipped with a variety of constructions and decorative items.
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picture (2006) Peter Nieting paintings on the ceiling |
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picture (2006) by Charles Filet the inscription reads: "Thanks for visiting the art, 3M" (3M = Markus Meurer Monreal) |
This he finally did in 2006 when he left for the United Kingdom, to live there with his English wife.
The local authorities declared the house unhabitable and demolished it in the autumn of 2007, despite protests from (inter)national gremia. Before the demolition took place, a group of Markus Meurer's friends removed all movable creative constructions, which nowadays are safely stored in a depot.
In 2008 Meurer and his wife returned to Germany, settling in Kevelaer in the west of Germany close to the border with the Netherlands.In mid-2021 the couple moved to Lühlerheim, a residence in a wooded area in Schermbeck, a small community about 45 km east of Kevelaer. Here Meurer continues making his creations.
Markus Meurer's art
Using wires, metal, all kinds of thrown away materials and objects, whatever, he creates assemblages and constructs, depicting fascinating insects, animals, mobiles and structures.
The picture below shows -as an example- a recent (2015) creation, a spider.
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this picture and the next three from the weblog atelier markus meurer |
In 2014 Meurer once more focused on decorating part of the house where he lives by adding a large scale painting to the walls of the roof terrace.
On its left side the painting depicts the hill in Monreal with the Löwenburg.
In his own way Meurer also decorated the interior of the house.
Expositions
In the course of 2016 Meurer got his own cabinet in the permanent exposition of the dr Guislain Museum in Gent, Belgium.
* Kunsthaus Kannen in Münster, Germany (various expo's from 2007 on)
* the Outsider Art House in Veenhuizen Netherlands (2009),
* the Verbeke Foundation (Back Yard Genius) in Antwerp, Belgium (2010) and
* INSITA Triennial of naive art, art brut and outsider art in Bratislava, Slovakia (2010).
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picture (2012) courtesy of Peter Nieting (paintings in the background made by Laan Irodjojo) |
* Art Brut Biennale 2012 (Hengelo, Netherlands) (picture above)
* Galerie Art Cru, Berlin, solo exposition, 4/4-28/5 2014 (with bio)
* Exhibition Sous le vent de l'art brut-2 (showing works from the dutch collection of outsider art De Stadshof) in the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris (September 2014 -January 2015).
Wikipedia has a complete list of expositions.
Documentation
* From February 2014 on a weblog (in German), edited by Peter Nieting, documents Markus Meurer's career, listing his exhibitions and articles that have been published about him and his creations.
* Website of Markus Meurer's agent, Haus Nieting (in English); the link leads to a page with a large number of images of Meurer's house in Monreal
* Webpage of the Stadshof Collection (Netherlands)
note
¹ "artenvilfältig" is an expression coined by Markus Meurer, which means something like "diversity of species" and indicates the different materials he uses to make his objects
Documentation
* From February 2014 on a weblog (in German), edited by Peter Nieting, documents Markus Meurer's career, listing his exhibitions and articles that have been published about him and his creations.
* Website of Markus Meurer's agent, Haus Nieting (in English); the link leads to a page with a large number of images of Meurer's house in Monreal
* Webpage of the Stadshof Collection (Netherlands)
note
¹ "artenvilfältig" is an expression coined by Markus Meurer, which means something like "diversity of species" and indicates the different materials he uses to make his objects
first published January 2012, last revised January 2022
Markus Meurer (and his father and grandfather)
Künstlerhaus
Monreal. Rhineland Palatinate Federal State, Germany
site demolished in 2007
Markus Meurer (and his father and grandfather)
Künstlerhaus
Monreal. Rhineland Palatinate Federal State, Germany
site demolished in 2007
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