Julia Gruner

In her artistic work, Julia Gruner (born 1984 in Lüdenscheid) explores the boundaries of the medium of painting. An important part of her work is the experimental exploration of the material paint—as one of the central elements of painting—in its chemical, physical and material-aesthetic properties. For example, she uses paint as a material to create three-dimensional works, examines paint particles left over from the painting process under the microscope, or experiments with scanning colorful liquids. In the process, ideas from science, art history or perception theory influence the work as well as things from everyday life. In presentations of the works, the relationship to the surrounding space and the other artworks also plays an important role. Many works are created specifically for a certain exhibition situation. Since 2015, Julia Gruner has been working regularly with artist Liza Dieckwisch as artist duo "Artist Mukbang" on joint, often participatory projects that include colorful food as a central element. Since 2019, the two have been running the YouTube channel Artist Mukbang.