Claus Groeger
b. 1953, Switzerland ∙ CE artist since 1999
Claus Groeger most notably works with found objects, his nimble fingers deftly arranging the disparate elements of a box of chaos into orderly compositions. Buttons, bottlecaps, beads, stones, nails, and any other similarly small objects are combined in arrangements that remove their original meaning and make them integral parts of a new, cohesive unit with jewel-box qualities.
Groeger also works on abstract, gestural paintings and drawings, taking an extended amount of time with each piece. Each layer of colored lines traverses the paper with a wavering movement. Lines vary in thickness and color creating a web of fibrous expression.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
The park "a darling walk for the mind", Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2017
Spring-Summer Pop-up at Parlor, San Francisco, CA
FULL STOP!, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
Space, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Ritual/Habitual, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
Repetition, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
Tasty, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Finders Keepers, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2007
Transmissions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Naked, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Nature Rules, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
Wear to Go, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
The Pink Show, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Gesture, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Functionable, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2003
Japanese Rock n' California Roll, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
LIT: Lamps, Lanterns, and Shadow, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA