Various & Gould

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Portrait, 2015 Various-and-gould-self-portrait-berlin-2015.jpg
Portrait, 2015
Dark Matter, 2016 Various-and-gould-dark-matter-berlin-2016.jpg
Dark Matter, 2016
Face Time Canvas 05, 2015 Various-and-gould-face-time-canvas05-berlin-2015.jpg
Face Time Canvas 05, 2015
Face Time Mural, Berlin Kreuzberg, 2015 Various-and-gould-face-time-mural-berlin-2015.jpg
Face Time Mural, Berlin Kreuzberg, 2015
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Indentikit, installation view, Paris 2014

Various & Gould is a Berlin-based artist duo.

Life

The artist duo Various & Gould works in collaboration since 2005. After studying at the Berlin-Weissensee School of Art, the artists graduated under the tutelage of Prof Alex Jordan in 2010. [1]

Contents

Art

Various & Gould work in screen-printing and collage, but their art also emerges in public performances or installations. [2]

The artist duo deals with socially prominent themes such as work, migration, (sexual) identity, death, religion or the financial crisis. Various & Gould's work is influenced by (political) poster graphics, Dada and Pop Art. Characteristics are vivid colors combined with typography and encrypted messages . [3]

Exhibitions (selection)

Literature

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References

  1. Berlin What? – 102 Contemporary Artists, Verlag Ch. Schroer, Berlin, August 2013
  2. Various & Gould: Künstler Duo aus Berlin, artvergnuegen.com
  3. Neues "Face Time" Mural von Various & Gould in Berlin, urbanshit.de
  4. Es geht UM die WELT – Ausstellungskatalog, DKW, Cottbus, 2012
  5. Help! – Ausstellungskatalog, Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, 2009