Before settling on abstract painting, Bernd Luz completed an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic specialising in surgical technology. That route to fine art is not entirely irrelevant: the formal precision required in one profession appears to run through the other, though the subjects could hardly differ more.
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- 1966, German[1]
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Biography
Born in Rottweil, Germany, on 20 May 1966[1], Luz studied communication design at FH Konstanz (graduating 1993), winning first prize at the Swiss Youth Film Festival in 1986 while still a student. After graduating he founded Design Studio revoLUZion in Neuhausen ob Eck, later opening a second studio in Zurich (2003), and eventually relocating it to Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He worked across commercial design and studio practice for two decades before fine art became his primary focus.
Since 2013 his work has concentrated on a style he named Abstract Pop, fusing abstract formal language with pop art aesthetics. Its most consistent subject is automotive history: Luz creates mixed-media works interpreting historic motor racing and significant vehicles, combining collage, colour fields, and structural patterning to build visual narratives around speed and engineering heritage. The work has entered the permanent collections of the Cité de l'Automobile in Mulhouse (from 2011), the Nürburgring (from 2014), and Motorworld Stuttgart (from 2014). In 2017 a dedicated exhibition, Legends of Le Mans, ran at Automuseum Volkswagen Wolfsburg. He was appointed to the Advisory Board of the New York Auto Museum in 2021.
Timeline
- 1966Born in Rottweil, Germany on 20 May 1966.
- 1986Won first prize at the Swiss Youth Film Festival while a student.
- 1993Graduated from FH Konstanz with a degree in communication design at 27.
- 1993Founded Design Studio revoLUZion in Neuhausen ob Eck at 27.
- 2003Opened a second studio in Zurich.
- 2011His work entered the permanent collections of the Cité de l'Automobile in Mulhouse.
- 2013Began focusing on Abstract Pop, fusing abstract language with pop art aesthetics at 47.
- 2014His work entered the permanent collections of the Nürburgring and Motorworld Stuttgart.
- 2017A dedicated exhibition, Legends of Le Mans, ran at Automuseum Volkswagen Wolfsburg.
- 2021Appointed to the Advisory Board of the New York Auto Museum at 55.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bernd Luz known for?
Bernd Luz is known for his Abstract Pop style, which fuses abstract formal language with pop art aesthetics. His work often interprets historic motor racing and significant vehicles, combining collage, colour fields, and structural patterning.Who was Bernd Luz?
Bernd Luz, born in Rottweil, Germany, in 1966[1], is an artist who initially trained as an industrial mechanic before studying communication design. He worked in commercial design for two decades before concentrating on fine art, and was appointed to the Advisory Board of the New York Auto Museum in 2021.What was Bernd Luz's art style?
Since 2013, Bernd Luz's art style has been Abstract Pop, which combines abstract formal language with pop art aesthetics. He uses mixed media to interpret automotive history, incorporating collage, colour fields, and structural patterning.When was Bernd Luz born?
Bernd Luz was born in 1966[1].
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- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Bernd Luz Used for: biography, birth dates, death dates, identifiers, movement attribution, nationality.
- [2] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [4] book StftngWrntt1020 Used for: stylistic analysis.
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