
So Close
2026
| "So Close" | 27cm x 18cm; oil on wood, stainless steel |
Forever
2026
| "I" | 28cm x 38cm; Oil-paint on wood, PU, Dispersion, wooden frame |
| "II" | 31cm x 31cm; Oil-paint on wood, PU, Dispersion, wooden frame |
| "Restless" | 38cm x 28cm; Oil-paint on wood, PU, Dispersion, wooden frame |
| "IV" | 28cm x 38cm; Oil-paint on wood, PU, Dispersion, wooden frame |
Drifting Away
2026
| "Drifting Away" | 90cm x 120cm; oil on canvas, glas, acrylic glas, cotton strings, aluminium |
Don't Be So Naive
2026
| I | different sizes; oil pastel and paper on cardboard, wood, cotton |
| II | different sizes; oil and acrylic on canvas, stainless steel |
| III | different sizes; oil on wood, stainless steel, modelling paste, wood |
| IV | different sizes; oil on canvas, stainless steel, wood |
| V | different sizes; aquarelle on paper, stainless steel, wood |
| VI | different sizes; glazed ceramics |
| VII | different sizes; coal and graphite on paper, stainless steel |
| VIII | different sizes; oil pastel on paper |
Constellations
2026
| Version 1 | 12cm x 120cm; oil on wood, different plastics, wood |
| Version 2 | 12cm x 120cm; oil on wood, different plastics, wood, plaster |
High Seas
2026
| "La Chute de la Colonne de Vendôme" | 44,5cm x 88cm; oil on modelling mass, wood |
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They Are The People Now
2026
| "They Are The People Now" | Act Basel, Museum der Kulturen Basel, 2026, photos 1 & 2: Christian Knörr Video: Leire Aranberri, Seraina Semmelroggen |
| "No title yet" | 15cm x 15cm; oil-paint on wood (each) |
No title yet
2026
Give it up
2025
| "Gib's Auf" | 40cm x 40cm; oil-paint on wood, Plexi-glas, glas, wooden frame |
| "I simply am not there" | 31cm x 31cm; oil-paint on wood, Plexi-glas, glas, wooden frame |
Preservation
2025
| "no title (hand)" | 22cm x 15,5cm; oil-paint on packaging, plastic, wood |
| "no title (shadows)" | 24,5cm x 20cm; oil-paint on canvas, plastic, steel |
They Are Trying To Hide Something 2
2025
| "They Are Trying To Hide Something 2" | 62cm x 65cm; oil-paint on leather, wooden frame |
| no title (fear) | 24,5cm x 18cm; oil-paint on canvas, plastic, steel |
They Are Trying To Hide Something 1
2025
| "They Are Trying To Hide Something 1" | 62cm x 65cm; oil-paint on artificial leather, wooden frame |
| no title (sword) | 40,5cm x 32cm; modelling mass, chrome spray, oil-paint on wood |
2026 – Group show
22 - 25 October
SCOUT'26
Scout – Kunst im Schwarzpark, Basel
2026 – Solo show
17 - 20 December
TBA
Arkadia Design, Basel
2026 – Group show
Basis
IAGN - HGK, Basel
2026 – Solo show
Don't Be So Naive
Sincerely.IAGN - HGK, Basel
2026 – Group show
groupshow @ sninzerly
Sincerely.IAGN - HGK, Basel
My name is Arthur Maximian Kunze and I'm currently studying fine arts at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst (HGK) FHNW in Basel.
All my life, I have been inspired by a wide variety of artists throughout various eras of art history from antique architecture, to the Old Masters and contemporary artists and painting styles. References to various works from art history, as well as from film and literature, play a major role in my work.
I draw on elements and symbols of these references and relate them to personal topics. Interpersonal communication, political change and control through visibility and invisibility play a particular role in this. My wide-ranging interests feed directly into my artistic practice.
In my work, I engage deeply with the art of painting. I paint on a variety of surfaces and extend beyond the edges of the canvas, using different materials and techniques.
I invite you to contact me through the following channels in german, english or french:
Tel.: +41 76 724 05 38
E-Mail: arthur.m.kunze@gmail.com