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Martin Krusche arbeitet als Illustrator, bekannt geworden als Mitbegründer und Geschäftsführer des grafiklastigen Berliner Modelabels YACKFOU. Für dieses zeichnet er Illustrationen und Grafiken, dessen Figuren und Formen nicht mehr nur Berliner T-Shirts bevölkern, sondern auch in ganz Europa gesichtet werden können. Zusätzlich arbeitet er als freier Illustrator auch für verschiedene andere Auftraggeber (z.B. Völkl, ETH Zürich, Woot!, etc.), stellt seine Illustrationen und Malereien in diversen Ausstellungen aus und räumt mit seinen farbenfrohen und fantasievollen Arbeiten auch einige Preise und Wettbewerbe ab, wie verschiedene T-Shirtwettbewerbe; Threadless, LaFraise und A-Better-Tomorrow.

Martin Krusche works as illustrator and is famously known as co-founder and manager of the Berlin fashion label YACKFOU.
The illustrations and graphic works he made for the label, are not only present on many Shirts in Berlin, but can be found all over Europe.
Furthermore he works as free-lance illustrator for several other companies (i.e. Völkl, ETH Zürich, Woot!), exhibits his works in several galleries and has won many artist and design competitions - most famously Threadless, LaFraise and A-Better-Tomorrow - and other prizes for his acclaimed, colorful, and imaginative Art.

Exhibtions and Awards:

2001 Group Exhibition at Altbau Irsee »Graffiti«
2002 »crossmedia award« from Bavarian Ministry of State for Culture
2002 Groupexhibition »3 Generationen«, Deutsche Bank, Kaufbeuren
2003 German Youthvideo Award in the section Multimedia, 1th Prize
2003 5th place at the 10th TÜRLER Cartooncompetition
2003/2004 Groupexhibition »In neuem Licht«, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
2005 Groupexhibtion »Pop delüx«, Altbau Irsee
2006 Exhibition »Yackfounghi«, Berlin
2008 Groupexhibition at the Box32 Gallery, Berlin
2008 Taking part at the Streetartaction »Fake Signs« in Lyon, September

2008 Groupexhibition »Peter, Martin, Eva« at Altbau Irsee
2008 Exhibition »The Truth Hurts« at Nice Nice Gallery, Hannover
2009 Exhibition
»Ugly&Drippy - Martin Krusche vs. LaFraise« at West Berlin Gallery, Berlin
2009 Exhibition »Lose Your Mind« at Vetomat, Berlin
2010 Groupexhibition in the constantly exhibition at Box32 gallery, Berlin
2010 Taking part at »Vector Lounge«, Live painting Berlin vs. Paris, Westberlin Gallery
2010 Taking part at »Secret Wars Europe League«, European Streetart Battle

2010
Exhibtion »Martin Krusche«, at Superplan, Berlin

Awards from different design competitions like: Threadless, A-better-tomorrow and LaFraise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography:

1982 born in Osterzell/Bavaria
Graffiti since 1995
Different projects and applications, like stage designs, poster walls, site caravans, cars, doors, whole houses...
Also different journeys in many cities and countries for doing Graffiti.

2002 Abitur (final secondary-school examinations)
2002 Fall/Winter internship at »die designerei«, Stuttgart
2003 Foundation of the brand YACKFOU
2003-2008 Studies Communication Design at the FHTW Berlin
2006 Internship at »instant«,Graficagency Wien
2008 Diploma »Werbung im apokalyptischen Kontext« (Advertising in an apocalyptic context), Illustrations

Living and working in Berlin since 2003