David Ostrowski

David Ostrowski (born 1981 in Cologne, Germany) is a German painter. Ostrowski studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Albert Oehlen. He is a Professor of Painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe since 2022. He is the grandson of Krystyna Żywulska. He lives and works in Cologne, Germany.

Work In his paintings, Ostrowski uses a restricted range of materials from his studio, including canvas, primer, emulsion, spray paint, and found objects like paper, cardboard, and tape. The works are casual, often monochrome, and characterized by a process that combines intuitive gestures with elements of chance and error. Ostrowski’s work has been described to focus on the exploration of emptiness within the context of painting. 2017: Bild des Tages, plət, Amsterdam 2017: THE ART SHOW – Art of the New Millennium, Museum of Modern Art, Gunma Danjuma Collection, London De la Cruz Collection, Miami Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin Moderna Museet, Stockholm Museum of Old and New Art, Berriedale Olbricht Collection, Berlin Rubell Museum, Miami Sammlung Goetz, Munich Sammlung Scharpff, Bonn Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf Syz Collection, Switzerland Taguchi Art Collection, Tokyo Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv Zabludowicz Collection, London