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Klaus Enrique  
Klaus Enrique /ˈklaʊs ɛnˈriːke/ is a Mexican-German Post-Contemporary sculptor
and photographer who employs Arcimboldism as his means of expression. His work is
primarily concerned with the human condition, and its art historical context.
 
Biography
Born in 1975, Klaus Enrique grew up in Mexico City. He studied genetics at the
University of Nottingham, England, and received an MBA from Columbia Business
School in the City of New York. Enrique was a freelance SAP consultant before he
turned to photography, which he studied at Parsons and at the School of Visual Arts.
Enrique began to receive worldwide attention in 2007 when his portrait of
“Mother & Daughter” was considered for the Photographic Portrait Prize at
Britain’s National Portrait Gallery. Subsequently, Enrique has been nominated and
short listed for various awards. In 2011, Klaus Enrique was the winner of The Curator
Award / Emerging Artist of the Year for Still Photography. In 2013, Enrique’s
“Vertumnus” was included in “The History of Still Life in Ten Masterpieces”, as the
Tenth Masterpiece alongside works by Cezanne, Goya, and Warhol. In 2015, Enrique
was commissioned to create the Peter & Gwen Norton Family Christmas Card.
Enrique’s work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,
The Leslie/Lohman Museum and the Haggerty Museum of Art. He currently lives in
New York City.
 
Museum Collections  
Museum of Fine Arts Houston  
Haggerty Museum of Art  
The Leslie Lohman Museum  
   
Exhibitions  
2016 - Annual Art Auction - Lightfactory - Charlotte, NC
2016 - Arcimboldism - Griffin Museum of Photography - Winchester, MA
2016 - Heads - Limner Gallery - Hudson, NY
2016 - AIPAD - Clamp Art - New York, NY
2016 - Print Auction Exhibition - Houston Center for Photography - Houston, TX
2015 - Still Life 2015 - The Center For Fine Art Photography - Fort Collins, CO
2015 - Setting The Table - Clark Gallery - Lincoln, MA
2014 - Personal Mythologies - United Photo Industries - Brooklyn, NY
2013 - Klaus Enrique: The Reaping - Rebecca Hossack Gallery - New York, NY
2013 - Curate NYC - New York, NY
2012 - Game On :) - Peveto - Houston, TX
2012 - Red Dot - Miami, FL
2012 - AIPAD - 20th Century Photographs - New York, NY
2012 - Klaus Enrique - Robert Burge - New York, NY
2011 - Emerging Artists Exhibition - Limner Gallery - Hudson, NY
2011 - The Artist Project - New York, NY
2011 - The Curator Show - Milk Gallery - New York, NY
2011 - Member’s Show - Newspace Center For Photography - Portland, OR
2011 - Verge - Miami Beach, FL
2011 - The Art Of Photography Show 2011 - San Diego, CA
2009 - Connected - Rogue Space - New York, NY
2009 - The Art Of Photography Show 2009 - San Diego, CA
2009 - Recent Acquisitions Exhibition - The Leslie/Lohman Gallery - New York, NY
2008 - 2008 Juried Exhibition - Newspace Center For Photography - Portland, OR
2008 - The Feeding Of Life - Clementine Gallery - New York, NY
2007 - Photographic Portrait Prize 2007 - National Portrait Gallery - London, UK
2007 - People & Patterns @ Pulse - Pulse - Frankfurt, Germany
   
Awards & Honors  
2016 - Critical Mass Finalist
2016 - Selected - Review Santa Fe
2015 - Commissioned - Peter & Gwen Norton Christmas Card
2015 - Selected - Still Life 2015 - The Center For Fine Art Photography - Fort Collins, CO
2013 - Shortlist - Curate NYC
2013 - Selected - Review Santa Fe
2011 - WINNER - The Curator Award - Emerging Photographer Of The Year - Still Life
2011 - Honorable Mention - Still Life - Photography Masters Cup
2011 - Selected - Member’s Show - Newspace Center For Photography - Portland, OR
2011 - Selected - Art Of Photography Show - San Diego, CA
2011 - Photo Of The Day - Photo District News
2011 - Nominee - The International Color Photography Award
2009 - Finalist - El Mexico De Los Mexicanos - Mexico
2009 - Shortlist - World In Focus - National Geographic Traveler & PDN
2009 - Selected - Art Of Photography Show - San Diego, CA
2008 - Honorable Mention - Photography.Book.Now
2008 - Selected - Juried Exhibition - Newspace Center For Photography - Portland, OR
2007 - Finalist - Photographic Portrait Prize - National Portrait Gallery - London
 
Press
2016 - Presidential Candidates Show True Colors - Metro News, September 9 2016
2016 - Flowers: Art & Bouquets - Assouline
2016 - Klaus Enrique's Stunning Photographs - Hi-Fructose Magazine, April 30 2016
2016 - Arcimboldism by Klaus Enrique - Issue No. 206, May 17 2016
2016 - See Faces in Food - Vice, April 27 2016
2016 - Slice Magazine - 2016 Fall Issue
2016 - Klaus Enrique - Shahr-e Ketâb Magazine, Vol.1 No.7 March
2015 - Klaus Enrique: The Commissioned Portrait
2015 - Darth Vader Mask Made of Bugs Is Terrifying and Gorgeous - Wired
2015 - Sculptor crafts odd busts from organic refuse - Mother Nature Network
2015 - Klaus Enrique: Homage to Arcimboldo - aCurator
2015 - Artist Constructs Creepy Darth Vader Masks Entirely from Dead Insects - Inhabitat
2015 - 74th Issue - Fraction Magazine
2015 - Art of Science: Klaus Enrique’s Dmanisi Skull - The Finch and Pea
2015 - Klaus Enrique's Arcimboldo Series - Supersonic Art
2015 - Bug Darth Vader mask might as well be made from nightmares - Mashable
2015 - Ahora, Darth Vader Asusta Mucho Mas - Plus Chile
2015 - Darth Vader - Metro Russia, May 18th
2015 - Now Darth Vader's Even Scarier - Metro NYC, May 11th
2015 - Pelottavampi Darth Vader - Metro Finland, July 13th
2015 - Klaus Enrique - Arcimboldo - Cultation
2015 - Klaus Enrique - Fine Art News
2015 - How Do You Make Darth Vader Even More Terrifying? - Techly
2015 - Vegetable Face by Klaus Enrique - An Optical Illusion
2015 - Exploring Color Photography, 6th Edition - Robert Hirsch
2015 - Photographic still lifes - Cross Connect Magazine
2015 - Klaus Enrique, el Arcimboldo del Siglo XXI - Supercurioso
2015 - Arcimboldo hecho realidad - Evafood
2015 - Tenes Algo en la Cara - Quo Magazine
2015 - Klaus Enrique - Es Madrid no Madriz Magazine
2015 - Self-Portraits, Arcimboldo style - K.O. Jewel
2014 - Not by Bread Alone - Notre Dame Magazine
2014 - Klaus Enrique - El Hurgador
2014 - Klaus Enrique - Bird In Flight
2014 - A Modern Arcimboldo - Swide
2014 - The Arcimboldo Series - Simply Creative
2014 - Edible Art - Dark Rye
2014 - Are These Composite Portraits Whimsical Or Horrifying? - IO9
2014 - The Dramatist, Jul/Aug
2014 - Martin Pyco Rausch / Moje Jedlo 2
2013 - Klaus Enrique - Arte Fotografico, No. 635
2013 - 10 Bittere Wahrheiten uber unser Essen - Focus, Nr. 10/13
2013 - Klaus Enrique: The Reaping - Musee Magazine
2013 - Klaus Enrique - Beautiful/Decay
2013 - Klaus Enrique: The Arcimboldo Series - Lenscratch
2013 - An Artist'S Delight - The History Of Still Life In Ten Masterpieces - Alimentarium
2013 - Food Art By Klaus Enrique - Inked Mag
2013 - 400-Year-Old Optical Illusions Get A Modern-Day Makeover - Huffington Post
2013 - Photographer Recreates Portraits Inspired by Arcimboldo - Junk Culture
2013 - Then and Now - Lomography
2013 - Klaus Enrique’s “The Reaping” - Andy Basile Insight
2013 - Featured artist: Klaus Enrique - Arte Fuse
2013 - An Art Exhibit for Vegetable Lovers - Garden Design Magazine
2013 - Trayvon Martin By Klaus Enrique - Get the Five
2013 - The Reaping: Klaus Enrique - NYC Culture/Style
2013 - Klaus Enrique, The Reaping - Guest of a Guest
2013 - 10 Mixed Media Artists Whose Work Will Tickle Your Soul - BuzzFeed
2013 - Klaus Enrique's One of a Kind Portraits - Cheezburger
2012 - Fresh Face - Popular Photography, Dec
2012 - Photograph - March/April 2012
2012 - Fotocomentario: Klaus Enrique - Bizkaia Maitea, Fall Issue
2012 - Pictures That Look Good Enough To Eat - Daily Mail
2012 - Klaus Enrique - En La Entrevista De Ramón Carrillo - Zócalo Piedras Negras
2012 - Klaus Enrique - Photograph
2012 - Photo Journal: Klaus Enrique - National Geographic, May, Vol. 221, No. 5
2012 - Light And Lens, 2nd Edition, Robert Hirsch
2012 - Primavera Inspirada Por Arcimboldo - El Mundo
2012 - La primavera fotográfica de Klaus Enrique - Pie Derecho
2012 - Signaler - Sköna Hem, Nummer 3
2012 - Klaus Enrique, The Arcimboldo Series - The Peak of Chic
2012 - Klaus Enrique - Art and Science Journal
2012 - Surreal Portraits in Fruits & Vegetables - Garden Design Magazine
2012 - Photo Homage to Renaissance Surreal Portraitist Arcimbaldo - NYC Culture/Style
2012 - AIPAD Membership Directory
2012 - Klaus crea ensaladas que siguen con los ojos - El Colombiano, 1/08
2011 - The Curator - Photo District News
2011 - Remaking Renaissance Art - JPG Magazine, Issue 25
2011 - Klaus Enrique - David Report
2011 - Photographer Makes Creative Portraits - Oddity Central
2011 - Arcimboldo Redux - Quintessence
2011 - Portraits made of Fruits - My Modern Met
2011 - The Vegetable Gardener - PDN Photo of the Day
2009 - The Art Of Photography Show 2011 Catalog
2010 - Klaus Enrique - The Journal Of The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation, Issue 34
2009 - World In Focus - Photo District News
2009 - The Art Of Photography Show 2009 Catalog
2008 - Speaking For Themselves - Gay City News, June 12-18
2007 - Photographic Portrait Prize 2007
2007 - Portraits Now - The British Journal Of Photography, Nov. 7th
And many more...
 
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Madrid
 
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Mother_and_Daughter
Mother & Daughter, 2007
 
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