About shrineart

J. J. GREINER IS A SCULPTOR. The artist born in Munich make his degree on the Free International University in Hamburg. In 1996, he began to collect silver cups, door handles, cutlery, wood and machine parts from the streets. From this material, he constructed his first furniture sculpture. Furniture sculptures made of recycling material.
For example the Borg Lie on the right
Borg lie, 43,3 x 94,5 x 30,7 inches, mixed media.
Cutted truck hoses, then braided it. On the side hanging down oyster shells with solder seals (plumb). The head is formed drift wood. On the other side dice cups.

The artist J. J. Greiner manufactures quite individual furniture sculptures from reclaimed wood.

He walks the line between useful and artistic object. For example his pieces of seating furniture juxtapose the function sitting as well as they invite to reflect upon sitting in general. The recycling process, which brings forth the charming unique specimen, points to the opposing concept of industrially produced throwaway furniture.
Thus J. J. Greiner's furniture sculptures are testifying not only for an original art understanding, but also they testify the respect to the earth. Everybody who took fancy to one of this unusual unique specimens, is interested in more and more. In South Germany and France, however, also in Denmark and Norway, some of his pieces of art are already found as furnishings in country summer houses and different shops in Hamburg got furnished with Josefs originals.

The game of life.

Exhibitions:

2011
shrineart gallery I Überseering 23 - 25 I Hamburg - Germany
exhibition open by appointment I phone: +49 40 89 49 77

2011 - 1998 (a choice)
Gallery Foyer d’art I Adventising I Design fair Hamburg I Lufthansa
Technology I Art Forum Gr. Bergstr. I Art at City Park I Altonale
KVH I Gallery exotic art I Gallery Wasserturm Lüneburg I Gallery Chaco
Rathaus Altona I St. Boniface Hamburg I Handelshof Hamburg
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce I German Ring Hamburg
Gallery House Hamburg I Paulskirche Schenefeld I cultural exchange

Projects:

1991 - 1997 Study trips to Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Norway, England, Scotland

1997 First major solo exhibition at the Boulevard of the peak

1993 - 1997 film project GENIX

2003 - 2009 Ebene +14 I Art Foundation City North

2011 Partner of the European Green Capital