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Max Schulze is a Professor at the Institute for Art / Music / Textiles within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University, Germany. He holds a full-time academic position and maintains an active practice in painting and artistic research.
- Education: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Meisterschüler under Jörg Immendorff, 2004)
- Academic career: Part-time teaching roles at FH Düsseldorf (2013-2016), Bergische Universität Wuppertal (2013-2016), and Universität Siegen (2017)
His research interests center on camouflage as both artistic technique and cultural metaphor, exploring intersections between military aesthetics, pop culture, fashion, and visual art. Recent work examines how surfaces can 'disappear' through color systems and pattern strategies.
His 2023 publication Blind Trust (Spector Books) analyzes Achim Duchow's artistic legacy, while Der Wunsch zu verschwinden (Vexer Verlag, 2020) investigates artistic strategies of invisibility. His 2022 group exhibitions at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and World Art Room featured collaborative explorations of visual disruption.
Key awards include:
- 2018: Arbeitsstipendium, Stiftung Kunstfonds
- 2015: Förderpreis der Stadt Düsseldorf
- 2012: Multiple stipendiums including Detroit residency
- 2008 & 2003: NRW state stipendiums in Germany and France
He teaches courses like Camouflage. The art of disguise and Introduction to Painting at Paderborn University.
