Kurt Wenner is an American artist, he is known for his 3D pavement art shown internationally.

Early life and education

Wenner was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1958, but grew up in

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. He attended

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and

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in California. While at ArtCenter he was recruited to work for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, creating conceptual art. In 1982, he left his job at NASA to focus on his art and moved to Italy.

Career

Wenner learned about the European tradition of street painting after living in Rome for a few months. Wenner added perspective to the street painting work and in turn he created 3D pavement art. His work has been shown in more than 30 countries around the world. In 2010, Greenpeace called for a ban of genetically modified crops by presenting the

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members in Brussels with one million signatures on a petition.Greenpeace EU Petition
/ref> It was the first time the EU members forced a vote by invoking the 1-million member signature rule. Wenner was asked to create a 3D image to commemorate the historical day when the people of Europe stood up, voicing action for no GMO in their food. Wenner's enormous 3D image () was at the center of this historical moment.

References

External links

Kurt Wenner's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wenner, Kurt Rhode Island School of Design alumni American artists Pavement artists Living people 1958 births Art Center College of Design alumni Trompe-l'œil artists Artists from Ann Arbor, Michigan