Peter Simon Mühlhäußer was born in Göppingen Germany in 1982. He lives and works in southern Germany.
Mühlhäußer’s formal art training began in 2004 when he studied as a stonemason at the Johannes Steinhäuser School in Lasa Italy until 2007. In 2009 he earned his Master of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art graduating cum laude. While at the Academy he received an honorary fellowship for one year of continuing education.
Working with various materials has been a consistent element throughout Mühlhäußer’s artistic career. He has sculpted in numerous materials including marble, aluminum, bronze, resin, synthetic foam and quartzite crystal sand. Frequently working in a series of sculptures, he typically chooses a material to complement the theme or concept behind the series.
Often a series of Mühlhäußer’s sculptures tells stories. An early series, for example, looked at the pressures on young people and the difficulties they encounter in contemporary society. Another series took a more light-hearted look at human figures in poses inspired by animals. However in other series the art was less about the story and more about artistic possibilities. In order to explore this, he utilized technology to push the limits on what could be created in figurative sculpture.
Most recently Mühlhäußer has returned to his initial artistic medium, marble. In his marble sculptures, his art highlights the broad array of artistic possibilities of the material. These works include a classically sculpted nude embedded with contemporary elements. Another sculpture, still with figurative elements, is highly abstracted of its physical forms and becomes nearly geometric.
Mühlhäußer’s works are held in numerous significant collections. He has exhibited internationally including participating in the 55th Venice Biennale.
