Marcus Von May (b. 1971), Don Quixote

oil on canvas, 60 cm × 70 cm;
signed on front p.d.

Born in 1970, interested in painting since early childhood, visual artist, poet, seeker of meanings. He approaches life with almost philosophical precision, breaking patterns and searching for his means of artistic expression.

His paintings are surreal journeys into the farthest recesses of imagination, a sense of truth and unfettered streams of thought.

His work reveals the truth of figures, objects and landscapes, into which he weaves his surreal visions. He excels at portraiture, highlighting the character of the figures he paints. Marcus Von May's paintings have a fair amount of distance and humor, which are appreciated by collectors at home and abroad.

1995 May-First prize in the art competition and third prize in the poetry competition of the Second Review of Non-Professional Creativity.

1995 October-First individual painting exhibition combined with a poetry evening entitled "On the Edge of Darkness" at the City's International Information Center.

1995-November-prize of 2nd degree in the 9th edition of the National Poetry Contest entitled. "Our common affairs yesterday-today-tomorrow".

1996 June-I prize in the National Art Contest on the theme of ecology and firefighting entitled. "Clean air and safe roads".

1997 June-An author's evening-promotion of a volume of poems entitled. "Wrakowisko".

1998 April- painting exhibition and poetry evening of the Trojan series at the Municipal Cultural Center Amphitheater.

1999 October- painting exhibition combined with Monica Mazur's exhibition entitled. "4xM" at the Idalin House of Culture.

2001 December- individual exhibition of paintings combined with an author's evening and promotion of a volume of poems entitled. "Pagan" in the Club of Creative Environments "Bath".

2003- publication of the third volume entitled "You Are This".

2005 October- individual painting exhibition entitled. "What is".

2009- publication of the fourth volume entitled "Function".

2017 May- individual painting exhibition titled. "X" at the Municipal Library.

2018r. January - individual exhibition entitled "X" at the Borki House of Culture.

2022 October - joint exhibition With Marlena Slifirczyk: Between Dreams and Infinity, or 33 Visions of the Insane" at the Radom Public Library.

2023 February - 30th Exhibition of the Union of Polish Artists of the Radom District Kamienica Deskurów in Radom.
2025 November - individual exhibition "In Motion - Images of Displacement" at the Józef A. and Andrzej S. Załuski Public Library in Radom.