As a compensation for the harsh daily life of an athlete, he started to have an interest in Hip-Hop-culture, basketball and above all in graffiti.
After finishing his career as a sportsman he did streetart projects in Erfurt, Berlin and New York City (2005/06).
Facing the 50:50 chance of also suffering from Huntington's disease he decided not to be tested and instead to invest all his time and energy in becoming an acclaimed artist.
Although Jungs works is mainly famous for his large-format canvases with rich, brilliant colours his repertory ranges from drawings, objects, painted photos to mixed media.
[5] 2019 he curated the exhibition "Aggroschaft – Marc Jung & The Gang" – Marc Jung, Benedikt Braun, Ulrike Theusner, Moritz Schleime and Till Lindemann, the lead vocalist of the band Rammstein[6] Works by Jung can be found in the collections of the Kunstsammlung Jena, the Angermuseum in Erfurt and in private collections throughout Europe, the US and Australia.