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Gottfried HelnweinFairy (29) Child2007
2007
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Portrait of a blonde girl with blindfold in uniform holding a machine gun.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists.
Helnwein is one of the most renowned yet also most controversial artists in the world. Recurring motifs in Helnwein's process of artistic creation are violence, pain, and injury. These are illustrated, for example, by his self-portraits with a bandaged head and wide-open mouth. The artist confronts taboo and emotional topics in recent history - National Socialism.
Born in Vienna, Helnwein studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, choosing to implement a broad range of techniques into his oeuvre. Along with watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting, photography has become one of his most important media.
For me, art is a weapon with which I can hit back. Helnweins art knows no taboos. His works touch the viewer deeply, possibly even going so far as to evoke disgust. In any case, the observer will not be left cold.
William Burroughs, also photographed by Helnwein, once said that the American revolution began with books and music. It would be possible to add the fine arts to that list. Helnwein?s art could indeed have the inherent capacity to initiate change by penetrating the shroud of political correctness and reconquering the art of innate primitive actions.
Solo-Exhibitions: Albertina, Wien 2013; Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City, 2012; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento 2011; Friedman Benda Gallery, N.Y.; Modernism, San Francisco 2009; Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague 2008; Lentos Museum, Linz, 2006; Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen, 2005; Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 2004; Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, 2003; Robert Sandelson Gallery, London, 2000; Wäinö Altonen Museum, Turku, Finnland, 1998; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, 1997 and many more.
- Creator:Gottfried Helnwein (1948, Austrian)
- Creation Year:2007
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 47.25 in (120 cm)
- Period:
- Condition:3 different sizes and editions available.
- Gallery Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: G131018193201
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