Austrian contemporary artist. I am a German artist who lives and works in Austria.
When I was young, I spent some time in New York where I got to know the German artist Salome, an artist from the art movement, The New Wild (die Neue Wilde).
In the 1980s, Salome’s group was considered a counter-movement to prevailing conceptual art scene during which they shifted to painting. Needless to say, I was infected by the spontaneous and expressive elements of the Neue Wilde at a young age.
I currently work and live in Dornbirn and Schwarzenberg, Austria.
I have been awarded with various Art Prizes. Numerous exhibitions including museums have featured my work in the past.
My works are in different Art Collections in Germany, Austria, Swiss and USA.
The Paintings are mostly large format oil- and acrylic paintings which are simultaneously realistic and alienating. Shapes and contours are blurred, out of focus, distorted or alienated. However, the realistic impression is retained and is heightened by a dynamic color composition.
My switch to representational painting may have been impacted by my prior work as Designer, or be interpreted as a counter-movement to the still prevalent conceptual art genre.
