Heinz Stangl

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Heinz STANGL was born in Vien­na in 1942. From 1961 to 1967, he stud­ied at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na under Pro­fes­sor Max­i­m­il­ian Melch­er. The painter, graph­ic artist and book illus­tra­tor began his career in Vien­na, in the envi­ron­ment of Fan­tas­tic Real­ism, before turn­ing to his own real­ism. His works, in bold col­ors with two-dimen­sion­al fig­ures, often had a sen­su­al com­po­nent that con­trast­ed with mor­bid every­day sit­u­a­tions. From 1963 onwards, he began to exhib­it exten­sive­ly at home and abroad. As a mem­ber of the Vien­na Seces­sion, he was on the board of direc­tors for many years. The fan­tas­tic-real­is­tic-sur­re­al human actor was award­ed the pro­mo­tion prize of the city of Vien­na and the Theodor-Körn­er-Prize. Heinz Stan­gl died in Vien­na in 2008. 1983 — First exhi­bi­tion at the Welz Gallery. 

Heinz STANGL was born in Vien­na in 1942. From 1961 to 1967, he stud­ied at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na under Pro­fes­sor Max­i­m­il­ian Melch­er. The painter, graph­ic artist and book illus­tra­tor began his career in Vien­na, in the envi­ron­ment of Fan­tas­tic Real­ism, before turn­ing to his own real­ism. His works, in bold col­ors with two-dimen­sion­al fig­ures, often had a sen­su­al com­po­nent that con­trast­ed with mor­bid every­day sit­u­a­tions. From 1963 onwards, he began to exhib­it exten­sive­ly at home and abroad. As a mem­ber of the Vien­na Seces­sion, he was on the board of direc­tors for many years. The fan­tas­tic-real­is­tic-sur­re­al human actor was award­ed the pro­mo­tion prize of the city of Vien­na and the Theodor-Körn­er-Prize. Heinz Stan­gl died in Vien­na in 2008. 1983 — First exhi­bi­tion at the Welz Gallery. 

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