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Press release PETER PONGRATZ and CLASSICAL MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
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PETER PONGRATZ
Works on paper and canvas
Exhibition opening: TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2021, 3 PM – 7 PM
Exhibition period: MARCH 3rd, 2021 – APRIL 17th, 2021
The artist, born in Eisenstadt in 1940, is regarded as the main representative of the Art Brut movement in Austria, from whose art movement he draws and whose forms he uses. When studying his work, thoughts of Dubuffet, the painting of small children and pictorial forms of psychological compulsions get in the way of the viewer.
Peter Pongratz on painting: “Right from the very beginning of my occupation with painting, I assumed that something that claims to be called art, or more precisely to the name of contemporary art, must definitely contain an independent form of expression. For the painter in particular, this means that if possible outside of cultural templates, he should be able to use colors and shapes to visualize his own, authentic world and self-image, free from outside influences. ”
Pongratz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin. With Wolfgang Herzig, Martha Jungwirth, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Franz Ringel and Robert Zeppel-Sperl, he founded the artist group Realities. Study trips took him to Paris, Venice, Australia, the South Seas and Korčula, among others. Peter Pongratz lives and works in Vienna and on Korčula.
Since 1988 Peter Pongratz has been represented with exhibitions in the gallery. Works from recent years and current works are presented in the exhibition.
We cordially invite you to our exhibition on the 1st floor:
CLASSIC MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Exhibition opening: TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2021, 3 PM – 7 PM
Exhibition period: MARCH 3rd, 2021 – APRIL 17th, 2021
On the first floor of the gallery, works of art from classical modernism and contemporary art, among others by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Joan Miró, Gunter Damisch, Josef Mikl and Andreas Urteil are shown.
Invitation PETER PONGRATZ – 03/03/2021 – 04/17/2021
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Invitation CLASSICAL MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART – 03/03/2021 – 04/17/2021
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Press release MARIA MOSER — New work and REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2020 – 01/13/2021 – 02/27/2021
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Dear Sirs and Madames!
We look forward to our virtual tours from January 13, 2021 to welcome
On the ground floor
MARIA MOSER — New work
Maria Moser, born in Frankenburg in Upper Austria in 1948, studied from 1968 to 1973 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Her painting is not in the conventional sense, it is created in an impulsive, almost wild, but not inconsiderate way. Design elements are dynamically drawn traces of paint as well as paint pigment and asphalt applications. This way of painting defines the artist’s work from the start.
Her pictures are pictures of an existential kind, they stand for life processes. It is the original material iron that the artist has made her own for her brutal “representation”.
Maria Moser lives and works in Frankenburg and Vienna.
Duration of the exhibition: JANUARY 13th – FEBRUARY 27th 2021
On the 1st floor
ANNUAL REVIEW 2020
A selection of the works from the 2020 personal exhibitions will be shown
VICTOR BAUER – PAUL FLORA – JOANNA GLEICH – GABRIELE KUTSCHERA –VALENTIN OMAN – SUSANNE POHL – GOTTFRIED SALZMANN – ALEXANDER STROHTE –JOHANN JULIAN TAUPE – MAX WEILER – JOHANNES ZEIGLER
Duration of the exhibition: JANUARY 13th – FEBRUARY 27th 2021
We look forward to welcoming you back to our gallery soon.
STAY HEALTHY!
Your team of
GALLERY WELZ
Until further notice, we can be reached by phone and email at:
Tel. +43 662 84 17 71–0
office@galerie-welz.at
Invitation MARIA MOSER – New Works – 01/13/2021 – 02/27/2021
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Invitation YEAR IN REVIEW 2020 – 01/13/2021 – 02/27/2021
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Press release JOHANN JULIAN TAUPE — New Works and PAUL FLORA (1922 – 2009) — Drawings and Graphics — 11/25/2020 – 01/09/2021
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DEAR ART FRIENDS!
Due to current events, we have to refrain from opening an exhibition on November 24th, 2020.
You can visit the exhibitions virtually on our homepage www.galerie-welz.at from November 25, 2020.
JOHANN JULIAN TAUPE – New work
Johann Julian Taupe, born in Gritschach near Villach in 1954, studied from 1976 to 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Prof. Max Weiler. From 1981 to 1983 Taupe was a lecturer with Prof. Arnulf Rainer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and received the Austrian State Scholarship for Fine Arts from 1983 to 1984.
For Julian Taupe, painting is an ongoing process, an expression of his experiences and impressions. He invites the viewer to find his own continuation. The artist repeatedly reassembles abstract, colorful fragments. Clear forms with partly figurative elements in bright colors create the impression of a deeper level. New canvas works by the artist will be shown in the exhibition.
Duration of the exhibition: NOVEMBER 25, 2020 – JANUARY 9, 2021
On the 1st floor
PAUL FLORA (1922 – 2009) – drawings and graphics
Paul Flora, born 1922 in Glurns im Vinschgau, in South Tyrol, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1942 to 1944. His early work was strongly influenced by Kubin, but before 1950 he radically broke with the dense hatching and turned to fine, delicate drawing. Flora consequently develops an unmistakable brush technique. The ironic-sarcastic drawings by the graphic artist, caricaturist and illustrator found international recognition.
Duration of the exhibition: NOVEMBER 25, 2020 – JANUARY 9, 2021
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed on Sundays
We look forward to seeing you again in the gallery, probably from December 7th.
STAY HEALTHY!
GALLERY WELZ
Invitation JOHANN JULIAN TAUPE — works on paper and canvas – 25/11/2020 – 01/09/2021
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Invitation PAUL FLORA (1922 – 2009) — drawings and graphics 11/25/2020 – 01/09/2021
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