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Hirmer Verlag - Gottfried Helnwein - Hardcover
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Description: I am not aiming to provoke. For me art is a possibility to defend myself to retaliate. Gottfried Helnwein's (b. 1948) paintings of children are both touching and disturbing. The hyperrealistic character of his images serves to intensify this effect still further. The vulnerable and defenseless child serves as the central motif in the artist's examination of the themes of pain injury and violence. The catalogue provides an overview of his creative work during the past twenty years. The child in Helnwein's works embodies and serves as proxy for psycho logical and societal fears. The artist also uses his images to denounce Nazism or to address the Holocaust as well as the taboo subject of abuse. Helnwein is considered a provocateur to this day. He still succeeds in shaking up people with his works which are produced from photographic references and which captivate us through their technical perfection.
Title: Gottfried Helnwein
Brand: Hirmer Verlag
Barcode: 9783777442068
Pages: 160 Pages, 130 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 2/23/2024
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: I am not aiming to provoke. For me art is a possibility to defend myself to retaliate. Gottfried Helnwein's (b. 1948) paintings of children are both touching and disturbing. The hyperrealistic character of his images serves to intensify this effect still further. The vulnerable and defenseless child serves as the central motif in the artist's examination of the themes of pain injury and violence. The catalogue provides an overview of his creative work during the past twenty years. The child in Helnwein's works embodies and serves as proxy for psycho logical and societal fears. The artist also uses his images to denounce Nazism or to address the Holocaust as well as the taboo subject of abuse. Helnwein is considered a provocateur to this day. He still succeeds in shaking up people with his works which are produced from photographic references and which captivate us through their technical perfection.
Title: Gottfried Helnwein
Brand: Hirmer Verlag
Barcode: 9783777442068
Pages: 160 Pages, 130 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 2/23/2024
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
