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Helnwein, Gottfried#

b. Vienna, Oct. 8, 1948, painter and graphic artist. From 1969 studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with R. Hausner, started painting injured children, from 1975/1976 developed a realistic, photo-like painting style, confronting the observer with shocking scenes of violence in his paintings; from 1981 painted series of pictures of minor heroic figures; from 1985 pictures in several parts, often based on such themes as war and National Socialism; from 1994 made use of electronic picture processing for his works.


Other works: illustrations and cover pictures for the magazines "profil", "Spiegel" and "Time"; stage sets and costumes for the Stadttheater in Heidelberg and the Staatstheater in Stuttgart.

Literature#

G. H., 1981; A. Maeckler, H., 1992; I. Kiblickij (ed.), G. H., 1997.

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