Rockenschaub, Gerwald#
Rockenschaub, Gerwald, b. Linz (Upper Austria), May 9, 1952, painter. Studied at the Hochschule fuer angewandte Kunst (now University of Applied Art) in Vienna with H. Tasquil; his first major exhibition was with H. Brandl in 1981 in the Forum Stadtpark in Graz. Regarded as one of the most successful contemporary Austrian painters; 1993 represented Austria at the Biennale in Venice. The relationship between the work of art and the real environment in which it is exhibited is an important aspect of R.´s work.
Literature#
U. Moser (ed.), G. R., exhibition catalogue, Secession, Vienna 1994; Funky minimal, exhibition catalogue, Kunstverein Hamburg, 1999.