Schmalix, Hubert#

b. Graz (Styria), Dec. 17, 1952, painter. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1971-1976; achieved early international fame as a representative of the "New Wild Ones" (exhibitions at the Tate Gallery in London in 1983, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1984) and has since been one of the leading representatives of contemporary art in Austria. In contrast to his early work, he developed a more discreet style in the mid 1980s, while still using intensive colours. Has been professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna since 1997.

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