152 pages, 130 Abbildungen in Farbe, 28.5 x 24.5 cm, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4206-8
Gottfried Helnweins (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 artists 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 Helnweins works embodies and serves as proxy for psychological 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.
Artists
Gottfried Helnwein
Edited by
Elsy Lahner (Hrsg.)|Klaus Albrecht Schröder (Hrsg.)
Contributions by
Contributions by E. Lahner, K. Speidel
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