Alfred Klinkan
Alfred Klinkan (born April 30, 1950 in Judenburg , † September 17, 1994 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter. He was one of the main representatives of New Painting in Austria.
Life
Klinkan studied from 1970 to 1974 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Josef Mikl and Wolfgang Hollegha . After completing his studies, Klinkan was awarded the Styrian Prize for Contemporary Painting in 1976 and received a scholarship to the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. From 1979 to 1981 and 1984 Klinkan lived mainly in Antwerp . 1985 he moved to Freising and opened his studio in Munich . In the same year Klinkan married Hedwig Abert. Two sons were born.
Awards
- 1972 Master School Award
- 1974 award from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- 1976 Prize of the City of Vienna "Spirit and Form"
- Art Prize of the State of Styria for contemporary painting
- 1978 graphic competition Innsbruck
- 1980 European Prize, Gold Medal, Ostend
- 1981 First winner of the Otto Mauer Prize
- In 2003 the Alfred-Klinkan-Hof in Donaustadt was named after him.
Public collections and exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1975 "25. Birthday suitcase exhibition “, Modern Art Gallery, Vienna
- 1976 "I am the second best in Central Europe", Vienna Secession , Vienna
- 1977 “De houtsneden van Albrecht Dürer”, Galerie de zwarte panter, Antwerp
- 1978 “In Schlieraffenland or the wonder world of A-Sch”, Neue Galerie, Graz
- 1979 “I am a deer”, Ariadne Gallery, Vienna
- 1980 “Koortsthermometer”, Galerie de zwarte panter, Antwerp
- 1982 “The little and the big bear”, Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck
- 1985 "Antwerp 1984. Oil paintings and watercolors", Neue Galerie, Graz; Ropac Gallery, Salzburg; Galerie Steinek, Vienna; Municipal Gallery, Zagreb; Rotovz Salon, Maribor
- 1989 “The Narrenlicht”, Carinthian State Gallery, Klagenfurt
- 1993 "Uhrlaub und other diary pictures", gallery in the Traklhaus, Salzburg
- 1995 "Alfred Klinkan - in memory", Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
- “Krampus and Nikolo”, gallery at the Albertina , Vienna
- 1996 “Alfred Klinkan. Pictures of all kinds 1972 - 1989 “, Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz, Graz
- “Alfred Klinkan. Pictures of all kinds 1972 - 1989 ”, gallery at the Albertina, Vienna
- 2000 “Alfred Klinkan 50th birthday exhibition. Pictures from Antwerp 1979-1981 ”, gallery at the Albertina, Vienna
- 2004 "Alfred Klinkan", Museum of Contemporary Art, Admont Abbey, Admont
- 2008 "The fabulous world of Alfred Klinkan", gallery at the Albertina, Vienna
- 2014 “Alfred Klinkan 1950–1994 Vienna Antwerp Munich – Still life, unless the wind comes!”, Gallery at the Albertina, Vienna
Public commissioned work
- 1987 Wall design, entrance hall LKH Rottenmann, Styria: Cinema en flinder, oil / canvas, 290 × 700 cm
Wall design dining room forestry vocational school Bruck an der Mur, Styria: The lean and the fat kitchen, oil / canvas, diptych, each 200 × 300 cm
- 1991 Wall design AKH Vienna: Atlanta fugiens, oil / canvas, diptych, each 204 × 200 cm
- 1992 Wall design of the functional wing of the LKH Judenburg: In the Garden of Generations, oil / canvas, four-part picture, each 200 × 200 cm, from 1983
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Klinkan in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Alfred Klinkan (family)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wohnhausanlage Alfred Klinkan farm. Wiener Wohnen , accessed on November 4, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klinkan, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Judenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1994 |
| Place of death | Vienna |