Aramis (artist)

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Aramis , born as Hans Peter Sagmüller , (born February 10, 1950 in Vienna , † September 2010 in Sankt Marein near Neumarkt ) was an Austrian artist . He was a critical author of various articles on cultural-political and ecological topics. His paintings are in the possession of public and private collections. In the castle Lind in Neumarkt in Styria his memorial exhibition is the satellite camp of Mauthausen concentration camp preserved.

Life

Aramis in Lind Castle

Hans Peter Sagmüller left school after completing his compulsory training and then went on to do an apprenticeship with his father Johann Sagmüller, a goldsmith, and attended the vocational school for gold, silversmiths and jewelers in Sonnenuhrgasse in Vienna. He graduated as the best of three years.

In 1968 his first exhibition of pictures in the style of fantastic realism took place . Then he and friends organized the “Salzburg Test Games” from 1969-70. In Vienna, he founded the “1. Viennese children's collective ”.

From 1971 to 1973 he lived in the “Vogeltenn” farm near Dobra-Ottenstein in the Waldviertel and engaged in meditation . From 1975 to 1980 he lived with his first wife in the manor house " Blumau " near Kirchdorf in Upper Austria . He lived with his second wife in the medieval farm "Rumpel" near Semriach . During this time he held seminars on the subject of "alternative ways of life" in Retzhof Castle .

In 1992 he and friends started the work project and his life's work, the “construction site and overall workshop at Schloss Lind”. The castle is owned by the Benedictine monastery of St. Lambrecht. After the restoration and revitalization of the facilities, the other local history museum in the castle was opened in 1996 with a memorial installation filling the castle for the concentration camp prisoners who were interned in this satellite camp of Mauthausen from 1942 to 1945.

At the end of September 2010, Aramis committed suicide after a long and serious illness.

Awards

  • 1971 Theodor Körner Prize
  • 1998 cultural landscape award
  • 2002 Folk Culture Prize of the State of Styria

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personal data
SURNAME Aramis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sagmüller, Peter Hans (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH September 2010
Place of death Sankt Marein near Neumarkt