Ewald Walser
Ewald Walser (born April 23, 1947 in Wels ) is an Austrian painter , graphic artist and university professor . From 1979 he taught at the Art University Linz and was president of the artists' association MAERZ from 1982 to 2003 .
Live and act
Walser attended the art school of the city of Linz from 1964 to 1969 in the master class for free graphics with Alfons Ortner . At the same time he worked from 1965 to 1968 at the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz under Walter Kasten . In 1979 he began to teach continuously at the Art University Linz in the field of textiles / art & design until he was finally awarded the professional title of university professor in 2002. In 1996/97 he accepted teaching positions for painting at the Bauhaus University Weimar .
The artist has been a member of the MAERZ artists 'association since 1974, took over the management of the MAERZ gallery in 1976 and was president of the artists' association from 1982 to 2003. From 1976 to 1994 he was also a member of the Künstlerhaus Wien .
He is responsible for national and international cooperation in exhibition projects such as MAERZ in SECESSION Vienna (1987), BORDERCROSSINGS (1991 and 1995), Austrian-Russian-Lithuanian cultural project (1992), GO EAST GO WEST (1995), and others. a. In 1999 he conceived and organized an art-communication tour (Austria - Moscow) together with Katja Vassilieva ACT 99.
In a fire that broke out on March 31, 2017 in the joint studio of Ewald Walser and Katja Vassilieva in Linz, a large part of the works of the two artists stored there were destroyed.
Works
Works by Walser are u. a. in the Lentos, in the Upper Austrian Provincial Museum, near the city of Linz, in the Nordico city museum u. a.
- Draft for the church window in the parish church of Dorf an der Pram (2011), made of fused glass technology, Schlierbach
Exhibitions (selection)
Walser presents his works at solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. a.
- Solo exhibitions
- 1979, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007 in the March gallery , Linz
- Group exhibitions
- Topography , Künstlerhaus Vienna , 1980, there also 1986
- MAERZ in the Secession , Vienna Secession , 1987
- Museum am Ostwall , Dortmund, 1987
- New acquisitions and 75 years of MAERZ , Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz , 1988
- Traklhaus , Salzburg, 1998
- National Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Art Museum , Kaunas, 1992
- Bordercrossings - 22 Austrian Artists , Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts , Perth, 1995
- Positions , New Gallery of the City of Linz, 1995
- Go East - Go West, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum , 1995
- Subject: Painting , MAERZ Gallery, Linz
- Door to door, Nordico City Museum , Linz, 2008
- Artemons Art Museum , Hellmonsödt, 2010
Publications
- 75 years of MAERZ , Upper Austrian State Museum, Linz, 1989 (catalog).
- Ewald Walser: New Works , Linz, 1989 (exhibition catalog Galerie MAERZ).
- Ewald Walser: Trapped time . Works from 1975 to 2018, (with text contributions by Lydia Altmann, Peter Baum , Hermann Friedl , Bodo Hell , Martin Hochleitner , Peter Kraml , Helmuth A. Niederle , Hubert Nitsch & Christian Steinbacher ), artedition Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , Weitra u . a. 2019, ISBN 978-3-99028-820-7 .
Web links
- Ewald Waler, web presence of the artist queried on November 13, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ orf.at of April 2, 2017: 400 paintings burned: life's work lost ; Retrieved April 2, 2017
- ↑ Ewald Waler, in: Web presence of Artmagazine Romania requested on November 13, 2015
- ^ Ewald Walser, exhibitions, in: Web presence Ewald Walser queried on November 14, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walser, Ewald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter, graphic artist and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | catfish |