Franz Graf (artist)
Franz Graf (born July 22, 1954 in Tulln ) is an Austrian conceptual artist . In his work he combines drawing, photography and installations .
Life
Graf studied at the Vienna University of Applied Arts with Oswald Oberhuber and worked closely with Brigitte Kowanz from 1979 to 1984 . From 1997 to 2006 he was a visiting professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts .
Franz Graf is a member of the Association of Visual Artists of the Vienna Secession .
In 2012 he designed a permanent installation entitled “SUED”, four murals that were digitally printed on glass for the passage that connects Vienna's main train station with the S-Bahn station and the U1 station.
Installation SUED
Installation SUED
Installation SUED
Installation SUED , detail
Awards
- 1990 City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts
- 2000 Lower Austrian Culture Prize
- 2010 Austrian Art Prize for Fine Arts
Web links
- Franz Graf on kunstaspekte.de
- Entry for Franz Graf in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Florian Steininger : Franz Graf , accessed on Nov. 17, 2009.
- ↑ friendsandart: Franz Graf, accessed on Nov. 17, 2009.
- ^ Franz Graf - Austria Forum . Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ Base Vienna: Franz Graf, accessed on Nov. 17, 2009
- ^ Orf.at - Franz Graf in the subway . Article dated August 29, 2012, accessed October 2, 2014.
- ^ Art in public space Vienna - SUED - permanent installation . Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Lower Austrian Culture Prize for Fine Arts to Franz Graf noedok.at, winner of the 2000 Culture Prize
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graf, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tulln |