Franz Yang-Mocnik
Franz Yang-Močnik , also Franz Motschnig Yang (born June 1, 1951 in Völkermarkt ) is an Austrian visual artist.
Career
After an apprenticeship as a carpenter (1965–1968) in Völkermarkt and subsequent practice as a journeyman carpenter in Klagenfurt , he attended a course in wood construction in the industrial sector at the HTBL Ortweinplatz building school in Graz in 1970 . From 1970 to 1973 Franz Motschnig attended the master school for painting with Franz Rogler at the same school. From 1971 to 1980 he was a technical assistant to Wolfgang von Schaukal and also took private lessons in art history with him.
1974 followed a stay in the USA in Spokane at the Expo 74. 1975 participation in the 10th International Symposium for Painting in Styrian Autumn . In 1976 a study trip to Rome and Sicily followed, sponsored by the Styrian state government and the Instituto Dante Alighieri, and in 1977 a grant from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art. 2005 visiting professor at the University of Innsbruck at the Studio for Experimental Architecture.
Familiar
Franz Yang-Močnik is married and lives in Graz.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1973 Gallery “Schillerhof”, Graz, Austria
- 1974 Whitcamph Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- 1976 Gallery “Casa Albani”, Pescara, Italy
- 1985 "Haus am Kleistpark", Berlin (West), Germany
- 1991 Gallery “Quadrum”, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1992 “International Center of Graphic Arts”, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1997 “Cite International des Artes”, Paris, France
- 2000 Galerie Steinek , Vienna, Austria
- 2002 “Chin Hsu Computer Center Accton ”, Taiwan
- 2003 “Wifredo Lam Center”, Havana, Cuba
- 2006 Gallery “Peking Space”, Beijing, China
- 2007 and 2009 “Today Art Museum”, Beijing, China
bibliography
- Draftsman and painter , Wieser, Klagenfurt 2003.
- Fleeting inwardness, uniform worlds ; Hermagorasverlag , Klagenfurt 1997.
- The cafe ; New gallery at the Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz 1990.
- Epilepsy stroke ; F. Motschnig, Graz 1988.
- Me and my tide pool ; Flutlicht-Verl., Vienna 1987.
- Pictures ; Galerie Steirische Moderne, Graz 1984.
Awards, honors, prizes
- 1974 Prize from the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts at the 1974 Köflach Art Prize
- 1982 Prize of the City of Graz Culture Department
- 1985 Prize for painting from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art
- 1996 Award of recognition from the state of Carinthia
- 2002 Culture Prize of the State of Carinthia for fine arts
- 2007 Awarded the professional title of Professor
- 2019 Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria for Science, Research and Art
literature
- Kerstin Braun: Between appearance and meaning . In: Catalog Franz Motschnig - Material collages , Graz 1998
- Gunter Falk: Franz Motschnig Yang. In: Catalog Franz Motschnig - Works of the Last Three Years , Graz 1984
- Rudolf Haller: A comment on the person and their world of images ., Original contribution
- Renate Obud / Franz Motschnig: Notes 2001 . Interview.
- Götz Pochat: draftsman and painter . Original contribution.
- Wilfried Skreiner: About sculptural work . In: Catalog Plastics , Graz 1997
- Wilfried Skreiner: The space, the objects, the person and the silence . In: Catalog Das Café , Graz 1990
- Peter Weibel: Material collages . In: Franz Motschnig - Materialkollagen , Graz 1998
- Peter Weibel, Wenzel Mraček, Franz Yang-Močnik: Franz Yang-Močnik ; oA ISBN 978-988-18658-1-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Yang-Mocnik in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage Franz Yang Močnik
- Biography on kultur.graz.at
- Franz Yang Močnik Exhibition in the KHG 2010 : " Son of Man"
- Images at artnet.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Rogler , Neue Galerie (queried July 4, 2010)
- ↑ Named after Wifredo Lam (1902–1982).
- ↑ Decoration of honor of the State of Styria for science, research and art presented. In: kommunikation.steiermark.at. November 18, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yang-Mocnik, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yang-Močnik, Franz; Franz Motschnig Yang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Völkermarkt |