Gerhard Knogler

Gerhard Knogler (* 1943 in Ort im Innkreis ) is an Austrian sculptor and university professor .

Live and act

Knogler studied from 1961 to 1968 at the art school of the city of Linz with Alfons Ortner and Helmuth Gsöllpointner . From 1975 to 2005 he taught there. Since 2000 he has been an associate professor in the metal master class. He lives and works in Linz and has been a member of the MAERZ artists' association since 1971 .

Works

Gerhard Knogler - quiet zone , Linz

Gerhard Knogler / Karl-Heinz Klopf - cigarette packet in front of the tobacco factory Linz

With his drawings, objects and works, Knogler moves in the border area between visual arts and literature. Works by him are in the art collection of the province of Upper Austria. In 2013, works by him were presented alongside those by Armin Andraschko and Ewald Walser at the Linz art fair in the Landesgalerie Linz. Gerhard Knogler created sculptures for public spaces, including the quiet zone in 1969 , an abstract work of art for the Catholic student dormitory in Linz, and in 1982 the steel plastic cigarette box , together with Karl-Heinz Klopf for the tobacco factory in Linz .

Awards

Art Prize of the City of Linz, 2000
Culture Prize for Fine Arts of the Province of Upper Austria , 2003

Exhibitions (selection)

Gallery in the Stifterhaus Linz , solo exhibition, Linz, 1993
Avant-garde z. B. Bauer , Knogler, Lichtenauer , Martin Hochleitner Landesgalerie Linz at the Upper Austrian State Museum Linz , Linz, 2004
Door to door. Atelier of the Upper Austrian Business , Nordico , Linz, 2008
formulated. Convergences of text and image , Gallery March , 2009
Who was in 1968? , Lentos Art Museum Linz, exhibition participation, 2018

Publications

Gerhard Knogler 1993 , Yukon Volga Rhein, Linz, 1993
Avant-garde z. B. , Weitra, 2004, ISBN 978-3-902414-16-8
Gerhard Knogler - Works from 1970 to 2004 , Weitra, 2005, ISBN 978-3-85252-624-9

Web links

Commons : Gerhard Knogler - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Gerhard Knogler . In: Web presence of the artists' association in March , accessed on November 30, 2015
↑ Gerhard Knogler, in: Web presence of the Art Collection of the State of Upper Austria queried on December 30, 2015
↑ Gerhard Knogler. In: Stadtgeschichte.linz.at/denkmal. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Knogler, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Place in the Innkreis

[1] Gerhard Knogler . In: Web presence of the artists' association in March , accessed on November 30, 2015

[2] Gerhard Knogler, in: Web presence of the Art Collection of the State of Upper Austria queried on December 30, 2015

[3] Gerhard Knogler. In: Stadtgeschichte.linz.at/denkmal. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .