Hans Sisa

Hans Sisa (born March 30, 1948 in Linz ) is an Austrian painter , sculptor and opera singer (bass).

Life

Hans Sisa studied at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg . For many years he worked both as an opera singer (bass) and as a painter. Since the turn of the millennium, the work as a visual artist has been in the foreground.

Sisa lives and works in Tiefenfucha near Krems on the Danube . He is the initiator of the painters' festivals at Reichenstein Castle (Mühlviertel) in Upper Austria, which have been held every three years since 1997.

The works are signed as follows: until 1989 Hans Pötscher or HPö, 1989–2000 Hans Sisa Pötscher, since 2000 Hans Sisa or Sisa.

Awards

• TZ Rose Munich for culturally exceptional achievements
• 2008 Golden badge of honor of the market town of Paudorf
• 2009 Silver Medal for Services to the State of Lower Austria

Works (selection)

• Cycle "degenerate"
• "Silentium" cycle
• "Dance of Death" cycle
• "Scorched Earth" cycle
• "Great figures in opera literature" cycle
• "Winter Journey" cycle
• Portraits (including Sophia Larson, Serge Brignoni , Mimmo De Marco, Robert Holl , Gabriele Maria Ronge , Ferdinand Rüesch)
• City portraits (including London , Toronto , Venice , Linz , Salzburg , Graz , Toulouse , Monaco , Nice , Menton , Krems , Dürnstein )
• Landscapes (including Mühlviertel, Waldviertel, Wachau, Côte d´Azur, Toscana )
• Stage and costume designs
• Overall design of the open-air opening shows of "made in styria" ( Styrian State Exhibition ) 1997–2001

Publications

• Art Larson (Ed.): Hans Sisa - Sensation and Expression . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2018, ISBN 978-3-99028-750-7 (monograph).
• Art Larson (ed.): Hans Sisa - demonia and poetry, painting, graphics, sculptures . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2008, ISBN 978-3-85252-904-2 (monograph).
• Art Larson (Ed.): Sisa Hettl Kollar - Kraft und Posie, expressive painting and graphics by Hans Sisa, Eleonore Hettl, Wilhelm Kollar . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2007, ISBN 978-3-85252-857-1 .
• Sharp men, shrill women, bad jokes, weird writers. Pointed strokes by Hans Sisa, Flotte Words by Gertrude Haider-Grünwald , edited by Art Larson, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2009, ISBN 978-3-900000-18-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Sisa in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Hans Sisa