Hubert Pfaffenbichler
Hubert Pfaffenbichler , " El Hombre " (born November 10, 1942 in Ybbs an der Donau , † September 5, 2008 in Vienna ), was an Austrian abstract painter and sculptor .
Life
From 1960 to 1967 Hubert Pfaffenbichler studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Robinson Andersen, Sergius Pauser , Fritz Wotruba and was a master student and graduate under Max Weiler . In 1968 he changed his stage name to "El hombre" and from then on wore the "red hood". Encounters with the Japanese painter Ikeda, in 1974 with Joseph Beuys in Düsseldorf , the American poets WH Auden and Herbert Kuhner formed friendships. Two years later Pfaffenbichler joined the Vienna Secession .
For his life's work, he was awarded the Cross of Honor for Science and Art in the Federal Chancellery in 2002 .
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His abstract work deals with the origin, so-called atavisms of painting. "Primordial forms are always innovators of art compared to complicated forms", formulated Pfaffenbichler. However, he also deals with political issues of his time, such as in his work “art for peace”. In numerous domestic actions, such as the declaration of Stephansplatz as a place of peace and encounter, "Bobby Fischer Object - Chess for War", the transformation of Stephansplatz into a chessboard, as well as actions abroad, Action 5 "the edible steel helmet - autumn timeless ", Action 2" 26 hours of uninterrupted shaving "as at the International Art Market in Düsseldorf in 1972, he stands up against the hustle and bustle of the establishment and for dialogue. Painting and graphics as time-critical engagement and moment of irritation.
In 2018, a selection of works was purchased by the Liaunig Museum - Liaunig Foundation.
Awards
- 1965 honorable recognition for overall artistic achievement from R. Andersen
- 1966 Paul Troger Prize of the State of Tyrol
- 1966 Cardinal König Prize (for sacred art)
- 1966 10th Austrian Graphic competition Innsbruck, Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum - Prize
- 1967 Marius Retti Prize
- 1967 BM award for teaching, exhibition "Geist und Form V"
- 1970 Award of the Vienna Art Fund, Zentralsparkasse Wien - picture purchases
- 1976 State grant for fine arts on recommendation of the BM
- 1976 Joined Wr. Secession under President P. Meissner
- 2002 Awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
Plastic works (selection)
- 1980–1990 Board in motion with tonal sequence, cardboard fan, standing female figure - plaster work, a piece of golden rail, cardboard TV with black and white picture, cardboard woman
- 1994 plastic work dying bird, prefabricated house made of beer coasters with a golden smoke flue
- 1996 Start of plastic work - God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
- 1997 a section of the Danube to Johann Strauss
- 1997 Club Gutruf project - concreted and gilded
- 1998 Object friendship - responsible citizens
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1967 IKC - Atavism,
- 1967 Forum Stadtpark Graz - graphics, atavism 1966
- 1967 10th graphic competition Innsbruck
- 1967 Participation in the 10th Innsbruck graphic competition
- 1967 Participation in boarding school. Bratislava youth exhibition
- 1967 Participation BM for teaching exhibition "Spirit and Form V"
- 1967 Participation in boarding school. Graphics exhibition in the gallery next St. Stephan
- 1968 Participation in Accrochage 68, Gallery Next St. Stephan
- 1968 Action against the clique economy of the Austrian. Galleries and the non-observance of the avant-garde in the butcher's Hieblinger downtown Vienna, in the shoe store Zak on the courier corner Vienna downtown
- 1968 Exhibition in the Basilisk Gallery with K. Talos
- 1969 Participation in Surrealism in Contemporary Art, St. Stephan Gallery
- 1969 Participation by Young Austrians, Hildebrandt Gallery, Klagenfurt and Zagreb
- 1970 Participation in the central savings bank of the Vienna community, young generation
- 1970 Gallery Stubenbastei, Art for Peace
- 1971 First Austrian savings bank, Galerie Passage
- 1971 Participation "6 possibilities Krems"
- 1972 Large exhibition gallery - Spony Essen DBR, campaign steel helmet, pictures and graphics and objects, purchased by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld
- 1972 Stahlhelm campaign - poster campaign - Düsseldorf
- 1972 Gallery Stubenbastei Action - People - Drawings
- 1972 Action for Peace on Stephansplatz - Bobby Fischer Object Chess to War, Declaration by the Stephansplatz to the place of peace and meeting - object
- 1972 Exhibition by Manfred Scheer - photo documentation of the Bobby Fischer campaign and original drawings
- 1972 Exhibition with the establishment of a gallery Reinhold Stremnitzer - Vienna 6., Joanelligasse; Action - Symptoms of Frustration in Art
- 1972 Discussion - action in the butcher shop Reither - Krems
- 1972 Participation - “Artists help Israel” campaign - Vienna 6, Otto Bauergasse
- 1972 Cityscape, Central Savings Bank
- 1972 Gallery Schottenring, Realism today, First Austrian. Savings bank
- 1973 Exhibition in the Steinrötter Münster Westphalia gallery, campaign with a peace box for the film "Kain" by Dietmar Schönherr, Edition Steinrötter Münster
- 1973 Participation in the international art market in Düsseldorf, action 1 bisque steel helmet, action 2 26 hours of uninterrupted shaving, action 3 sweeping the room with a fan - Sisyphean work, action 4 object bird cage - the tape bird, action 5 the edible steel helmet - autumn crops
- 1974 co-exhibition at the Kunstverein Karlsruhe
- 1974 Exhibition in Cologne and Basel
- 1974 Participation in "Bildnerische Tatbestände", Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz
- 1975 Large exhibition in the Vienna Secession
- 1975 Participation in the Rank Xerox drawing competition
- 1978 Participation in “Contemporary Paintings from Vienna”, loan from Zentralsparkasse, Squibb Gallery, Princeton
- 1979 Vienna Secession - Exhibition of the members
- 1980 Edition for the Club Gutruf "Edible golden Viennese pretzel stick" as part of the close friendship with Helmut Qualtinger
- 1980 art for peace - exhibition in Münster
- 1982–1990 campaign folder "art for peace"
- 1992 Edition Satchwell Art Exhibition? and? or? Technology? Exhibition director Alfred Strommer
- 1993 campaign folder with the title "was"
- 1994 Exhibition at Club Gutruf, Vienna 1., works from 1994 under the title "art for peace 1994"
- 1994 Exhibition in Münster - PEACE
- 1995 Exhibition of Atavism with Lore Weber, Vienna, Bäckerstraße 2
- 1996 Exhibition at Lore Weber - "54 ° 20 North 18 ° 30 West" Impressions of my voyages, oil chalk drawings
- 1997 Exhibition of Secessionists in the Lower Austria Documentation Center for Modern Art
- 1997 Exhibition from the Bernd Weber collection - Galerie Kunststücke in Vienna 1, Bräunerstraße 3
- 1999 Large exhibition in the Documentation Center St. Pölten, N.Ö.
- 2003 Participation in "Art in Advent", Wr. City Hall - Kommunalkredit, 2nd Prize
- 2008 Participation "Hosted", Regionale08 KOMM-Zentrum, Graz, Austria
- 2009 Participation “Walk like on clouds”, MUSA Wien Museum, Vienna
- 2011 Participation in “The 1960s: A Fantastic Modern Age”, MUSA Wien Museum, Vienna
- 2013 Participation in “The 1970s: Expansion of Viennese Art”, MUSA Wien Museum, Vienna
- 2015 Participation “The 80s: Pluralism on the Threshold of the Information Age”, MUSA Wien Museum, Vienna
- 2017 art fair 49th "Art & Antique" Hofburg Vienna, represented by Galerie Ernst Hilger
- 2018 Exhibition "Hubert Pfaffenbichler Atavism", HilgerNEXT Gallery / BROTkunsthalle
- 2019 participation "Sincerely dedicated to the future", Museum Liaunig
- 2019 Participation "I am everything at the same time - self-portrayal from Schiele to today", Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, Krems
- 2020 participation "o. T.", Museum Liaunig
literature
- Peter Baum: Hubert Pfaffenbichler - painting and graphics as a time-critical commitment . In: Ancient and Modern Art. No. 116, May / June 1971, Bundesverlag, Salzburg ( Museum of Applied Arts Vienna )
- Vienna Art Fund: visual arts, music, literature, performing arts, film. Report on the activities of the Vienna Art Fund on the occasion of the 20th award in 1970 . Central savings bank of the municipality of Vienna 1970, illustrations and images
- Gotthard Muhr: International artist club . In: Ancient and Modern Art. No. 92, 1967, Bundesverlag, Salzburg ( Museum of Applied Arts Vienna )
- Hildegard Joos: Gallery Stubenbastei . In: Ancient and Modern Art. No. 123, 1972, Bundesverlag, Salzburg ( Museum of Applied Arts Vienna )
- Harald Sterk: Lower Austria on the Danube . 1982, Vienna: Edition Tusch, represented by previous works and biography ( German National Library )
- Vogel, Alois, Alfred Gesswein, and Peter Baum: Configurations 69 . 1969, Vienna: VOGEL, illustrations ( John W. Doull )
- Hubert Pfaffenbichler: el hombre 1972 . 1972, [sl], illustrations and images ( holdings of the Austrian National Library )
- Peter Baum: Maria and Gerald Fischer-Colbrie Foundation - Lentos Art Museum . 2003, Linz: Trauner, Lentos Kunstmuseum catalog ( Dandelon literature information )
- Rank Xerox Austria: Contrasts - Rank Xerox Austria drawing competition 75 . 1975, Gistel Verlag, illustrations ( literature information Dandelon )
- Lower Austria Documentation Center for Modern Art: A contribution - 100 years Vienna Secession - Secession members from Lower Austria . 1997, Malek, illustrations and images ( literature information Dandelon )
Movies
- 8 - 16 mm total theater, the stranger, El Hombre the most important poems: am no youg, white paper, argues: why tomorrow I will be awake when they come, Gliche 164–71
Web links
Commons : Hubert Pfaffenbichler - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Personal website
- Der Standard, Anne Katrin Fessler: "The Seventies": Coffee House Diplomacy and Engagement , January 1st, 2014 ( derstandard.at )
- "Hubert Pfaffenbichler - Erste Österreichische Sparkasse - Gallery in the Passage" , Austria 1971 - poster with drawing by Pfaffenbichler ( ÖNB image archive and graphic collection )
- "Hubert Pfaffenbichler - International Artist Club Exhibition" , Austria 1967 - Object 42 × 59 cm ( ÖNB picture archive and graphic collection )
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved April 17, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfaffenbichler, Hubert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El hombre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ybbs on the Danube |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2008 |
| Place of death | Vienna |