Karl Karner

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Karl Karner (* 1973 in Feldbach ) is an Austrian visual and performing artist .

Life

Karner initially trained as an art caster . He then studied from 2007 to 2012 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in Heimo Zobernig's class .

Today Karner lives and works in Vienna and Feldbach .

job

As a sculptor, he creates sculptures and installations from different materials such as bronze , aluminum and various plastics . The unmistakable abstract and partly amorphous forms are created in the process of “controlled chance”, when hot wax is poured into water and drawn into it. These hardened "raw forms" are then provided with wax, everyday objects and natural forms such as toothpicks or branches . Experimenting with different materials and casting techniques are an essential part of his work process.

"The overall appearance of the sculpture is consistently abstract, as a result of an overgrowth, a growth, the closest analogies of which we find in nature itself, for example in the form of a coral reef. Nevertheless, reference is made to the creative influence of the artist, whose handwriting is materially Sculpture condensed: a sculptural approach that defies the classic term. " Florian Steininger

Karner is also artistically active in choreography and drawing. The different media are mixed together and the boundaries are dissolved. For example, he dips paper drawings in wax, which changes the graphics in a painterly and sculptural manner. The sculptures are closely related to the choreography . The forms are created through performative processes that can be read as such. The works also work together in an installation within an exhibition . Since 2005, the artist Linda Samaraweerová has also created cross-genre projects between visual and performing arts , which are made up of sculpture , installation, performance (art) , dance , theater , video and film . In 2013 the art space "KS Room" was founded in Kornberg . This is managed by Karner himself and is dedicated to changing contemporary art exhibitions.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2008: 'Karl Karner died on', St. Andrä Church, Graz
  • 2009: Karl Karner, Austrian Cultural Forum, Prague
  • 2011: 'Alan Grünspan', Dana Charkasi Gallery, Vienna
  • 2012: Black Sea Calling, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2013: Maecenas, Helmut-List-Halle, Graz
  • 2014: 'FakeFukoo', ABContemporary Gallery, Zurich; 'Formatting a New Era' , Lisabird Contemporary, Vienna
  • 2016: 'Nude Program' , Anna Paul and Karl Karner, ABContemporary Gallery, Zurich; 'BABA WANGA' , Christian Eisenberger and Karl Karner, Art at the Border, Jennersdorf

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2010: 'Grand Slam', Büro Adalbert, Berlin, Triennale Linz 1.0, Lentos Museum , Linz
  • 2011: Cardinal König Art Prize, Salzburg
  • 2012: Colombo Art Biennale, Sri Lanka, “parallel action”, uniCredit art space at Viktualienmarkt, Munich
  • 2013: 'Beyond Seeing', Admont Abbey Collection
  • 2014: 'WHITE FOR', Xing, Bologna
  • 2015: 'Würfeln', Tanzquartier , Vienna

literature

  • 2013: Christian Eisenberger, Karl Karner, Galerie Gölles
  • 2012: Karl Karner, Linda Samaraweerová, 'Greenkasten'. Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86678-785-8 .
  • 2011: Karl Karner in the Wolf Collection
  • 2009: Karl Karner, Linda Samaraweerová, 'I Think We Have A Good Time'
  • 2005: Karl Karner, 'died on ...'
  • 1998: Karl Karner, 'Work 1996–1998'

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Florian Steininger: Informell meets Nature: Karl Karner's current sculptures. In: Karl Karner, Linda Samaraweerová, 'Greenkasten'. Kerber Verlag, 2012.
  2. ↑ Helmut Ploebst: Steps into conflict. on: derstandard.at , October 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Wenzel Mraček: Squirrels and beaked creatures. on: kultur.steiermark.at , March 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Karner, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian visual and performing artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Feldbach (Styria)