Karl Korab
Karl Korab (born April 26, 1937 in Falkenstein in Lower Austria) is an Austrian visual artist .
Life
Karl Korab is the son of a forester. After attending grammar school in Laa an der Thaya and in Horn (Lower Austria) from 1957 to 1964, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Sergius Pauser . From 1960 he organized numerous exhibitions at home and abroad or was involved in them.
Korab is a very versatile artist. His works are created as oil paintings , graphics , collages , screen printing and lithography . Mainly he has still lifes and landscapes, but he also worked as a set designer, for example. His works can be seen on Austrian postage stamps, for example.
He lives with his family in Sonndorf near Maissau . Here and in the vicinity of this transitional landscape from the Waldviertel to the Weinviertel he finds his main field of activity.
Korab has received numerous prizes and honors for his art, including the Culture Prize of the State of Lower Austria (1972), the Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria (1997) and the Great Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria (2012). His works are in public and private collections at home and abroad.
Works (selection)
- Karl Korab - The graphic work. 16 lithographs, 8 of them in color. Edition Hartmann, Munich 1974, 100 copies, each signed and numbered by Korab himself.
literature
- Carl Aigner , Claudia Wagner-Wallner (Red.): Karl Korab - painting with passion. A monograph on works , Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-715-6 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Karl Korab in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Entry on Karl Korab in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- Korab on artnet.de
- Literature by and about Karl Korab in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Korab, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian visual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Falkenstein (Lower Austria) |