Marcel Houf
Marcel Houf (* 1951 in Karlsbad ) is a Czech-Austrian artist. He has lived and worked in Vienna since 1963 as a photographer, graphic artist, performance artist, musician, filmmaker and publicist.
life and work
Houf worked as a photo reporter and journalist for the international agency KIPPA and for the magazine Pop Musik Express. During this time he met and photographed personalities from world culture such as Frank Zappa , Jimi Hendrix , Liz Taylor and Falco . At the same time he devoted himself to art photography, filming and rock music. He became the co-founder of alternative music formations such as Hever & Vaselina Band, General Guglhupf, Captain Chaos, Brontosaurus and Drahdiwaberl . He also dealt with the multimedia projects and performance and took part in international exhibitions of alternative culture, including the Summer of Love in Vienna (Kunsthalle) and in the Liverpool Tate Gallery.
Jö look - The naked man in the Hawelka and in the psychiatry
Marcel Houf inspired Austrian singer-songwriter Georg Danzer's hit Jö schau with a nude visit to the Viennese Café Hawelka . Houf was admitted to psychiatry as a result of his appearance at Hawelka.
The artist dealt with the subject of psychiatry and state violence or forced treatment in the song Psychiatrie Blues, which he composed .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Text, MP3 and video for the song "Psychiatrie Blues" ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Drahdiwaberl text archive on Raketa.at
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Houf, Marcel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech-Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carlsbad |