Martin Walde (artist)

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Martin Walde (* 1957 in Innsbruck ) is an Austrian conceptual artist . Walde works in the field of installation art , sculpture and drawing .

life and work

Martin Walde studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , Austria (with Wolfgang Hollegha , Max Weiler , Arnulf Rainer ). Walde lives and works in Vienna. In 2017 he received the Austrian Art Prize for Fine Arts .

Walde creates his works from unusual materials such as glass, silicone , gelatinous or sticky substances, styrofoam , hair, fragrances or plasma light . He uses a wide variety of media; in addition to objects and installations , he also repeatedly works with drawings and picture stories.

Research, experiment and childish instinct to play are of particular importance in Waldes work: On the one hand, they serve to discover and develop new materials and approaches; on the other hand, they are to be understood as social instructions and aids to understanding, because in Waldes works interaction and participation of the audience are always desired. In doing so, no instructions are deliberately given about objects or installations; rather, dealing with the given must be discovered and developed by the audience themselves. Because works of art are not closed exhibition or museum objects for Walde, his process-like works always remain incomplete and changeable due to public intervention and the nature of the material. In order to create this openness and transformability at the material level, Walde uses flexible, plastic and unstable materials that are often difficult to bring into a predetermined shape. Rather, the behavior of the materials themselves become part of his installations and a form-giving element.

Awards (selection)

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Publications

  • Andrea Jahn (Ed.): Martin Walde: Hallucigenia Facts From Fiction. Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Christof Kerber GmbH & Co. KG, Bielefeld 2017, ISBN 978-3-7356-0359-3 .
  • Friderieke Fast (Hrsg.), MARTa Herford (Hrsg.), Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum (Hrsg.): Martin Walde: A Second Home for Schrödinger's Cat. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2010, ISBN 978-3-7757-2623-8 .
  • Silvia Eiblmayr (Ed.): Martin Walde: Humming. Galerie im Taxis-Palais, Innsbruck, 2007, ISBN 978-3-86560-272-5 .
  • Roland Nachtigäller (Ed.): Martin Walde: Nice 2003, Nordhorn 2003. Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, 2004, ISBN 3-922303-49-8 .
  • Kathrin Rhomberg (Ed.): Martin Walde: Wiener Secession. Association of Visual Artists, Vienna Secession, 1996, ISBN 3-900803-82-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken Martin Walde accessed on December 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Galerie Krinzinger Martin Walde accessed on December 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Federal Chancellery The Austrian Art Prize , accessed on December 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ The View Martin Walde, accessed December 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Galerie Ruberl Martin Walde accessed on December 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ cf. Text by Peter Weiermaier Exhibition catalog of the Vienna Secession 1996, ( martinwalde.at )
  7. ↑ cf. Mami Kataoka: Martin Waldes labyrinth and doors to the unknown. In: Martin Walde. A Second Home for Schrödinger's Cat. 2010, pp. 90–91, (martinwalde.at)
  8. ↑ cf. Roland Nachtigäller, Christa Steinle, Peter Weibel: Foreword. In: Martin Walde. A Second Home for Schrödinger's Cat. 2010, p. 11.13
  9. ↑ cf. Verena Gamper: Martin Walde. Alchemist / Demiurge. In: Martin Walde. Moment to moment. 2013.
  10. ↑ cf. Monika Wagner: Alien Substance. Tactile experiences of unconventional materials. In: Martin Walde. A Second Home for Schrödinger's Cat. 2010, pp. 24–29, (martinwalde.at)
personal data
SURNAME Walde, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian concept artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck