Michael Scheirl
Michael Scheirl (born May 30, 1953 in Salzburg ) is an Austrian painter of asphalt art , which is most closely related to Pop Art .
Life
Michael Scheirl spent his youth in Salzburg, in 1977 he graduated from the school for interior design in Stuttgart-Feuerbach . From 1985 to 1990 he completed an apprenticeship at the " Art School Zurich ". The artistic activity at that time comprised works with oil on canvas as well as wood and iron sculptures with acrylic.
Scheirl was an avid motocross driver in his younger years and is currently still in action as an ice hockey player. Since 1998 he has been dealing with the subject of streets. Picture boards were created, the surface of which was treated with original asphalt and original road markings . Thus the road is transferred from the horizontal to the vertical.
The works shown address the variety of signs on the street from different countries, from advertising to political slogans, but also show things that have been lost, thrown away or simply left lying around.
membership
- IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna
Nominations and Awards
- 2003 Treibacher award
- 2006 Nominee Art Prize Wesseling 2006.
Extract from the exhibitions
- 1998 Museum of Applied Arts , Vienna / Austria
- 1999 Asphalt und Eisen Kunsthalle Braunschweig (in ARTmax), / Germany
- 2002 International Biennale, Hüttenberg (Carinthia) / Austria
- 2006 Counterparts Zwerglgartenpavillon Mirabellgarten , Salzburg / Austria
Web links
- Photoblog v. Asphalt images
- Overview of the works of art
- Michael Scheirl film portrait by CastYourArt, 2015
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Scheirl, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Pop Art painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburg |