Paul Kurt Black
Paul Kurt Schwarz , also PK Schwarz, (born December 19, 1916 in St. Pölten ; † October 18, 2010 in Vienna ) was an Austrian painter , commercial artist and professor of art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna who worked in Vienna. His early work is attributed to the late phase of Viennese Expressionism , while the experimental photographs he took afterwards are close to Surrealism .
life and work
After spending his childhood in St. Pölten, he studied for 6 years from 1932 to 1938 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Franz Cizek , Viktor Schufinsky , Rudolf von Larisch and Paul Kirnig . From 1938 until 1940 he worked as a cameraman for cartoons and nine years later, in 1949, he became an assistant to Paul Kirnig at the Academy of Applied Arts . In 1954, Schwarz was appointed head of the master class for graphics.
Initially, during his studies and shortly afterwards, he mainly created small-format paintings, mostly portraits of children, which belong to the late Viennese Expressionism after Egon Schiele and which are reminiscent of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner or Henri Matisse. Schwarz found ideas on topics from his teacher Franz Cizek. After this creative period, from which very few works testify, as much was lost due to the Second World War, he devoted himself to experimental photography and he created surrealistic black and white photos that echo Man Ray or René Magritte .
Furthermore, Schwarz dealt with commercial graphics such as posters, book covers, logos and letterheads. He produced the typography for the cover of the magazine "Magnum". Paul Kurt Schwarz lived in Vienna until his death. His artistic estate is in the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.
Prices
In 2007 he and the writer Friedrich Achleitner were awarded the Ring of Honor of the University of Applied Arts Vienna for their artistic life's work.
Publications
- Poster art in Poland. Vienna 1975, DNB 800758889 .
- 60 years of graphic design 1927–1987. Vienna 1988, DNB 911167897 .
- Vienna bizarre. Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-85058-075-X .
literature
- Entry in the personal dictionary of Lower Austria online
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Black, Paul Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Black, PK |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Polten |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 2010 |
| Place of death | Vienna |