Peter Klitsch

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Peter Klitsch (born May 2, 1934 in Vienna ) is an Austrian artist and painter . He is one of the artists of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism .

Life

Klitsch was born in 1934 as the son of actors Wilhelm Klitsch and Elfriede Mayer. The father worked as an actor at the Volkstheater and later as a professor at the Academy for Performing Arts . Klitschgasse in Vienna's 13th district was named after Wilhelm Klitsch. After his early death in 1941, caused by a stroke, Peter Klitsch's mother took a secretary course and worked as a reference librarian for the Viennese judiciary.

In 1945, Klitsch was brought home from school by his mother and did not attend school in the last year of the war. He spent this time trading model airplanes for food, among other things.

In 1946, Klitsch started school in Marchettigasse in Vienna. The first drawings and sketches of airplanes were made. On the recommendation of his art professor, he was admitted to the Academy for Applied Arts on the Stubenring in Vienna and studied there from 1951.

The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism

After visiting exhibitions by Salvador Dalí , René Magritte , Jean Cocteau or the German Max Ernst , Peter Klitsch discovered early on his fascination with fantastic realism, which at the time was also known as realistic dream painting.

He received support from his professor, the expressionist Eduard Bäumer . Peter Klitsch started his own exhibitions at an early age, which was forbidden for art students at the time and which ultimately led to their exclusion from the Academy of Applied Arts in 1954.

From 1954 studies at the Royal University in Stockholm. At that time, Peter Klitsch was hitchhiking across Europe.

During his apprenticeship and traveling years, Peter Klitsch cultivated a friendship with the then successful writer HC Artmann . His best friend was Helmut Leherb , who, like Peter Klitsch, is one of the main representatives of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.

Even Ernst Fuchs and Jean Cocteau among his circle of acquaintances. Peter Klitsch was supported by the art association “Der Kreis”, which was headed by Arnulf Neuwirth.

In 1957 Peter Klitsch married his first wife, Marika.

Together with Kurt Regschek and Richard Matouschek he opened his own gallery “Zur silbernen Rose”, in which u. a. Artists like Helmut Kies, Karlheinz Pilcz or Michael Coudenhove-Kalergi exhibited their works.

Flying races around the world

At a young age, Peter Klitsch drove car races as a sideline and alongside his passion, sailing, he also competed in air races.

In 1992 Peter Klitsch and two friends rented a single-engine turboprop , a Socata TBM 700 with a PT-6 engine, and took part in the first race around the world. The circuit started in Genoa and went through Finland, Russia, Alaska, California, Maryland, Greenland, Shannon in Ireland and ended in Cannes.

Stay in Indonesia

In 1967 the researcher Irenäus Eibl von Eibesfeldt invited his friend Peter Klitsch to accompany him to Indonesia . While Eibl von Eibesfeldt researched the behavior of people in different cultures, Peter Klitsch also dealt with the way of life there, lived with a Brahmin family on the island of Bali and experienced ceremonies such as cremations or weddings. So he got an insight into the spiritual life. The stay lasted a total of 3 months and when we got back to Vienna, we made several large-format oil paintings about the Balinese gods, the landscape and the Balinese people. Furthermore the Bali portfolio with 12 lithographs.

Lecture and exhibition trips to Japan, America, Africa and Europe

In 1967 Peter Klitsch was invited to Japan by Peter Rindl , cultural press attaché at the embassy in Tokyo. His exhibition was a great success, as was the media coverage.

He met the photographer Mihoko Ogawa, whom he married in 1971. They have 2 sons and are married to this day.

Between 1972 and 1975 he traveled to the USA, South America, the Galapagos Islands, East Africa and Israel.

In 1976 Peter Klitsch studied the art of Japanese woodblock printing in Kyoto. This was followed by a series of exhibitions and lectures through Japan. A year later, Peter Klitsch became co-founder and artistic advisor of the culture committee in Nakanuma on the northern island of Hokkaido.

In 1987 he became visiting professor at the University of Okinawa in Japan.

Significance for painting in Austria

Peter Klitsch not only influenced the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism, but also puts a positive basic idea, the love of life and the splendor of colors of human characteristics in the foreground in his works.

In 1984 a monograph on Peter Klitsch was published. On the occasion of his 50th birthday, the Albertina in Vienna dedicated an exhibition to his graphic works.

Peter Klitsch lives with his wife Mihoko in the Austrian Waldviertel, his motto is " Only do what you enjoy".

Exhibitions and works (selection)

  • 1958: Sherpa Gallery, Bern
  • 1958: Galerie Künstlerbund, Mirabell Palace, Salzburg
  • 1959: Mostra degli Artisti Viennesi, Galleria d'Arte, Trieste and in the Palazzo Reale, Genova
  • 1962: Vienna School of Fantastic Painting, Zachęta, Warsaw
  • 1965: Galerie Miniature, Berlin
  • 1967: Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Viotti, Torino
  • 1968: Fran-Nell Gallery, Tokyo
  • 1968: German Graphik Arts After 1945 and Peter Klitsch: Viennese Phantastic Realism. Goethe Institute in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Sydney
  • 1968: Scuola Viennese del Realismo Fantastico, L'Instituto Austriaco di Cultura, Roma
  • 1969 and 1970: Aoki Gallery, Tokyo
  • 1969: Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
  • 1970: Yamaki Gallery, Osaka
  • 1971: Romantic Realities, Contemporary Austrian Graphics. Austrian Embassy in the Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait
  • 1973: Peinture Fantastique de Vienne, Galerie de Paris
  • 1973: Viennese painter, Medetsu-Depato, Nagoya
  • 1973: PK Miniaturen, Aoki Gallery, Tokyo
  • 1976: David B. Findlay, New York
  • 1977: Gallery Mikimoto, Tokyo
  • 1977: NDA Gallery, Sapporo
  • 1978: The Austrian art scene in 12 examples. Galerie Kühl, Hanover
  • 1980: B. Wilchfort exhibition rooms, Munich
  • 1980: “Die Kuenringer”, a cassette with seven etchings
  • 1981: Surrealistes, Château de Marly-le-Petit, Switzerland
  • 1981: "Kaiser Maximilian L", a box with seven etchings.
  • 1982: "The Hunt", a portfolio with seven etchings
  • 1986: "The Habsburgs", a box with twelve lithographs. Large format pictures for public buildings.
  • 1988: Exhibitions in Rome and Ramt-Gan, Israel.
  • 1996: Exhibitions at the Museum Böhmisch Krumau, at BOE Innsbruck and work on large pictures for agricultural silos and industrial buildings.
  • 1999: Illustrations for books by HC Artmann, Oscar Wilde 2000 and Alfred de Musset.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ernst English (Ed.): Peter Klitsch. Adventurer's afternoon. S. 118-120 .
  2. ↑ a b Dr phil. Charles J. Quilter II: An interview with the Austrian artist Peter Klitsch. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
  3. ^ Kurt Regschek - Artist - Digital Collections. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e Peter Klitsch. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Ernst English (Ed.): Peter Klitsch. Adventurer's afternoon . 1st edition. Krems, S. 33-49 .
  6. ↑ Klitsch Peter - KAIBLINGER GALLERY. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Klitsch, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna