Stephan Fillitz
Stephan Fillitz (born September 30, 1950 in Vienna ) is an Austrian sculptor, light and installation artist and designer .
life and work
After completing general secondary school and after a stay in Rome, Stephan Fillitz trained as a goldsmith (1966–1973) with Sven Boltenstern in Vienna and Switzerland. In 1972, 1974 and 1976 he attended the Salzburg Summer Academy with Francesco Somaini and Ralph Brown. From 1973 to 1977 Fillitz studied sculpture with Fritz Wotruba at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna .
Since 1983 he has been teaching at the University of Applied Arts Vienna , from 1989 he was assistant to Georg Baselitz and Arnulf Rainer . From 2000 to 2015 he was associate professor for product design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna .
Fillitz received several awards and among other things he won the Urania competition in Vienna in 2002 , for which he created the sculpture “Universum”, which is located on the attic of the building.
Fillitz's works can be found in Austrian and international museums and private collections.
Fillitz lives and works in Vienna, Italy and Switzerland .
Awards (selection)
- 1972, 1974, 1976: Honorary Prize of the City of Salzburg for Bildhauserei
- 1977: Award of recognition from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- 1986: Prize for large sculptures at the Wiener Festwochen
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1986: 14th Biennale Internazionale del Bronzetto Piccola Scultura 1986, Padua
- 1996: Austrian Gallery Belvedere - Atelier in Augarten, Vienna
- 1997: Europalia, Fontainas Gallery, Brussels
- 2008: Haus Konstruktiv, Museum for Concrete, Constructive Art, Zurich
- 2008: Factory, Kunsthalle Krems , Krems
- 2015: Biennale di Scultura in Acqua, in Piazza, in Aria, Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta, Padua (I)
Movies
- 1991: Stephan Fillitz: ORF: Artist Lexicon. 1.59 min.
- 2008: Stephan Fillitz: No Form Visible, director and screenplay Sami Ajouri, interview: Luisa Fillitz; Production: OKTO, 56 min.
- 2010: Alpha Art with Stephan Fillitz: Director: Rosa Maria Plattner; Production ORF - production; SteKo film on behalf of ORF. 20 min.
Bibliography (selection)
- 1978: sculpture and graphics. New gallery at the Landesmuseum Joanneum Graz; Text and preface: Kurt Jungwirth and Willfried Skrein: er. Graz
- 1987 Europalia: Une autre Alphabeth pour la Sculture. Fontainas Gallery ASB L; Text: AM Hammacher (fr). Bruxelles
- 1996: Stephan Fillitz: drawings, sculptures, design, installations, jewelry; Austrian Gallery Belvedere: Cover text: Stephan Fillitz, Texts: Artur Rosenauer, Christa Lichtenstern, Carl Auböck, AM Hammacher (d / e) Vienna
- 2007: Stephan Fillitz: No Form Visible. Factory, Kunsthalle Krems; Introduction: Hartwig Knack, text: Stephan Fillitz (d / e). Krems / Vienna
Web links
- Literature by and about Stephan Fillitz in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Stephan Fillitz on the website NöART Lower Austria Society for Art and Culture
- Stephan Fillitz at Artnet
- Stephan Fillitz's website
Individual evidence
- ^ Club Carriere - Encyclopedia of Success 1998 . Algoprint Verlags AG, ISBN 978-3-9521669-0-1 ( google.de [accessed on July 21, 2020]).
- ↑ a b c d e f g Stephan Fillitz. In: NöART Lower Austria Society for Art and Culture. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ eSeL: Stephan Fillitz - No Form Visible. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Artist: Stephan Fillitz. In: archiv.belvedere.at. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ New landmark for Vienna's Urania - derStandard.at. In: The Standard. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ^ Stephan Fillitz - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB). Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fillitz, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian visual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |