Wolfgang Zöhrer
Wolfgang Zöhrer (* January 1944 in Oberwart ; † July 9, 2013 in Aigen im Mühlkreis ) was an Austrian art teacher , painter and graphic artist .
Live and act
After graduating from the teacher training college, Zöhrer studied printmaking with Maximilian Melcher at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1968 to 1973 . His artistic work included, in particular, a visit to the International Summer Academy for Fine Arts Salzburg in 1972 with Werner Otte and a lithography course with Alfred Billy at Sigharting Castle .
In addition to his professional activity as a high school teacher for art education and handicrafts in a farm that was acquired and renovated in 1972, he ran a printing workshop for etching , lithography and letterpress printing in the village of Unterneudorf in Schlägl . There, until the completion of the Kunsthalle Mühlviertel, the works that had been created over the years were exhibited. a. bizarre lithographs, sculptures made of iron and papier mâché, stone prints, etc. a. m. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in particular was the model for his lithographic work .
Works
Works by Zöhrers were u. a. from the Albertina Vienna , from the Neue Galerie Linz and from the Landesmuseum Oberösterreich , but mostly bought by private individuals.
Exhibitions
Zöhrer's works were mainly exhibited in joint and group exhibitions at home and abroad, with some catalogs also being published, including a .:
- Kremser Künstlerhaus (1974)
- Vienna Secession (1973)
- Regional cultural center Ursulinenhof (1978)
- Art Fair Cologne (1983) and Art Fair Basel (1983/1984)
- Dick and Dünn (2002) and solo exhibition Zöhrers feiner Irrwitz (2003) in the Caricature Museum Krems
Mühlviertel art gallery
Zöhrer's work lives on in the art gallery he initiated and built together with Angela Berger and an association at the roundabout around the Aigen-Schlägl bypass . The art gallery opened on March 8, 2013. The exhibition concept focuses on lithography, etching and linocut exhibits . The association also has a collection of paper antiques that are intended to complement the exhibitions. In addition to Zöhrer's works, the artists of the Zülow Group (formerly Mühlviertler Künstlergilde) and artists of the Scheer Gallery from Vienna are to be offered a platform for the presentation of modern art. There is a cooperation with the Caricature Museum Krems.
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Zöhrer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Web presence of the Kunsthalle Mühlviertel
- Biography Wolfgang Zöhrer , in: web presence of lex-art.de
- Biography Wolfgang Zöhrer , in: Web presence of the art collection of the province of Upper Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Artist Zöhrer's fantastic world in a farmhouse in Schlägl , in: Oberösterreichische Nachrichten of 23 May 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zöhrer, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian art teacher, painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberwart |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 2013 |
| Place of death | Aigen in the Mühlkreis |