Alfred Hrdlicka
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![]() Alfred Hrdlicka (2005) | |
Born | 27 February 1928 ![]() Vienna ![]() |
Died | 5 December 2009 ![]() Vienna ![]() |
Occupation | Sculptor, painter, printmaker, teacher ![]() |
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Website | http://www.alfred-hrdlicka.com ![]() |
Alfred Hrdlicka (German pronunciation: [ˌalfʁeːt ˈhʁdlɪtʃka]; 27 February 1928 in Vienna – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, painter, and professor. His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička.
After learning to be a dental technician from 1943 to 1945, Hrdlicka studied painting until 1952 at the Akademie der bildenden Künste under Albert Paris Gütersloh and Josef Dobrowsky. Afterwards he studied sculpture until 1957 under Fritz Wotruba. In 1960 he had his first exhibition in Vienna; in 1964 he attained international attention as a representative of Austria at the Venice Biennale, Italy.
In 2008, his new religious work about the Apostles, Religion, Flesh and Power, attracted criticism about its homoerotic theme.[1] The exhibition was housed in the museum of the St. Stephen's Cathedral of Vienna. He taught many sculptors, such as Hans Sailer, Angela Laich and others.
Works (selection)[]
- Roll over Mondrian. Etching, 1967.
- Friedrich Engels Monument in Wuppertal, 1981.
- Gegendenkmal at the Stephansplatz in Hamburg, 1985–86.
- (Memorial against War and Fascism) on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna. Sculpture, 1988–91.
Exhibitions (selection)[]
- 1960: Wiener-Kunsthalle, Zedlitzgasse, Vienna (with )
- 1962: Künstlerhaus, Französischer Saal, Vienna (with )
- 1963: Ausstellungspavillon Zwerglgarten, Salzburg (organized by )
- 1964: 32. Biennale (Venice), with
- 2008: Werkschau in der (Schwäbisch Hall)[2]
- 2010: Belvedere (Wien): Alfred Hrdlicka. Unsparing!
Gallery[]
Bronze sculpture of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, at a side entrance of the Stadtkirche church, Germany
Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus, Vienna, Albertinaplatz
"Stone of the Republic", a part of "Memorial against War and Fascism" in Vienna
Statue of kneeling Jew, located at the base of the Monument against War and Fascism, Albertinaplatz
Literature[]
- Wolfgang Kermer: Wiener Blut am Weissenhof: die Stuttgarter Jahre Alfred Hrdlickas. Mit zwei Texten von Alfred Hrdlicka. [Stuttgart]: [Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart], 2008
- Alfred Weidinger: "Alfred Hrdlicka - Parallelwelten. Biografische Notizen 1928–1964." In: Alfred Hrdlicka - Schonungslos!. Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2010, S. 13–56.
- Bettina Secker: Alfred Hrdlicka-Neolithikum, Kindler, Munich, 1984
Notes[]
Hrdlicka was a talented chess player. In 1953 Austria sent him to participate in the Student World Championship in Brussels.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Harry de Quetteville, Outrage over Alfred Hrdlicka's Gay Jesus, The Telegraph, 7 April 2008
- ^ Reinhold Würth[permanent dead link] bei hr info, 13. April 2008, 25:15 Min., MP3-Datei
- 3. J. Weidenfels, "Hrdlicka, Sculptor, Citoyen", in: Art in Society, issue # 10 http://www.art-in-society.de/AS10/AH/Hrdlicka-1A.html
External links[]
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- Official website
- Monument against War and Fascism in Vienna Austria See a video of his most important monument in Vienna.
- Alfred Hrdlicka at the aeiou Encyclopedia (in German)
- Galerie Ernst Hilger | Images of works of Hrdlicka
- Sculptures by Alfred Hrdlicka
- Furor, debate over Jesus orgy drawing
- 1928 births
- 2009 deaths
- Austrian male sculptors
- 20th-century Austrian painters
- 20th-century male artists
- Austrian male painters
- 21st-century Austrian painters
- 21st-century male artists
- Austrian people of Czech descent
- Artists from Vienna
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni
- 20th-century Austrian sculptors