Helmut Schober
„Hypnotisch“
Artist
Helmut Schober
Additional Description
Acryl und Graphit auf Leinwand. 2017. Ca. 120 x 120 cm. Verso auf der Leinwand signiert, datiert und betitelt sowie mit Maßangaben und einem Pfeil bezeichnet.
Period
(1947 Innsbruck – Mailand 2024)
Technique
Paintings
Provenance
Privatsammlung, München, direkt vom Künstler erworben.
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Description
With the canvas "Hypnotisch", Schober continues his long-standing field of research: light, colour and space. The deep red, almost glowing surface looks like an energy-charged zone – traces of graphite create fine lines, pulsations in the application of colour convey movement, while the red itself functions as a sign of vitality, passion and inner presence. Since the 1970s, Schober has been working with pure pigments and graphite, often applied in several layers with a relief-like surface.
In this way, Schober succeeds in creating states and spaces in which colour and light can become a three-dimensional experience.
Helmut Schober is one of the most important Austrian artists of the post-war period, who switched from performance to photography to painting. He took part in documenta 6 (1977) and the Biennale di Venezia (1978, 1986) and was honoured in 2002 with the exhibition "William Turner and Helmut Schober – Two Creators of Light" at the Tate Gallery, London.
In this way, Schober succeeds in creating states and spaces in which colour and light can become a three-dimensional experience.
Helmut Schober is one of the most important Austrian artists of the post-war period, who switched from performance to photography to painting. He took part in documenta 6 (1977) and the Biennale di Venezia (1978, 1986) and was honoured in 2002 with the exhibition "William Turner and Helmut Schober – Two Creators of Light" at the Tate Gallery, London.