About : Biography

Biography – CV – Exhibition Overview – Ausstellungsverzeichnis

Bio short engl./dt.

*1971 Lives and works in Vienna and international. As a self-taught artist, free of academic conventions he developed an huge Oeuvre and individual language over the last 20 yrs. now. Since diagnosed muscle-dystrophy he follows his path as an interdisciplinary artist and curator of visionary projects.

Present works and projects are the PlanetSound Project, the SoundHelmet, the WeltenRaum series and Circle of Peace with his inflatable objects, large-scale paintings, photography, painting/object performances as well as on a Series of Soundsculptures and new digital works.

Working with and learning from the Chinese artists, the Zhou Brothers and learning and practicing East-Asian Calligraphy and painting with his Japanese Zen-Calligraphy-Master in USA.

He is a trained architect and art-therapist.

*1971 Lebt und arbeitet in Wien und international. Autodidaktisch, abseits akademischer Einflüsse, entwickelte er über 20 JAHRE EIN VIELFÄLTIGES OEUVRE und ganz individuelle Sprache. Seit der Diagnose Muskeldystrophie folgt er seinem Weg als interdiszipl. Künstler und Kurator visionärer Projekte. Aktuelle Arbeiten und Projekte sind das Planetenklang Projekt, der KlangHelm, die Weltenraum Serie mit aufblasbaren Objekten, grossformatigen Bildern, Fotografien, Mal-und Objekt-Performances und Klangskulpturen sowie digitalen Arbeiten.

Ost-Asiatische Kalligrafie und Malerei lernte und praktiziert er mit seinem japanischen Zen-und Kalligrafie-Meister Kaz Tanahashi in San Francisco und arbeitete mit und lernte von den chinesischen Künstlern, den Zhou Brothers in Chicago.

Ausbildung als Architekt, Kunstschlosser und Kunsttherapeut.

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Education / Trainings

1990 Abitur / Baden-Baden / Germany

1990-1993 Learning Steelwork (Kunstschlosserlehre) and Photography & Design Studies (Werbeagentur) / Hannover / Germany

1993-1998 Study Architecture – Technical University – TU Vienna / A

1998-2003 Study and Works on experimental Architecture and pneumatic Art / A / UK / USA

2003-2013 Study East-Asian Calligraphy & Painting with Kazuaki Tanahashi / A / USA

2008 International SummerAcademy / Painting Class / Zhou Brothers / Salzburg / A

2006-2010 Study multi-media ArtTherapy / ÖAGG / A

Training in shamanism for therapists (certified 2008) / TAOB / Dr.Carlo zumStein / CH

Training in transpersonal psychology and holotropic breathwork – Dr.Sylvester Walch

(certified 2011) / ÖATP / A – certified practitioner (2013) / GTT / Stanislav Grof / USA

Projects Curator ( download full list )

2002 & 2008 SOHO in Ottakring – Installation/performance with M. Fischer, Machfeld,.. Vienna /A

2003 & 2004 DAS MÖBEL Vienna /A Inflatable furniture Prototypes for Showroom/Bar- and shop Tables / Sofa / Chairs / Lamps / Bag S23

2008 – 2016 ONE-STROKE Painting Performances No.#1 – No.#10 CH / A / USA

2014/15/16 Rooftop Installations at the Wiener Würstelstand Bitzinger – Albertinaplatz Wien / A

2012 & 2013 AUFBLAS BAR / Yppenplatz / Vienna / A – Art Bar – Construction and hosting – Architecture. 40m2 with inflatable Bar- and Roofelements – documented at the Archive of the Center for Architecture Vienna.

2019 PlanetenLaboratorium / Gallery Walker Park / Carinthia / A

2020 Pop-Up Gallery PlanetenKlang / Maria Wörth – Hotel Linde / Carinthia / A

2018 – now PLANETENKLANG 1-5 — Interdisciplinary Art-Project / Gustav Mahler Composition Hut & Alban Berg Waldhaus Park / A

Artist in Residencies, Studios, Art Fairs, Collaborations

2009 Studio Work with Kazuaki Tanahashi / Berkeley / CA / USA

2009 Artist in Residence at the Zhou B Art Center / Chicago / USA

2010 Artist in Residence at Villa Sträuli / Winterthur / CH

2002-2004 Studio from the Palmers Group in Vienna 7 / A

2004-2007 Studio for Fine Arts at the Castle Hollenburg / Krems a.d.D. / A

2011 Studio at the Zhou B. Art Center / Chicago / IL / USA

2012 -now Studio for Pneumatic & Fine Art in Vienna 11 / A (permanent)

—– – – – Studio in Chicago / USA (temporary)

2009 Museum of Contemporary Art Warehouse Exhibition for Art Chicago 2009

2018 Saatchi Art Fair – Mana Contemporary in Chicago / IL / USA

2019 UNO Vienna – Art Position for Int. Spaceconference COPUOS with UNOOSA / BMEIA

2019 -now Guiding and creating Workshops for museum education and art mediation as with Kunstvermittlung Künstlerhaus, Planetenklang Association, a.o. CH / IT / A

Awards, Scholarships, Memberships and Auctions

2021 Scholarship for visual arts / Stipendium für Bildende Kunst des Landes Kärnten / A

Since 2019 Member / Association of Austrian Artists – Künstlerhaus Vienna / A

Since 2001 Member / Art-Association of Carinthia – Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt / A

2003 BACA Art-Award and purchase of Bank Austria / Gallery 3 / A

Since 2005 Commissioned works and purchases of public Institutions (>Collections) A / USA / CH

2011 Auction Villa Sträuli / Collection AXA Winterhur / CH

2011/ 2016 Auction Sotheby´s for “SeedingArt” / ZOOM Museum Museumquarter / Vienna

Collections & commissioned works public & private

AxA Winterthur, KPMG, ARS Wien, Bank Austria, Volksbank Wien, Villa Sträuli ArtFoundation Winterthur, Warmbad Villach, Zhou B Art Center Chicago, Playboy ArtFoundation Chicago, Saatchi New York, Guaranteed Rate Chicago, Park District, Studio Gang Architects Chicago . Private Collections

Publications Newspapers / Magazines / Catalogues / Editions

Format, DerStandard, DiePresse, KronenZeitung, DieBrücke, RedBull Magazine, ChicagoGalleryNews, SophisticatedLiving Magazine Chicago, Exhibition Catalogues, ArtBooks, Project Publications, Workbooks