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Herwig Maria Stark

The Austrian artist, who perceives himself as “not from here”, has the centre of his life since years in Vienna. This city with her active morbidity offers him enough stimulation for his artwork.
„He exhibits powerful portraits that completely fill the canvas and, in their schematic and strong physiognomy, seem to almost come out of the canvas in order to involve the viewer. Portraits that above all reveal the soul, profoundly marked by their existence. The colours are decisive and expressionistic, without the strokes being expressionist, but rather, markedly realistic, in contrast to the monochrome backgrounds that emphasize the hidden existentialism permeating these human “Masks”, statement of Prof. Dr. Giampaolo Trotta, curator and art-critic, Florence, Italy.
Herwig Maria Stark was awarded in 2005 with the "Premio Lorenzo Il Magnifico" by the City of Florence on occasion of the Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea di Firenze 2005" and in 2006 with the 2. HENKEL - Award of the Jury at the BIENNALE AUSTRIA 2006.
His works are present in numerous private collections.
"My paintings are pictures of the soul of this world and reflections of humans." (Herwig Maria Stark)

http://herwigmariastark.com
office@herwigmariastark.com

PUBLICATIONS
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2008 Annual Catalogue 2009 - "The Top 500 Websites in 2009" - NY ARTS,
USA Exhibition report "PRELUDE-Beijing/China" - NY ARTS, USA
CATALOGUE– „SPAZIALISMO LIQUIDO“, Italy
Exhibition report –„NY-ARTMAGAZINE“, USA

2007 ART Guide – ArtSEEN PLUS, ARTSEEN JOURNAL, Italy
Artist portrait – „NY–ARTSMAGAZINE“, USA

2006 Artist portrait – Magazin „Art & Graphic“ (Faber Castell), Germany
Catalogue- „Biennale Austria 2006“, Austria
Catalogue - „PASSIONE PER LA VITA", Italy
Artist portrait – Magazin „GIB“, Austria

2005 CATALOGUE– BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL’ ARTE CONTEMPORANEA; Italy
TV-artist portrait – broadcast „Willkommen Österreich“, Austria
Admission in the lexicon „Malerei in Österreich zu Beginn des 3. Jahrtausends“, Austria
Artist portrait –Art magazine „Pro-Arts“, Austria

2004 Report of „Verflechtungen, Verstrickungen, Verformungen“ – VERNISSAGE-magazine,Austria
Artist portrait – magazine „LA VIE“ , Austria

2003 Catalogue– „Austrian & Korean Artists“, Korea/Austria

 

EXHIBITIONS
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2009 the artwork „liquid (s)tation“ is exhibited on occasion of the 53rd BIENNALE Venezia in Gallery InParadiso, Giardini della Biennale, Castello 1260, 30122 Venice, Italy
„1st International Art Exhibition of West Java“ – Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
2008 “Spazialismo Liquido” – InParadiso Gallery, Venice, Italy
“Talk im Tresor Raum” Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, Austria (solo exhibition)
“GALLERY NIGHTS” – Gallery Lanin, Buenos Aires, Argentinia
„PRELUDE“ – NY Arts Beijing Gallery, Beijing, China

2007 „METROPOLIS“ – STEREO CLUB / ORF - lange Nacht der Museen 2007 – Klagenfurt, Austria (solo exhibition)
„ART3“ – Burg Strechau, Lassing, Austria

2006 „FACES“ – Gallery ST. ART – Vienna (solo exhibition)
“BIENNALE AUSTRIA 2006” – Hüttenberg, Austria
“MEETINGS IN THE FOREIGN PARTS” S.Lorenzo di Pescia, Italy
“PASSIONE PER LA VITA” – Museo Diocesano di Stefano, Florence, Italy

2005 “BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL’ ARTE DE CONTEMPORANEA” - Florence, Italy
“AUSTRIAN ARTIST BIENNALE FLORENZ 2005” – Ringstrassen-Galerien, Vienna
„METROPOLIS“ – Ringstrassen-Galerien, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„POSITIONEN“ – Hofburg, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„IM SPIEGEL“ – Brucknerhaus, Linz, (solo exhibition)
„AUSWAHL 2003/2004“ – ORF Gallery (Willkommen Österreich), Vienna, (solo exhibition)

2004 “PARIS” – Salon priveé Aichelburg, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„Verstrickungen, Verflechtungen, Verformungen“ – Gallspach, Austria
„PARIS“ – Artfair Salzburg, Austria
„Querschnitt“ – SV Ried, Austria, (solo exhibition)
„Ein Sommernachtstraum“ – textile sculptures – Salon priveè Aichelburg, Vienna
„MILLENIUMS COLLECTION“ – QUAS, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„Amuse-Bouche“ – Salon priveé Aichelburg, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
“XXX ANIVERSARIO BATIK” – Barcelona, Spain,

2003 „BEST OF…“ – Gallery ST.ART, Vienna
“1998 – 2004” – presentation at Salon priveé Aichelburg, Vienna (solo exhibition)
„artandcreativity“ – Theater Spielraum, Vienna
„INTROSPECTION“ – GallerySIMON, Palais Esterhazy, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„Nadel und Faden“ – textile body sculptures, Gallery SIMON, Palais Esterhazy, Vienna
“AUSTRIAN AND KOREAN ARTISTS” – Austrian Institute of Culture and
Ryu Gallery/ Seoul, South Korea – Palais Palffy, Vienna
„REALITY?!“ – Gallery ST. ART, Vienna, (solo exhibition)
„SENZA FRONTIERE” – Schloss Thürnthal, Austria, (solo exhibition)
„STRASSE DES LEBENS“ – WUK, Vienna, (solo exhibition)

2002 „artandcreativity“ – Theater Spielraum, Vienna
„Die Jahre 2000 – 2001“ – Gallery MOSAIK, Vienna (solo exhibition)

2001 „ART & FASHION“ – JOOP, Vienna (solo exhibition)

1998 „KÖRPERSKULPTUREN“ – textile sculptures, private presentation, Vienna (solo exhibition)

1996 „Dantes Commedia 2000“ at Gasometer – Triptychon: „Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso“, Vienna

1992 Galeriecafe Iwans, Munich, Germany