F O T O P A R K

Mi. Sep 1st 2010, 7 pm

http://lightart-biennale.com

 ARTPARK contemporary art
Wienerstrasse 44, 4020 Linz, Entrance Möbel Leitner, 1^st floor  (vis-à-vis Herz-Jesu-Church)
http://artpark.at
galerie@artpark.at
0043 680 1231059

The first „Lightart Biennale Austria 2010“ is a non-commercial exhibition of lightart. There are light-artists as well as visual artists who uses light as an art-medium.  The Biennale 2010 is using the slogan „private light in public spaces“.

The Lightart-Biennale Austria 2010 starts in autumn 2010 in Austria, consultant is Peet Thomsen (USA/Copenhagen/Linz) and the works are selected by a jury.

The start of the Biennale will be September 1st in Linz and September 4th 2010 in Perchtoldsdorf, with a final exhibition in Vienna in November 2010.  We keep the public informed about the  Biennale with a Blog, a Website and a planned printed catalogue. The submissions can be watched on www.lightart.posterous.com. Selected artists and exhibition spaces can be seen on www.lightart-biennale.at.

 

Artists from 4 continents and 21 countries have been selected by now.

1.    Norbert Francis Attard (Malta/DE)

2.    Eliska Bartek (CZ/CH/DE)

3.    Carlo Bernardini (IT)

4.    Svetlana Blum (AT)

5.    Balint Bolygo (UK)

6.    Juanli Carrión Kei-Seki (ES)

7.    Stanley Casselman (USA)

8.    Anibal Catalan (MX)

9.    Sarawut Chutiwongpeti (Thailand)

10.  Fabrizio Corneli (IT)

11.  Jardin Cosmique (ES)

12.  Barbara Doser (AT)

13.  Titia Ex (NL)

14.  Heidulf Gerngross (AT)

15.  Silvia Gröbner (AT)

16.  Muhammad Hafiz (USA)

17.  Hofstetter Kurt (AT)

18.  Hideo Iwasaki (JP)

19.  Manfred Kielnhofer (AT)

20.  Manfred Koutek (AT)

21.  Tilman Küntzel (DE)

22.  Ofri Lapid (DE)

23.  Thorbjørn Lausten (DK)

24.  Chrisoph Luckeneder (AT)

25.  Jakob Mattner (DE)

26.  Donatella Mei (IT)

27.  Eric Michel (FR)

28.  Steven Mieszelewicz, ENESS (AUS)

29.  Alexandre Murucci (BR)

30.  Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia (PH)

31.  Paradox Paul (DE)

32.  Rebecca Partridge (UK)

33.  Jaanika Peerna (USA)

34.  Jason Peters (USA)

35.  Suzy Poling, (USA)

36.  João Raposo  (PT)

37.  Erwin Redl (AT)

38.  Seth Riskin (USA)

39.  John Routledge (UK)

40.  Peter Sandbichler (AT)

41.  Martina Schettina (AT)

42.  Reto Schölly (CH/DE)

43.  Manabu Shimada (JP/UK)

44.  Estela Sokol (BR)

45.  Phil Stearns (USA)

46.  Isa Stein Christoph Fürst (AT)

47.  Johann Steininger (AT)

48.  “Nitram” Martin Stockinger (AT)

49.  Evros  = Evrensel Ürüm (TK)

50.  Rob Voerman (NL)

51.  Patrice Warrener (FR)

52.  Karina Wellmer-Schnell (DE)

53.  Richard Williams (IR)

54.  Samson Young (China)

55.  Mounty R. P. Zentara (AT)

56.  TWO PEOPLE ONE WORK  Karin Sulimma (A), Mounty R. P. Zentara (AT)

57.  Pomodoro Bolzano (= Max D. Well, Christian Wittkowsky, Andreas Müller und Detlef Thomas) (DE)

 

Exhibitions:

Linz
Galerie Wuensch www.artmarket.at / Hideo Iwasaki – 1.Aug. – 30.Sept. / outdoor Manfred Kielnhofer
Artpark contemporary art  www.artpark.at 2. Sept. – 30Okt. - opening Sep 1st. 7 pm
City Galerie www.citygalerie.at  2-11 Sep.
Galerie am Schillerpark www.antikhaus.at 2-11 Sep.

Wien, Perchtoldsdorf
“24 hours Light art”   September 3 -5  Friday 2pm – 10 pm, Satturday 10 am– 10 pm, Sunday 10 am – 2 pm
“Opening party” 24 hours lightart” Saturday September 4 2010, 6 pm
artP.kunstverein Franz Josef Straße 1a A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf, www.artp.a-r-t.cc

Innsbruck
Galerie Claudiana www.arsnova.at 4-18.Nov.2010

Wien
AREA53 www.area53.name 12.Nov. – 17.Dec. 2010, Opening 11.11. 7pm

The light art Biennial Austria 2010 by contemporary art ruhr C.A.R. 2010 (Essen) 29.-31.10.2010 Welterbe Zollverein

(official part of  RUHR.2010)

 

 

The next biennial will take place in Austria in 2012

 

 

 

 

Curatorial Statement

Light Art Biennial Austria 2010 - “Private Art in Public Spaces”

I have been asked to be consultant for the Light Art Biennial in Austria. The Biennial is inspired by a similar Biennial,  which will be held in the Ruhrgebiet. Austria’s theme for the first Biennial will be “Private Light in Public Spaces”. The name a gentle play on the German Light Art Biennial “Open Light in Private Spaces”

The name of the biennial describes the technical medium being used could also be interpreted in another manner. Light art – art without substance, this could be understood as unserious art. It could also be interpreted in another way. Art without substance is art about the immaterial. The object can be seen but never touched. But is it unserious? Milan Kundera wrote a book called “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” – And so comes the heavy part of the project. Light is about life – without light there is no life. The light of the sun fuels the planet. Light is a symbol used in churches for life itself. Some catholic churches begin their midnight Easter services in darkness. Then when the light of the rising sun comes through the stained glass window the worshippers light candles. The light then goes from one person to the next. This is how life and energy works. The seed of the man impregnates the woman and thus begins a new life. But the energy is there before. – the burning desire of the individuals for each other – this energy is the fuel of life. When we look to the sun as for example Olafur Eliasens: “Sun” at the Tate Modern we find calmness. We are reassured that everything is all right. So is it with light art – we find a space for solace and contemplation or just a pleasing view – whatever we find – we are enriched – such is the nature of light art.

Linz is the perfect venue for a departure into an area filled with light art. When you arrive in Linz by boat you are greeted by several great examples of light art. Lentos Art Museum and Ars Electronica Center each on their own side of the Danube with light incorporated into their facades. Lentos the older building and is probably the inspiration for the facade of Ars is at night a pattern of blue light which at night with its reflection in the Danube is absolutely beautiful. The Ars Electronica Center with its every changing display is a real experience. But there are also other lights incorporated in the architecture, which are truly pleasing to the eye. The bridge across the Danube is also worth noticing. Thus with the palate wetted and greeted by the city of Linz we can step off the boat and begin to explore the city of Linz and the artworks placed into the public spaces by the artists of the festival.
Peet Thomsen

Conzept: Martina Schettina, Manfred Kielnhofer
Consultant: Peet Thomsen NY / Copenhagen
Curator: Laura Plana Gracia ES

 

“last call for artists”
info@lightart-biennale.com
Deadline for the final show in Vienna is Oct. 30

 

Kind Regards
www.lightart-biennale.com

 

ARTPARK contemporary art
Wienerstrasse 44, 4020 Linz, Austria

 

http://artpark.at
galerie@artpark.at
0043 680 1231059

 

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eine neue Kunstdatenbank startet.
http://contemporary-art.at

„private light in public spaces“

www.lightart-biennale.com

The Biennial of light art Austria 2010 is an exhibition of contemporary art dealing with light and is inaugurated in 2010. …
Consultant: Peet Thomsen
Organisation: Martina Schettina, Manfred Kielnhofer

Light artists “Call for entry”
post@lightart.posterous.com

Neukoellner Kunstsalon
17.04. - 02.05.2010 (wurde verlängert: Gallery weekend Berlin)
Malerei Grafik Fotografie Installation Objekte Performence

Vernissage Freitag, 16. April 2010, 19.00 Uhr
Sudhaus der alten Kindl Brauerei Neukölln
Werbelinstr. 50, 12053 Berlin Neukölln

Info: http://facebook.com http://neuköllner-kunstsalon.de

Die Wächter der Zeit  und einige Aktfotos, Wasserspiegelung von Manfred Kielnhofer sind auch dabei.

Linzer Akt-Kalender

Linz. Im Mittelpunkt der künstlerischen Arbeiten des Linzer Manfred Kielnhofer steht der Mensch. Tips verlost zwei seiner brandneuen und mit nur 50 Stück Auflage begrenzten Kalender „Art & Beauty Kalender 2010“. Ein Jahr lang arbeitete der Künstler an dem soeben erschienenen Werk.

„Meine Fotos sind eher bildhauerisch. Ich schaue, dass das Bild eine Form ergibt und versuche mit der Kamera eine Form zu schaffen“, so der Künstler und Fotograf aus Linz. Bei seinem neuesten Werk, dem „Art & Beauty Kalender 2010“, mit dem er 2011 bei einem international bekannten Kalenderverlag punkten will, setzt der 42-Jährige vor allem auf das Spiel mit Wasser und den somit erzielten Spiegelungseffekten, Körper und Schatten. „Ich habe ein ganzes Jahr daran gearbeitet, den ganzen Sommer über fotografiert. Was diesen Kalender von anderen unterscheidet ist, dass er nur aus echten Fotos besteht, sprich ganz ohne zusätzliche Retouchierungen auskommt.“

Ausstellung
Ab sofort gibt es den Kalender und Bildauszüge von Kielnhofer bei Möbel Leitner, Wiener Straße 44 (1.Stock; gegenüber Herz-Jesu-Kirche) von Montag bis Freitag von 8 - 12 Uhr und 14 - 18 Uhr und Samstag von 9 - 12 Uhr zu besichtigen.
Tips verlost zwei Exemplare des Kalenders. Die signierte Auflage hat in Kunstkreisen einen Wert von 100 Euro.

Linzer nude calendar

Linz. The focus of the artistic work of the Linz Manfred Kielnhofer focus on people. Tips raffled off two of its brand new and with only 50 pieces limited edition calendar, “Art & Beauty Calendar 2010″. For a year the artist was working on the recently published work.

“My photos are more sculpted. I make sure that the picture is a shape and try to create a form with the camera, “says the artist and photographer from Linz. In his latest work, the Art & Beauty Calendar 2010 “with which it wants to score 2011 for a prestigious international publishing calendar, sets the 42-year-old especially in the game with water and thus achieved mirroring effects, body and shadow. “I’ve worked a whole year out, photographed throughout the summer. What distinguishes this calendar from other is that it only consists of real photographs, speak entirely without additional retouching. “

Exhibition
From now on the calendar and image Excerpts from Kielnhofer at Furniture Leitner, Wiener Strasse 44 (1st floor, opposite the Sacred Heart Church) Monday through Friday from 8 - 12 clock and 14 - 18 clock and Saturday 9 am - 12 Clock to visit.
Tips is giving away two copies of the calendar. The signed edition in art circles has a value of 100 euros.
Tips news: Jacky Payreder