Manfred Kielnhofer - Austria
About the artist
Member since 2011-08-10
Manfred
Kielnhofer * January 28, 1967 in Haslach an der M�hl; is an Austrian painter,
sculptor and photographer.
Life
Kielnhofer
visited the technical College Linz where he took his final exam in 1995. he was
engaged with technique and design and art on building lead him to his special
way of art. Since 2000 he lives as an free artist in Linz. 2005 he launched Gallery Artpark in Linz, one year later he launched
Gallery Fotopark.
Work
The �timeguards� of the Austrian
artist Manfred Kielnhofer are the top of a some years lasting development.
Dealing with room-concepts, sculptures and installations on one hand and the
being engaged with mystic experiences and religion on the other hand lead the
artist to these strange characters. 2006 the first of these figures was
created. It reminds us of a walking monk, who seems to be lost in something.
Kielnhofer puts his timeguard in public places like ancient castlers, old
mines, main squares or in parks. Kielnhofers �timegurads� come and go, nobody
knows where they appear the next time. They let us never forget that we are
always watched. (Critics by: Martina Gansterer). 2009 Kielnhofer develops a new
sort of act photographs. Therefore he builds a waterplate in his studio, where
he can take photos of models sitting or lying likely on a mirror. Three
photograph has been printed in the Kronen Zeitung in June 2009. 2010 he
dveloped the concept of the Light Art Biennale Austria 2010 together with
Martina Schettina. The Interlux-Chair, Kielnhofers artwork shown at the
biennial, was registered in the design-databse of the MAK, the Museum for
applied arts in Vienna.
Stipends
2000 Studies in USA
New York, Miami2005 Stipend of the county of Upper
Austria, Studio in the Egon Schiele Art
Center Krumlov CZ2007 International
Symposium � Egon Schiele Art Centrum � Cesky Krumlov 100 years after Egon
Schiele2008 International symposium of sculpture
on wood in Italy Ossana 2008
Exhibitions
2000�2005. : Allerton Art Gallery New York,
Gallery Tampere Finnland, Citygalerie Linz, Giga Galerie Ansfelden,
filmproduction shadow performance main place Linz, biggest
children-painting of the world at art-salzburg and art-vienna, Galerie
Generali Group, Landart-project Enns.2006�2007. : Gallery Artpark Linz � Skulpture
garden Artpark, Gallery Fotopark Linz, "Artpark Beyond Limits"
globe of integration, Integrationsweltkugel", Timeguards on tournee2008. Egon Schiele Art Centrum (CZ), Gallery
Fontaine Amstetten, Black Box Gallery Copenhagen (DK)/Linz, Kunstgarten Graz; art in the
public: Dianabad Wien.2009 Cass Sculpture Fondation (UK),
ArtVilnius (LT), Artfair Berlin-Arttower, Galerie Seywald, 2010 Mobile-Galerie
H�rsching, Woka Lamps Vienna, Castle Steyregg near Linz, Neuk�llner
Kunstsalon Berlin, Galerie Kunst und Handel Graz, Kunstraum Ringstrassen, Light
Art Biennale Lichtkunst 2010 Austria, Galerie Claudiana, Area 53 vienna,
Citygalerie Linz, Kunsthandel Freller, Galerie Thiele2011 Nordart.de festival, Gondola ride in
Venice Galerie Thiele, Look Design Uperaustria, Art Stays Slovenia
festival, Festival of Lights Berlin
http://kielnhofer.com
http://timeguards.com
http://kielnhofer.at
http://fotopark.at
http://artpark.at
http://contemporary-art.at
http://lightart-biennale.com
