This contemporary artwork features a bold, expressive composition with vibrant splashes of red against a neutral background. The canvas is covered in a textured, brushy application of paint, creating a sense of movement and energy. The central focus is a large, rectangular shape, which appears to be a canvas or piece of paper, with splatters of red paint scattered across its surface. The overall effect is one of spontaneity and raw emotion, suggesting the artist's deliberate and gestural approach to the medium. This piece likely reflects the artist's exploration of the expressive potential of paint and the dynamic interplay between control and chance in the creative process. ...
Hermann Nitsch was a pioneering figure in Viennese Actionism, renowned for his multidisciplinary practice that merges performance, painting, music, and theatrical spectacle. His central artistic vision, known as the “Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries,” aimed to engage all five senses through intense, immersive experiences involving flesh, blood, and visceral materials. Nitsch’s work blurred the boundaries between art and ritual, focusing on raw physicality and emotional catharsis. Beginning with expressive figurative painting and Arte Informel influences, Nitsch evolved toward provocative live actions in the 1960s that combined noise, screaming, and ritualistic dismemberment, challenging traditional aesthetic and social conventions. His large-scale performances often incorporated music—composed symphonies, noise orchestras, and amplified instruments—heightening the sensory impact. Nitsch viewed painting as an embodiment of life’s passion, using his physical presence and painter’s smock within his works to invite viewers into an intimate, performative relationship with the creative process. His groundbreaking “three-day play” and “six-day play” performances epitomize his vision of art as a ritualistic and transformative act. His work remains influential for its radical exploration of corporeality, spirituality, and the limits of artistic expression. ...
Galerie Kandlhofer is a young Austrian gallery, founded in 2016 situated in the centre of Vienna. With a focus on supporting emerging talents, the gallery represents Austrian and international artists, with a multifaceted program ranging from painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and installations to a series dedicated to contemporary video works and performances.
Represented Gallery artists are: Hermann Nitsch, Richie Culver, Acaye Kerunen, Sofia Borges, Faye Wei Wei, Frauke Dannert, Karl Karner, Alina Kunitsyna, James English Leary, Xie Lei, Nana Mandl, Hannah Perry, Maximilian Prüfer, Markus Redl, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Marc Henry, Alicia Viebrock. ...
