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Helnwein, Gottfried
© Copyright Gottfried Helnwein: Beautiful Victim. Watercolour, 1974. Helnwein, Gottfried, b. Vienna, Oct. 8, 1948, painter and graphic artist. From 1969 studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with R. Hausner, started painting injured children, from 1975/1976 developed a realistic, photo-like painting style, confronting the observer with shocking scenes of violence in his paintings; from 1981 painted series of pictures of minor heroic figures; from 1985 pictures in several parts, often based on such themes as war and National Socialism; from 1994 made use of electronic picture processing for his works. Other works: illustrations and cover pictures for the magazines "profil", "Spiegel" and "Time"; stage sets and costumes for the Stadttheater in Heidelberg and the Staatstheater in Stuttgart. Literature: G. H., 1981; A. Mäckler, H., 1992; I. Kiblickij (ed.), G. H., 1997.
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