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Pongratz, PeterPongratz, Peter, b. Eisenstadt (Burgenland), May 22, 1940, painter. 1960-64 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin; 1964-1970 assistant of M. Weiler in Vienna; 1968 member of the group of artists called "Wirklichkeiten", which included F. Ringel and K. Kocherscheidt; from 1975 spent several years in Venice. 1979-1987 concentrated mainly on designing film and stage sets; from 1992 the major themes of his art were taken from the Balkan wars (e.g. the cycle "Das Herz der Finsternis"). Literature: O. Breicha, P. P., 1975; U. Storch (ed.), P. P. Soulpainting 1962-1997, exhibition catalogue, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, 1997.
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