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Modern Art in Austria: Power Station
Power Station" by Reinhard Artberg, a renowned representative of modern art in Austria, forms the motif of this commemorative stamp. Artberg, born in Tyrol in 1955, pursued a technical career at first. Soon, however, he gave in to his artistic talent and travelled for many years throughout Europe as a painter until 1976 when he began his studies in Vienna at the Academy of fine Art. Just four years later, Artberg brought objects and ironic-critical mechanical constructions before the public. His comical constructions, which received great attention, were profound and ambiguos. Disillusioned by local artistic work, he spent several months of the year living in seclusion in Normandy from 1986 to 1995 to focus on his work. Most of his large-scale works emerged from this enclave. Central to his ten years' work in France were critical themes with mysterious colors and the fantasy worlds typical of Artberg with hidden symbolism. Artberg developed and refined his use of forms from technically, seemingly curious elements. He loves to juggle with the interaction of surfaces, lines, symbols, and backgrounds. Often he allows this interaction to merge with decorative patterns. Artberg's versatility allows him to shift between the most differing techniques and themes.
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