- Alfred Hrdlicka
Alfred Hrdlicka [IPA|ˌalfʁeːt ˈhʁdlɪtʃka] (born
27 February 1928 inVienna ) is anAustria n sculptor, draughtsman, painter andartist . His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička.After learning to be a dental technician from 1943 to 1945, Hrdlicka studied
painting until 1952 at the "Akademie der bildenden Künste " underAlbert Paris Gütersloh andJosef Dobrowsky . Afterwards he studiedsculpture until 1957 underFritz Wotruba . In 1960 he had his first exhibition in Vienna; in 1964 he attained international attention as a representative of Austria on theBiennale exhibition in Venice.In 2008, his new religious work about the
Apostles , "Religion, Flesh and Power," attracted criticism about itshomoerotic theme, [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/07/waustria107.xml Harry de Quetteville, "Outrage over Alfred Hrdlicka's Gay Jesus," The Telegraph, 7 April 2008] ] . The exhibition was housed in the museum of theSt. Stephen's Cathedral ofVienna .Works (selection)
*"Roll over Mondrian". Etching, 1967.
*"Friedrich Engels Monument " in Wuppertal, 1981.
*"Gegendenkmal" at the Stephansplatz in Hamburg, 1985/86.
*"Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus " (Memorial against War and Fascism) on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna. Sculpture, 1988-91.Notes
Hrdlicka is a talented
chess player. In 1953 Austria sent him to participate in the Student World Championship in Brussels.References
External links
* [http://www.your-friend.info/vienna/sightseeing.html#Monument-War-Fascism Monument against War and Fascism in Vienna Austria] See a video of his most important monument in Vienna.
* [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.h/h922680.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en Alfred Hrdlicka] at the "aeiou Encyclopedia (German)
* [http://www.hilger.at/549_DE.5EAD6C4907165?kuen_id=22 Galerie Ernst Hilger | Images of works of Hrdlicka]
* [http://www.ariadne.at/?artist_id=102&language=en Sculptures by Alfred Hrdlicka]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24069328/ Furor, debate over Jesus orgy drawing]
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