Herbert Brandl

(* 1959)

Austria – Contemporary Art – Neo-Expressionism – Herbert Brandl

Vita:

Herbert Brandl completed his studies at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His professors included Herbert Tasquil and Peter Weibel. The artist was already looking forward to his first solo exhibitions at a young age. In his mid-twenties he took part in the most important international personalities, Herbert Brandl was part of the Biennale in Paris, Biennale in Venice and the documenta IX in Kassel. His international presence was there and so he quickly gained a high status in the art scene. Herbert Brandl’s unique oeuvre is characterized by his willingness to take risks to constantly renew his painterly actions. He sees himself as a mountaineer or mountain seer who is constantly exposed to the danger of falling with his „new“ art or who can then manage to climb the summit again. The self-strengthened work he created is symbolic of this.

Work:

In Herbert Brandl’s artistic beginnings, the landscape played an important role. His pictures are characterized by an intensive interplay of abstract and representational aspects. This connection is clearly shaped when the artist first integrated a mountain as a concrete image into his painting and added abstract paintings next door. He shows his extraordinary talent through the art of painting abstract forms, which create a kind of relaxed calm, which the further you devote yourself to the edges, the more creating a special tension that may allow the picture to step over the edge. Despite his rebellious nature and his independence in his work, Herbert Brandl professes to have a great affinity for the tradition of painting. His artistic genius helped him to be one of the most important Austrian representatives of Neo-Expressionism.