 Gottfried Helnwein Gottfried Helnwein was born October 8, 1948 in Vienna. He is an Austrian-Irish fine artist, painter, photographer, installation and performance artist. Helnwein studied at the University of Visual Art in Vienna (Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Wien). He was awarded the Master-class prize (Meisterschulpreis) of the University of Visual Art, Vienna, the Kardinal-König prize and the Theodor-Körner prize.His early work consists mainly of hyper-realistic Paintings, depicting wounded children, as well as performances – often with children – in public spaces. Helnwein is concerned primarily with psychological and sociological anxiety, historical issues and political topics. As a result of this, his work is often considered provocative and controversial. Paintings (Oil and Acrylic on canvas):   Installation:  Artist at work:  Artist deviantart page:  Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfrie… l www.helnwein.com/home/home/hom…       |
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