144 - PAUL RENNER (AUSTRIA / AUSTRIAN 1957) - Die Strahlen der Gesellschaft

PAUL RENNER (AUSTRIA / AUSTRIAN 1957) - Die Strahlen der Gesellschaft *** DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT: *** Date: undated Technique: oil on canvas Dimensions: 78 × 60 cm Framed: unframed Lot information: Paul Renner (* 1957 Bregenz) is a distinctive Austrian conceptual artist, painter and performer who has entered the international scene with his unconventional connection between fine art, theatrical gastronomy and social rituals. Origin and studies: He was born in Bregenz in Tyrol-Vorarlberg. He received his artistic education in Italy and Austria – he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia, at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna under Prof. Carl Unger and at the prestigious Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna under the leadership of the iconic representative of Austrian fantastic realism Max Weiler. Influence of Viennese Actionism: A key moment in his career was his long-standing friendship and close collaboration with Hermann Nitsch, the founder of Viennese Actionism. From Nitsch, he took over his interest in total theatre (Gesamtkunstwerk), ritualised festivities, the symbolism of food, wine and human senses. Gastrospheric projects and The Hell Fire Dining Club: In the 1990s, he created globally known conceptual projects in which he combines painting, sculpture and culinary experiences. He founded the famous Hell Fire Dining Club, with which he organizes exclusive, provocative and aesthetically thoughtful banquets all over the world (e.g. in London, Zurich and New York). These events function as living performative paintings. Artistic style: His painting and drawing work is characterised by a wild, neoclassical-expressive style, which mixes baroque exuberance, eroticism, mythology, grotesque and biomorphic abstraction. He creates unconventional colorful worlds populated by masks, anatomical motifs and fantastical figures. Current activities: He has lived and created for a long time in the foothills of the Austrian Alps (Grosses Walsertal) and in Naples, where he runs a unique studio. He regularly exhibits in leading Austrian and international galleries (e.g. Kunsthaus Bregenz, Galerie Bechter Kastowsky) and his works are represented in important Central European private and public collections. __________________________________________________________________________ Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only – it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.