Amanda Sage
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Amanda Sage is primarily a painter based in Vienna
. She trained and worked with the Fuchs dynasty
of artists, being one of the more notable students.
s as taught by Michael Fuchs.
She was then introduced to Michael's father Ernst Fuchs
in 1999. Ernst then invited her to work with him on various projects as a painting assistant which has carried on till today as well as involving extensive work in the Apocalypse Chapel in Klagenfurt
, Austria
.
Amanda obtained studio space in the historic WUK cultural center, and became integrally involved in organizing events.
In 2007 she joined the stable of artists represented by Galerie 10, placing her in the company of Ernst Fuchs
, Arik Brauer
, Rudolf Hausner
, Anton Lehmden
, Wolfgang Hutter
, Helmut Kand, Manfred Deix.
Amanda belongs to the current generation of artists influenced by the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism
owing to her education with the Fuchs family.
On her search for a broader audience and resonance for her art, she has discovered a thriving scene on the west coast of California and will be 'laying' the next series of work in her new ivory tower in downtown Los Angeles in the historic 725 spring St. building above the HIVE Gallery.
She continues to create in segments between Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles.... with middle stations of most importance, such as Burning Man 09 (this year exhibiting in the Evolutionary Temple).
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. She trained and worked with the Fuchs dynasty
Ernst Fuchs (artist)
Ernst Fuchs is an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972 he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed...
of artists, being one of the more notable students.
Life and artwork
Amanda completed her schooling at the Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado. She then traveled to Vienna, Austria to study intensively the techniques of the Old MasterOld Master
"Old Master" is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist. An "old master print" is an original print made by an artist in the same period...
s as taught by Michael Fuchs.
She was then introduced to Michael's father Ernst Fuchs
Ernst Fuchs (artist)
Ernst Fuchs is an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972 he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed...
in 1999. Ernst then invited her to work with him on various projects as a painting assistant which has carried on till today as well as involving extensive work in the Apocalypse Chapel in Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Amanda obtained studio space in the historic WUK cultural center, and became integrally involved in organizing events.
In 2007 she joined the stable of artists represented by Galerie 10, placing her in the company of Ernst Fuchs
Ernst Fuchs (artist)
Ernst Fuchs is an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972 he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed...
, Arik Brauer
Arik Brauer
Arik Brauer is an Austrian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, poet, dancer, singer and stage designer. He resides in Vienna and Ein Hod, Israel. Brauer is a co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, together with Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter and Anton Lehmden.Erich...
, Rudolf Hausner
Rudolf Hausner
Rudolf Hausner was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. Hausner has been described as a "psychic realist" and "the first psychoanalytical painter" .-Early life:...
, Anton Lehmden
Anton Lehmden
Anton Lehmden is an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Lehmden was a co-founder, together with Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner, Arik Brauer and Wolfgang Hutter, of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism...
, Wolfgang Hutter
Wolfgang Hutter
Wolfgang Hutter is a painter, draughtsman, printmaker and stage designer. Hutter's imagery is characterised by an artificial paradise of gardens and fantastical fairytale-like scenes....
, Helmut Kand, Manfred Deix.
Amanda belongs to the current generation of artists influenced by the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism
Vienna School of Fantastic Realism
The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism is a group of artists founded in Vienna in 1946. It includes Ernst Fuchs, Arik Brauer, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter, Anton Lehmden and Fritz Janschka, all students of Professor Albert Paris Gütersloh at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts...
owing to her education with the Fuchs family.
On her search for a broader audience and resonance for her art, she has discovered a thriving scene on the west coast of California and will be 'laying' the next series of work in her new ivory tower in downtown Los Angeles in the historic 725 spring St. building above the HIVE Gallery.
She continues to create in segments between Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles.... with middle stations of most importance, such as Burning Man 09 (this year exhibiting in the Evolutionary Temple).
External links
- Official Website
- WUK - Artist studio spaces and social projects.
- Amanda Sage- Surreal Art Collective
Publications
- 2007 - Dreamscape 2 (Salbru Publishing) EAN 9788799063697
- 2008 - Metamorphosis 2 (beinArt Publishing) ISBN 978-0-9803231-1-5