Christoph Schmidberger
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Christoph Schmidberger is a painter based in Los Angeles. He studied from 1989-1994 at the Higher Technical College of Graphic Art in Graz
, Austria, and graduated with an Honours and Master of Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
in 2002.
His works, drawn or painted in a hyperreal
style, typically use traditional compositional forms (woodland scenes, reclining lovers, portraits with pets, etc.) to portray youthful eroticised figures relaxing in modern suburban settings. ("Christoph Schmidberger paints a kitsch
y dream of pre-Raphaelite surrender, revelling in pornography's influence on today's sexual economy").
Schmidberger’s work has been shown internationally at galleries and museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
, the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
in California, the Landesmuseum Joanneum
(Joanneum National Museum) in Graz, Austria, and The Royal Academy in London. His work features in several important collections including the Saatchi Gallery
, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
, the Joslyn Museum of Art, and Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
.
He is represented by Patrick Painter Inc. in Santa Monica, California.
Graz
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, Austria, and graduated with an Honours and Master of Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
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...
in 2002.
His works, drawn or painted in a hyperreal
Hyperreality
Hyperreality is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially in technologically advanced postmodern societies...
style, typically use traditional compositional forms (woodland scenes, reclining lovers, portraits with pets, etc.) to portray youthful eroticised figures relaxing in modern suburban settings. ("Christoph Schmidberger paints a kitsch
Kitsch
Kitsch is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that...
y dream of pre-Raphaelite surrender, revelling in pornography's influence on today's sexual economy").
Schmidberger’s work has been shown internationally at galleries and museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego , in San Diego, California, USA, is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.-History:...
, the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Weisman Art Museum
The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum is an art museum located on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. A teaching museum for the university since 1934, the museum is named for Frederick R. Weisman, and was designed by the renowned architect Frank Gehry...
in California, the Landesmuseum Joanneum
Landesmuseum Joanneum
The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a multidisciplinary museum in Styria, Austria. It has galleries and collections in many subject areas including Archaeology, Geology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy, Botany, Zoology, History, Art and Folk Culture...
(Joanneum National Museum) in Graz, Austria, and The Royal Academy in London. His work features in several important collections including the Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
, the Joslyn Museum of Art, and Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
The Österreichische Galerie Belvedere is a museum housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria.The art collection includes masterpieces from the Middle Ages and Baroque until the 21st century, though it focuses on Austrian painters from the Fin de Siècle and Art Nouveau period...
.
He is represented by Patrick Painter Inc. in Santa Monica, California.
External links
- Official website
- Christoph Schmidberger, Patrick Painter