Opening event:
Tuesday, November 9th, 7:00 p.m.
Exhibition dates:
November 10th - January 7th 2004
GALLERY hours:
Weekdays from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Address:
Hellabrunner Strasse 1
81543 Munich, Germany
Peter Senoner's sculptural works speak a strange language that is all their own. There is something inherently fantastical, even mystical about them. The sensitivity of their figurative expression harmonizes in a unique way with the fine materiality of the surface. Senoner's sculptures combine traditional craftsmanship with a futuristic aesthetic, and reveals allusions to works of art or cinema history.
The starting point and leitmotiv of Peter Senoner's artistic concepts is always portraiture. He creates fantastic portraits in traditional media: figures which are drawn, carved life size out of wood, or, recently, cast in bronze. However, Senoner's creations are not likenesses: they belong to the tradition of the visionary portrait, oriented less towards people from the world of experience than representations of typified essences. His beings are born into a world where they have yet to discover themselves. The central figure of the exhibition, "LEM", appears as an enchanted, mythical creature who registers his physical existence with wonder.
In this exhibition at the Galerie aktueller Kunst im OSRAM Haus, Peter Senoner presents a scenario with two protagonists: the cast bronze version of LEM and a vegetative technoid form which writhes its way into the room. These two works are accompanied by drawings and smaller sculptural pieces.
We are pleased to mention that Peter Senoner also figures prominently in the "Skulptur" exhibition of works by eminent artists currently on at the Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, where several of his pieces can be seen.
| Born 1969 in Kastelruth/Castelrotto, Italy Lives in Klausen/Chiusa, Italy, and Munich, Germany | |
| 2001-2002 | Tokyo (Ewige Kinder) |
| 1997-2000 | New York (transition 1-...) |
| 2001 | Master-class student under Prof. Asta Gr�ting, graduation with M.A. equivalent |
| 1994-2000 | Akademie der Bildenden K�nste (Academy of Graphic Arts) Munich |
| 2004 | Skulptur, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna Arttirol , Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck Goldschmidt Award |
| 2003 | Arttirol - Kunstank�ufe des Landes Tirol, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck (c) �sterr. Grafikwettbewerb 2003, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck (c) Projekt Handlungsanweisungen, Kunsthalle Wien (c) Ach, Himmel es ist verspielt, A9 Forum Transeuropa, Vienna Panorama 03 - Junge Kunst, Bolzano (c) |
| 2002 | stereotyp, project space, Kunsthalle Wien (c) (solo) Das absurde Bekannte, Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg (c) Die Kunst des Festes, Gokart Kunstb�ro, Brixen (c) art.forum berlin, repr. Galerie Wittenbrink |
| 2001 | transition 1-..., Ar/ge Kunst Galerie Museum, Bolzano (c) (solo) Pilot-Stitch, Galerie Wittenbrink, Munich (solo) Art Cologne, repr. Galerie Wittenbrink art.forum berlin, repr. Galerie Wittenbrink Ewige Kinder, Stadtmuseum Klausen (solo) |
| 2000 | Lindenberg GALLERY, New York Akademie ins Haus der Kunst, Haus der Kunst, Munich In Schottland, ECA, Edinburgh |
| 1999 | War, Postmasters GALLERY, New York |
| 1998 | Emerging Artists, Here-GALLERY, New York Stotz, Kunstverein Ortisei (solo) |
| 1997 | Pantamej, U-Bahn-Galerie, Munich (solo) |
Grants: |
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| 2002 | Grant from the Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn |
| 1999-2000 | Grant from the provincial government of Tyrol for projects in New York and Tokyo |
Projects/Competitions: |
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| 2003 | enzymatic; permanent installation, Pharmaziemuseum Brixen; architecture competition "Haus der Bild Kunst"; prize sponsor: Durst Phototechnik AG 3rd prize in collaboration with architect Paul Senoner |
| 2002 | Art competition "Kunstprojekt Schwaz-Ost"; 2nd prize |
