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Arnulf Rainer - The Veiling
9. August 2011, 13:59:04 unter Arnulf Rainer Museum, Austria, Companies, German, Museums, Podcasts, Portraits, UNIQA, Video, ViennaTogether with Maria Lassnig he is considered the originator of Informal Art in Austria. His works are on display in the key museums all over the world. An artist’s portrait of Arnulf Rainer. This podcast was realised with the kind support of UNIQUA ArtCercles.
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He visited André Breton, the writer and theoretical head of surrealism in Paris – this was the moment he turned away from surrealism. Together with Maria Lassnig, he is considered the originator of informal painting in Austria, his works are on display in the main museums on the entire globe. The road to success has at times been stony, tells Rainer, whose first solo exhibition took place in the St. Stephan gallery of Monsignore Otto Mauer in 1955. The beginning of his overpaintings for instance were not based upon any philosophical concepts, but were simply a consequence of his lack of money to buy new canvasses. Instead, the artist resorted to painted canvasses - pictures from the flea market. They were cheaper to buy. more »
UNIQA - New Generation of Art Insurance
11. August 2010, 10:42:51 unter Austria, Companies, German, Interviews, Podcasts, UNIQA, Video, ViennaDealing with art institutions as well as private collectors requires the insurer to secure value, promote culture, and bring people together.
| computer & iPod | send feedback Among its many branches within the insurance field, UNIQA is active within the the art insurance sector. Dealing with art institutions as well as private collectors requires the insurer to secure value, promote culture, and bring people together. The enterprise is therefore not just limited to providing insurance benefits, it also offers knowledge, contacts, and support, in order to make it possible for art and the art world to develop. We at CastYourArt have found in UNIQA a business partner whose commitment has made a number of our podcast episodes possible. In the following episode, we spoke with Konstantin Klien, CEO of UNIQA, and Petra Eibel, the director of art insurance department at UNIQA, two important representatives of the UNIQA art sector, in order to get their views on their company’s position, philosophy, services, and identity.
A Feast for the Eyes - Food in Still Life
10. February 2010, 14:53:18 unter Art Spaces, Austria, Bank Austria Kunstforum, Exhibitions, German, Interviews, Podcasts, Video, ViennaWhen one feasts with the eyes, does one realize that one is consuming more than just food? An episode on the Augenschmaus exhibition at Bank Austria Kunstforum in Vienna.
| computer & iPod | send feedback The fact that we carefully inspect the food that we consume is potentially relevant to culture. A civilized person does not simply eat, she dines more »
Maria Lassnig - The Ninth Decade
8. June 2009, 15:34:48 unter Artworks, Austria, Companies, Exhibitions, German, MUMOK, Museums, Podcasts, UNIQA, Video, ViennaMaria Lassnig: “Soft as marmalade, marmalade out of blood I’m batted and feel hindered and left locked out from the world of painting.”
“There was a saying, if a boy is born, parents drink a schnapps, but if it is a girl they would only celebrate with water or even less … nothing”, recollects Maria Lassnig in one of her recently numerous interviews
Born in 1919 she started to scribble her first artworks at a very young age. Once her mother even seeked the help of a fortune teller because her little girl was holding her hands in such a crooked way while drawing, that she looked like a fool. Although her mother was told to support her daughter, her only thought was to get her married to a decent man to keep her out of harm’s way. more »
Mara Mattuschka – My Heart’s Vibrator
19. March 2008, 15:19:06 unter Austria, German, Podcasts, Portraits, Video, ViennaShe produces films every year. She stands before the camera. She directs—in recent years, together with Chris Haring. It was a blessing that she met Chris Haring, explains Mara Mattuschka. He is generous. He has an open system of working that integrates people and their respective points of view.
| computer & iPod | send feedback Haring stages his productions in bare spaces, from which Mattuschka makes films which correspond to cinematic rules of setting and dramaturgy. She extends her perspective as a painter into her cinematic approach. Up-close views of the body, from below, from above. Views which distort perspective. With digital retouching, she designs places, architectures, and spatialities. The films resulting from their collaboration are called: “Legal Errorist”, “Part Time Heroes”, and “Running Sushi”. more »
