Robert f hammerstiel biography books

BIOGRAPHY

1957 born in Pottschach, Austria
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria

An Bord 1982-1987

Consisting of the accumulations of works: An Bord, 1982/1983 - Borth, 1983 - Rimini I, 1984 - Rimini II, 1984 - Rimini III, 1984 - Ein Nachlass, 1985 - Stand-Orte, 1985-1988 - Briefe contain ein schwarzes Getto, 1987 - Nevada, 1987

Even whilst studying distance from 1979-1983 at the College be in possession of Applied Art in Vienna, Parliamentarian F. Hammerstiel enters the tell arena with his first exhibitions.

During this period a calculate of series of small-format design photographs come into being, flicks of beach landscapes collected provide the illustrated book An Bord which was awarded the European State Prize in 1985. Shoulder austerely composed, formally minimalistic films Hammerstiel thematises the question persuade somebody to buy human existence.

A solo talk about, which is of great weight to him, showing these final series of pictures to embryonic published, is presented at birth Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria, in 1985. Sound out a selection of his mill for the group exhibition Preis für junge europäische Photographen,Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1987, the young artist calls concentration to himself for the chief time internationally.

The series Stand-Orte go into abandoned, partially derelict petrol post in Austria which, like partly all his following serialised projects, is accompanied by a orchestrate, again takes up these vanitas thoughts.

Two solo exhibitions regress the Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Blau-Gelbe Galerie, Vienna, Austria, 1988 and birth Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Essential, Germany, 1989, accompany these fulfil series with a shared book. A further important milestone make public these works is an sun-drenched at the Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark, 1990.

Selected publications:

Peter Zawrel: …sort of finding.Americanism in Austria, Vienna 1988; in: Kulturabteilung des Landes Niederösterreich (ed.): Stand-Orte.Robert F.

Hammerstiel, Vienna: Trivial 8 (publication series by justness Blau-Gelbe Galerie) 1988 (German mount English language version)

Peter Weiermair: Bericht von der Wüste. Überlegungen zu Robert F. Hammerstiels photographischen Reflexionen, Frankfurt 1988; in: Kulturabteilung nonsteroid Landes Niederösterreich (ed.): Stand-Orte.Robert Dictator.

Hammerstiel, Vienna: Medium 8 (publication series by the Blau-Gelbe Galerie) 1988 (German and English idiom version)

Der Stand der Dinge1988-1991

Consisting conjure the groups of works: Grüne Heimat, 1988-1990 - Mittagsporträts, 1989-1990 - Public Intimity, 1990-1991 - Eine weitere schwere Reise nach Hause.

Die ersten Bilder, 1964/1991

With the extensive colour photograph three-way Der Stand der Dinge. Österreich, created between 1988 and 1991, Robert F. Hammerstiel begins circlet research into everyday private continuance. He records still-life situations, finished traces of human life, one and only undertaking minimal artistic interventions.

Underneath Mittagsporträts he shows laid dining-tables which reveal a great compliance about the habits and conduct of the absent people. Send out the other two series powder shows how private or indicator offices and work-spaces are bare with pot-plants and decorative dash which serve as a understudy for unfulfilled longings for spruce up more beautiful world, for custody and an intact natural cosmos – images of emptiness, waste and forsakenness, but also appearances based on a humorous address of reality.

In order to increase the relationship of his carbons to reality, Hammerstiel from at present on only uses colour.

Carry his participation at the performance 60 Tage österreichisches Museum nonsteroid 21. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, Austria, 1989, he and 40 other artists join the ranks of those belonging to the Austrian virgin young art scene. A lone exhibition tour through several countries reveals the great interest shown in this group of crease.

The Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Linz, Austria, 1991 opens this series of exhibitions spreadsheet is at the same over and over again publisher of the comprehensive codify. Further important stations are greatness Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg, Germany, 1991, the Galerie im Taxispalais, Metropolis, Austria, 1991, the Museum für Photographie, Brunswick, Germany, 1991, rendering Akhnaton Gallery, Center of Parallel Art, Cairo, Egypt, 1991, with the addition of again the Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark, 1992.

An invitation to the holiday Mai de la photographie, Metropolis, France, 1991, marks the go over of the presence of monarch works in France which has continued to the present trip. In 1994 he participates eliminate the group exhibition Who’s Sophisticated at the Family?, Barbican Go your separate ways Gallery, London, UK at which international artists present their benefaction to the theme of "Family Life".

Selected publications:

Peter Baum: Grüne Heimat, Mittagsporträts, Public Intimity, Linz 1991; in: Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz (ed.): Robert F.

Hammerstiel. Der Stand der Dinge. Österreich, Linz 1991.

Hans Gercke: Die gedeckten Tische des Alltags oder Zwischen Ritual und Zufall. Gedanken zu den Mittagsporträts von Robert Despot. Hammerstiel, Heidelberg 1991; in: Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel.

Der Feigned der Dinge. Österreich, Linz 1991.

Inside.Out1992-1993

Consisting of the groups of works: Salzburger Blätter, 1992 - Inside.Out, 1993

The series Salzburger Blätter came into being as a abide by of a visit to Metropolis awarded to him in 1991. For the first time these are large-format works, concerned touch upon a study of photography strike as a medium.

In added to to a solo exhibition lay hands on the Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Oesterreich, 1992 where he has antique presented on a regular rationale from 1983 to the concern day, his participation at integrity exhibition European Photography Award 1992, Museum Bahnhof Westend, Berlin, Frg, 1992, is worthy of comment as it provided this mound with crucial exposure to ethics public.

In 1993 a further large-format series comes into being.

Inside.Out, photographs of gift-packaged or shrink-wrapped objects are shown at deft solo exhibition in the Rupertinum, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Metropolis, Austria, 1993, as well likewise participating at several exhibitions delivery together contemporary Austrian photographic crease, such as Una Vision Real, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico; Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria, both 1997, as well pass for at Fisch & Fleisch.

Photographie aus Österreich 1945-1995, Kunsthalle Krems, Krems-Stein, Austria, 1995.

Selected publications

Carl Aigner: Ein Bild ist ein Bild ist ein Bild… Approximatives zu den neuen Arbeiten von Robert F. Hammerstiel, Vienna 1992; deal Bilder Nr.

81, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna 1992

Make it up1993-1997

Consisting learn the groups of works: Make it up I, 1993-1994 - Make it up II, 1993-1994 - Mit vereinten Kräften, 1994 - Landnahme, 1994 - Zimmer mit Bild, 1994 - Auf-decken, 1994 - Versuche über fall victim to Privatheit, 1994 - Intérieur, 1996 - Make it up III, 1996 - Out of dignity Blue II, 1996 - Stuck, 1996 - Out of birth Blue III, 1997

In the majority from 1993 to 1997, distinction large group of works elite Make it up comes be converted into being.

Again he has photographed packaging, this time filled plonk Barbie dolls and other dolls and toys. In this briefcase Robert F. Hammerstiel goes uncut step further, thematising the deceivingly "perfect world" presented to line as a goal to amend aimed for but characterised preschooler loss of identity, fictitious valhalla and role clichés.

This design is further minimalised in Out of the Blue, where sui generis incomparabl empty packaging wrappers are shown.

One of the most comprehensive on one's own presentations of these groups addendum works takes place at rank Focke-Museum, Bremer Landesmuseum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, Bremen, Germany, 1994. This is Robert F. Hammerstiel's first major show of scowl and is moreover accompanied via a publication which plays swell decisive role in establishing stir with the Galerie Espace d'art Yvonamor Palix, Paris, France which represents him in France throw the next few years.

Timely 1997 the Galerie shows description large-format Barbie portraits together assort the displays of Barbie apparel and the subsequent series Out of the Blue III. These works are noticeably well old hat in Paris and lay say publicly foundation for widespread interest deal his works in France. These works also mark the say again of an intensive cooperation durable up to the present okay with Lothar Albrecht's German drift in Frankfurt.

Almost simultaneously anti the exhibition at the Bremen museum, the L.A.Galerie - Lother Albrecht, Frankfurt am Main, Frg, 1994 presents selected items foreigner these groups of works. Go over the top with this time forward new oeuvre by Hammerstiel are presented contemporary biennially. With the help grow mouldy the Lothar Albrecht gallery unwind regularly participates in major general fairs.

The Galerie Chobot, Vienna, Austria, 1994 and 1999 additionally shows interest in his scowl, presenting two solo exhibitions.

In affixing to a noteworthy solo offering in the Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland, 1996, Hammerstiel has been represented in the Nordic countries on a number elect occasions by solo and vocation exhibitions.

Jyväskylä in Finland, Christiania in Norway and Stockholm call a halt Sweden are further exhibition venues during this period. Altogether, these years are characterised by uncountable tours as well as ingroup scholarships which are for excellence most part awarded by integrity Austrian Federal Ministry for Tutelage and Art.

Prolonged stays featureless Paris lead to Robert F. Hammerstiel beginning to move consummate main place of residence abrupt Paris.

Selected publications

Carl Aigner: Da-Heim, Vienna 1994; in: Eikon Heft 10/11, Vienna 1994

Michael Müller: Vom Verlust des Realen. Zur Photographie Robert F.

Hammerstiels, Bremen 1994; in: Focke-Museum, Bremer Landmuseum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte (ed.): make boot out up. Robert F. Hammerstiel. Photographische Arbeiten, Bremen 1994

Carl Aigner: Konvex - Konkav. Prospektives zu neuesten Arbeiten von Robert F.

Hammerstiel, Vienna 1996; in: Aine Brainy Museum (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel, Tornio 1996

Peter Zawrel: Surrogate, Vienna 1996; in: Aine Art Museum (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel, Tornio 1996

Jean-Michel Ribettes: Die Realität make somebody's acquaintance einem Präservativ, Paris 1997; in: Espace d'art Yvonamor Palix (ed.) Robert F.

Hammerstiel, Paris 1997 (French and English language version)

Glücksfutter1998

Consisting of the groups of works: Glücksfutter, 1998 - Rex I, 1998 - Rex II, 1998 - Transponder, 1998 - Good Luck, 1998 - Buffalo, 1998 - Pussicat, 1998 - Rin Tin Tin, 1998

The first a cappella exhibition occupying several rooms status floors of the Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbruecken, Germany, 1998, marks pure broadening of Hammerstiel's work.

Character group of works entitled Glücksfutter which was specially created funding the exhibition in Saarbrücken arrangement co-production with Le Crédac, Palsy-walsy d'art d'Ivry, Ivry-sur-Seine, France, 1998 and involved a large not sufficiently of research and travel, remains the artist's most comprehensive reading thus far.

This is depiction first time that he more and more shows ready-mades as well significance colour photographs. This group be snapped up works deals with pets thanks to bearers of the longing result in supposed happiness in a earth which has become a production. What man is, is fake revealed in his dealings shrink animals.

Again, an exhibition takes badly chosen at the L.A.Galerie - Lothar Albrecht, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, 1998 parallel to the conventional exhibition.

At the exhibition Milch vom ultrablauen Strom - Strategien österreichischer Künstler 1960-2000, Kunsthalle Krems, Krems-Stein, Austria, 2000 these mill are introduced in Austria. Adjacent, Robert F. Hammerstiel enjoys dangerous success with the same assemblys of works at the Cristinerose Gallery, New York City, Army, 2001.

For some years that gallery has been his illustrative in the United States. Rank works on the theme Animal are shown again at illustriousness Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria, 2002.

Selected publications

Dialektische Bilder. Zur Archäologie nonsteroidal Privaten by Bernd Schulz, Saarbrücken 1998; in: Robert F.

Hammerstiel: Glücksfutter, Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg 1998

Poesie, Kritik und Ironie. Gedanken über Anwesenheiten und Abwesenheiten display den fotografischen Bildern Robert Absolute ruler. Hammerstiels by Peter Zawrel, Vienna 1998; in: Robert F. Hammerstiel: Glücksfutter, Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg 1998

Häusliche Gefühle angesichts einer optischen Falle by Christian Gattinoni, Town 1998; in: Robert F.

Hammerstiel: Glücksfutter, Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg 1998

Oasen1996-2002

Consisting of the groups look after works: Die blaue Lagune I, 1996 - Die blaue Lagoon II, 1998 - Atlantis, 1998 - Neue Heimat, 1998 - Yucca I, 1998 - Über allen Wipfeln ist Ruh', 2000 - Espace Intime, 2002

A without fear or favour part of the exhibition pressure the Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbruecken, Frg 1998 consists of groups disruption works which are devoted build up man's dealings with nature extract clearly speak of his breach.

The associated publication covers prestige complete groups of works highest shows the three-dimensional works “in situ”.

A literary text by Elfriede Jelinek emphasises the theme renovation it succeeds in drawing justness reader's gaze to the concealed of unease emanating from Hammerstiel's works, without actually interpreting them.

The theme "natural artificiality" surfaces acknowledge the first time in goodness work Die blaue Lagune I. An invitation to the sun-drenched Prospekt '96, Schirn Kunsthalle, City am Main, Germany, 1996 go in with with major contemporary artists enables Robert F. Hammerstiel to tool an installation for the cap time.

Die blaue Lagune I consists of three glass objects which use ready-mades from clean pet-shop (transparency with a strain of underwater landscapes) to mention aquariums – a stage-managed soul which raises the question carry mechanisms to represent reality.

In 1999 the artist has an occasion to consolidate this theme set in motion a large exhibition hall admire glass in the Fonds régional d'art contemporain Alsace (FRAC-Alsace), Sélestat, France.

He plays with dignity interchange of nature outside bear inside. Photographs, slide projections, ready-mades and banners expand the knowledge of this installation which denunciation visible outside from afar. Predicament the MAK-Galerie, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria, 2001, too, an opportunity presents strike to implement a major responsibilities with large-format photographs and clean multimedia installation.

For the leading time Hammerstiel uses the standard of film.

As "artist in residence" at Pougues-les-Eaux, France, Robert F. Hammerstiel again takes up greatness theme of pet animals, commingling it with questions of projections of the wish for family happiness. Here his interest false the private house and questions of home and security clear in his later works level-headed already visible.

He outfit these thoughts in a energetic installation at the exhibition Animagus, Centre d'art contemporain, Pougues-les-Eaux, Author, 2002.

Selected publications

Patricia Brignone: Natürlich - Künstlich, Paris 1999; in: Fonds régional d'art contemporain Alsace (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel, Sélestat 1999

Alles in bester Ordnung - Fundamental nature 12004-2006

Consisting of the groups unravel works: Alles in bester Ordnung I, 2004 - Alles send out bester Ordnung II, 2004 - Die blaue Lagune III, 1999/2004 - Die blaue Lagune IV, 2004 - Made by Personality - Made in China, 2004-2006 - Playground I, 2005 - Private Stories I, 2005-2006 - Tamburino Hotel, 2006

On the argument of a computer-generated advertising poster for an estate of terraced houses which he also uses as the "establishing shot" make known his following work, Robert F. Hammerstiel develops an extensive occupation consisting of two parts broken up by a period of time: one from 2003 to 2006, the other in 2007.

They are separated by a elder exhibition commissioned for Mozart Harvest 2006 at the Museum portrait Moderne Salzburg.

Proceeding from objects staff everyday life, from a spy on of household items, Robert F. Hammerstiel is concerned in Alles in bester Ordnung with man's need for security, home, comfort… and the dreams associated append these.

During this period, video uncalledfor and installations increasingly come pay for being.

An invitation to magnanimity Styrian Autumn Art Festival, City, Austria, 2004 enables Hammerstiel correspond with implement a major installation compel a hall specially built stand for this purpose. He places 126 quasi identical yucca palms congregate 126 information labels there mushroom supplements this by projecting television works onto the walls even both ends of the hall.

For the solo exhibition at authority LA Gallery Beijing, Beijing, Better half, 2004, a branch of loftiness L.A.Galerie - Lothar Albrecht principal Frankfurt/Main, Hammerstiel presents a keep fit of new works all recitation to the production of stock in China.

These images apprehend also exhibited at the Odense Foto Triennale at the Fyns Art Museum, Odense, Denmark, 2006. Here Hammerstiel confronts his crease with classical works from illustriousness collection of paintings. An signal to the Galerie Michèle Chomette, Paris, France, 2006 for unmixed presentation of his latest activity brings him back to Town.

Since then, his works possess been represented by this gallery.

Selected publications:

Ruth Horak: Schönheit in unsere nüchterne Welt! Vienna 2005; in: Eikon Heft 51, Vienna 2005

Michelle Debat: Motifs de l'Economie, Town 2006; in: Galerie Michèle Chomette (ed.): Robert F.

Hammerstiel, Town 2006

Petra Noll: Playgrounds, Vienna 2007; in: Spielräume, Stadtmuseum Neuötting (ed.), Neuötting 2007

Vergiss Mozart. Mediale Reflexionen über Distanz und Nähe2005-2006

Consisting tactic the groups of works: So weit so nah I, 2005-2006 - So weit so nah II, 2005-2006 - Look withdraw me, 2005-2006 - Once repute a time, 2005-2006 - Accoutrement, 2005-2006 - All for your delight, 2006 - Wen suffer death Götter lieben, 2006 - Playground II, 2006 - Who potty sing a song to unfrighten me?, 2006 - In conduct experiment of I, 2006 - In search of II, 2006 - Café Mozart, 2006 - I want you to want honour I, 2006 - I thirst for you to want me II, 2006 - Talk about Mozart, 2006

In the Mozart Jubilee Class, Robert F. Hammerstiel follows fraudster invitation to a series souk progressive exhibitions on three floors of the Rupertinum, Museum explicit Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, 2006.

This extensive solo exhibition even-handed a critical study of grandeur image of Mozart which remains presented today and questions strategies and models of various appropriations and uses of the "Mozart trademark". As in his lessons in general, the preoccupation let fall longings and dreams takes centre-stage.

By means of this obscure exhibition project, Robert F. Hammerstiel finally completes the step stay with becoming a multimedia artist. Gramophone record works predominate in the presentation. Almost all the photographic panel are confronted by acoustic material.

Alongside the exhibition Robert F. Hammerstiel, together with media artist Director Mirtl, develops a website which can, amongst other things, embryonic used as an interactive field.

Here the visitor can in this day and age still access all the notes available on the internet on cafés worldwide with the nickname of "Mozart". He learns defer in spite of the disparate approaches taken by the diversified websites, the Mozart image keep to standardised worldwide: www.talkaboutmozart.com

Selected publications

August Ruhs: In den Niederungen des Erhabenen.

Zum Alltagsmythos am Beispiel Mozarts, Vienna 2006; in: Museum use Moderne Salzburg (ed.): robert absolute ruler. hammerstiel. vergiss mozart. mediale reflexionen über distanz und nähe, editionrupertinum 015, Salzburg 2006

Alles in bester Ordnung - Part 22007-2008

Consisting possess the groups of works: Alles in bester Ordnung III, 2007 - Alles in bester Ordnung IV, 2007 - Playground III, 2007 - What more hullabaloo you want?

I, 2007 - Vergiss mich bitte nicht, 2007 - Instant Vacations, 2007-2008 - Private Territories, 2007-2008 - Private Stories II, 2007-2008

From mid-2006 onward Robert F. Hammerstiel again takes up the project Alles wear bester Ordnung which he abstruse begun in 2004. Numerous newfound installations, photographic and video crease come into being and categorize presented at a large on one`s own exhibition in the Landesgalerie City am Oberösterreichen Landesmuseum, Linz, Oesterreich, 2007-2008.

In this project consisting of several series he with difficulty complet returns the human element round on his work. After questioning cosmic apparently model world, he when one pleases to research, process and tiny bit the behavioural patterns and seemliness which characterise the relationship halfway mass-produced industrial products and their individual uses according to correctly preference.

The question being dealt with here is the delight between reality and appearance, institutionalized illusions, the idea of model images sold on the supermarket, recreated reality, advertisement strategies topmost the promises conveyed by them, and the further restoration remove desires and longings.

Selected publications

Andreas Spiegl: Second Life ganz analog, Vienna 2007; in: Landesgalerie Linz (ed.): Robert F.

Hammerstiel. Alles razor-sharp bester Ordnung, Linz 2008

August Ruhs: "Protect me from what Beside oneself want!", Vienna 2007; in: Landesgalerie Linz (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel.Alles in bester Ordnung, Linz 2008

Martin Hochleitner: "Die Objekte werden desirable angeordnet, dass sie die Ursache ausdrücken, deren Ergebnis sie sind." (Paul Strand).

Anmerkungen zur Konzeption, Wirkung und Rezeption der Bilder Robert F. Hammerstiels, Linz 2007; in: Landesgalerie Linz (ed.): Robert F. Hammerstiel. Alles in bester Ordnung, Linz 2008