David Voggenhuber

Lives and works in Vienna, Austria

Artist statement

Artist statement: I look at life in the face of death and violence, in love and tenderness. I gain to portray human life in situations in wich the people involved are challenged to the maximum, be it in a dispute or in an encounter of any kind. Where people are most questioned and they have no other option than to show them selfs, I look out for this moment, I translate it and capture it on canvas or paper. In addition to my observations, analysis and a sober, rational view, I use the simplest means and techniques, clear classical compositions and do without any effect. This enables me and the viewer of my pictures and sculptures to show and see people unvarnished, directly and truthfully. This is not done without irony and tenderness and always with dignity. The viewers gaze is therefore uninterrupted and directly focused on the events depicted. This is my interpretation of art. That is my job as an artist. That is the essence of my work, no matter what form I find for it. All techniques of art are always open to me with this agenda. Bio: David Voggenhuber, is a vienna based figurative artist., born in Salzburg who follows the principle, that drawing is the origin of all fine arts and more. With his bigscale drawings he established the fact that drawing is an artform of its own equal to painting, sculpturing, and film. After his master degree (Alfred Hridlicka) given by the university of Applied Art, Vienna he elaborated his skills in Leipzig, London and Istanbul where he...

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