Michael Kopplstätter

Lives and works in Dornbirn, Austria

Artist statement

Michael Kopplstätter is a German artist who lives and works in Austria. During his early years in New York he got to know the German artist Salome, an artist from the art movement, The New Wild (die Neue Wilde). ​ In the 1980s, Salome’s group was considered a counter-movement to prevailing conceptual art scene during which they shifted to painting. Needless to say, Michael Kopplstätter was infected by the spontaneous and expressive elements of the Neue Wilde at a young age. ​ The artist Michael Kopplstätter has been awarded with various Art Prizes. Numerous exhibitions including museums have featured his work in the past. His works are in different Art Collections in Germany, Austria, Swiss and USA. ​ The Paintings are mostly large format oil- and acrylic paintings which are simultaneously realistic and alienating. Shapes and contours are blurred, out of focus, distorted or alienated. However, the realistic impression is retained and is heightened by a dynamic color composition. In the centre of his work is the body and the body language in space and time. Artist Statement Art has always been a medium through which I explore the complexity of human emotions and connections. My work operates at the intersection of abstraction and expression, with each piece representing a dialogue between the inner self and the outside world. Vision and themes At the heart of my artistic practice is a fascination with the interplay of light, color, and texture, and at the center is the...

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