SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
- The Ultimate Loss of Virginity
- On the Essence and Appearance of the World
- Golden Age
- Beautiful New World
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Abuse, or the Other Day in the Horticulture2008 - 40x50 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Excitement - Uproar2008 - 40x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Revelation2008 - 45x50 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Deep Psychological Transactional Analysis2008 - 100x110 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
I've Never Thought of Suicide2009 - 50x70 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
In Purgatory2008 - 140x160 (x2) cm
oil and acrylic paint on molinp
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Drama of Helmut Lotti2009 - 55x60 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
A Moment2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Hard Times Are Coming!2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Late Danger2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 1.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 2.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 3.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 4.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
O.T. /gr. Schweine/1996 - 70x100 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Pinky and Rose1999 - 100x100 cm
oil and acrylic paint on molino
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Ultimate Loss of Virginity
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Looking for a Planetary Sign2008 - 45x50 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Abuse, or the Other Day in the Horticulture2008 - 40x50 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Excitement - Uproar2008 - 40x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Revelation2008 - 45x50 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
On the Essence and Appearance of the World
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Deep Psychological Transactional Analysis2008 - 100x110 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
I've Never Thought of Suicide2009 - 50x70 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
In Purgatory2008 - 140x160 (x2) cm
oil and acrylic paint on molinp
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
The Drama of Helmut Lotti2009 - 55x60 cm
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
Golden Age
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
A Moment2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Hard Times Are Coming!2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Late Danger2004 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 1.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 2.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 3.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Small Pants Seem Never Have Been Worn by Norma 4.2002 - 50x50 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
Beautiful New World
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
O.T. /gr. Schweine/1996 - 70x100 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
SEBASTIAN WEISSENBACHER
Pinky and Rose1999 - 100x100 cm
oil and acrylic paint on molino
In the Várfok Gallery
About the works
Despite the main characters of Sebastian Weissenbacher’s painting are unanimated objects: the viewer encounters plastic toys, animals, dolls, but the artist has the power to ensoul and animate them, hence the works become narrations in which the fate of the characters turns out to be sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous. The paintings might have a confusing effect on the viewers, because it seems as a sort of ‘kitsch-orgy’ at first sight – a visually forceful divertissement of banal objects wrapped often in flashy colours and tight, homogeneous surfaces. What is unambigous in his pictures is the powerful cynism and hidden humor, accompanied by the strong feeling that Weissenbacher’s works are far from being trivial. If we scratch the pink shiny glaze, deep Human problems, existential matters and references to current political and religious events can be discovered. As Lóránd Hegyi writes in one of his essays, Weissenbacher is a quiet, sharp and clever observer who is hiding behind a clown’s make-up.
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WEISSENBACHER Sebastian
1959, Eggenburg (A)
Studies
1984
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (A)
Solo Exhibitions
2012
On the Essence and Appearance of the World (with Martin C Herbst) – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
2009
Galerie Jens Hafenrichter, Nürnberg (D)
2008
Schloss Puchheim Gallery, Attnang-Puchheim (D)
The Ultimate Loss of Virginity – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
2006
Everyday Bread – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Robert Kastowsky Gallery, Vienna (A)
Galerie Siemer, Zürich (CH)
2003
After the Regime Change – Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna (A)
Wenn ich ein Burgenländer wär (If I Were a Burgenlander) – Eberstaller Gallery, Gols (A)
Gallery 2000, Nürnberg (D)
2002
Várfok Gallery, XO Gallery, Budapest (H)
2000
XO Gallery, Budapest (H)
Das Goldene Zeitalter (The Golden Age) – Kärntner Landesgalerie, Klagenfurt (A)
Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna (A)
1999
Bau Holding Kunstforum, Klagenfurt (A)
1998
Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Not for Kids – Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna (A)
1997
Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
1996
Brave New World – Niderösterreichesches Landesmuseum, St. Pölten (A)
Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Blau-Glebe Galerie, Vienna (A)
Made in Hongkong – Kleine Galerie im Künstlerhaus, Klagenfurt (A)
1995
Kunst im Nestroyhof, Vienna (A)
1994
Galerie Marsteurer, Vienna (A)
1993
Gasellehaus, Vienna (A)
1992
Galerie Marsteurer, Vienna (A)
1991
Alte Schmiede, Vienna (A)
1990
The Magic of Things – Fiat-Lancia Zentrum, Vienna (A)
1987
Chobot Gallery, Vienna (A)
Válogatott csoportos kiállítások
2008
Die Halbe Wahrheit (Half Truth) – The 3 Tenors – Eurohymnen,
Baumbühne am Karlsplatz, Vienna (A)
Mise-en Abyme – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
The Art of Hunting – Niderösterreichesches Landesmuseum, St. Pölten (A)
The Animal and Us– Neuöttingi City Museum, Neuöttling (D)
2007
Brave New World – Binz & Krämer Gallery, Cologne (D)
To Have a Good Nose – Bad Salzdetfurth, Art Society, Bodenburg (D)
Revisiting Central-Europe I – Esterházy Castle, Eisenstadt (A)
2006
La Menagerie – H17 Galéria, Vienna (A)
Mozart – Discovering Enlightment – Albertina, Vienna (A)
2005
Heart-Scream – Győr (H), Krems, Klagenfurt, Baden, Vienna (A)
Hand in hand – Bad Salzdetfurth, Art Society, Bodenburg (D)
2004
Paperworks – Works on Paper – Binz & Krämer Gallery, Cologne (D)
Hallo Rubens – Lang Gallery, Vienna (A)
2003
Die Halbe Wahrheit (Half Truth) – Men Who Have Changed the World (with Götz
Buryvel and Martin Praska) – artLab, Vienna (A)
Marilyn Monroe: Life of a Legend – County Hall Gallery, London (GB)
New Art from Central-Europe – Central. artLab, Dubrovnik (CR)
2002
Six Positions from Austria – Diana Lowenstein Gallery, Miami (USA)
Semiotic Landscape (artLab and Charim Gallery) – Vienna and Dunikowski-Museum, Warsaw (PL)
From the Middle – Mannheim Art Society, Mannheim (D)
2001
Youth Art – Christie´s Contemporary, Vienna (A)
Et in Arcadia ego (And Me in Arcadia) – Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna (A)
Lingen Art Society, Lingen (D)
2000
Ordre du Jour (Timetable) – Ernst Hilger Gallery, Paris (F)
Silver Sparkle – The Box, Torino (I)
New Austrian Light – Marmara University, Department of Fine Arts, Istanbul (TR)
Transposition – Budapest Gallery, Budapest (H)
1999
Pop Art –Levy Gallery, Hamburg (D)
4 x 4 Positions From Austrian Art After 1945 – Special Program of the Düsseldorf Art Fair, Düsseldorf (D)
1998
Perspectives: Art and Virtual Reality – Harrach Palace, Vienna (A)
Peak of the Iceberg – Art Hall, Vienna (A)
1997
Quiet Space and Storytelling – Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna (A)
1995
Vienna 12 – Budapest Gallery, Budapest (H)
1993
The New – Station3 Gallery, Vienna (A)
Viziváros Gallery (with Pál Gerber), Budapest (H)
Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
1992
Cats – Civitella d’Agliano (I)
Studio 1992 – Ernst Museum, Budapest (H)
1990
Doubles – Cult Gallery, Vienna (A), Cologne (D), Budapest (H)
1988
Painting in Southern Austria 1918-1988 – Modern Art Museum, St. Pölten (A)
1982
60 days – Austrian Museum of the 21st Century, Vienna (A)
Gourmet Austria – Brasil Inter Art Gallery, Paris (F)
Francis of Assisi – Today – Dominican Order Monastery’s Modern Art Gallery, Krems (A)
