Gottlieb Helnwein is an activist, a dissident, a radical, and, above all, an artist. He uses his
artwork to inspire, incite, and involve the public in political situations and issues. His subject
matter has run the gamut from hyper-realistic paintings showing wounded and tormented
children to "entertainment" art; his photographic portraits of political figures John F. Kennedy
and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko have appeared on the covers of Time magazine; his series
of portraits of James Dean lifted the actor to almost deity status.
Helnwein is an accomplished painter, photographer, and stage and scene designer. He
has called himself "the fastest watercolor painter in the world," and he has been called "the
world's finest artist" by critics. His list of credits and accomplishments is extraordinary.
BIRTHPLACE: Vienna, Austria
EDUCATION: Higher Graphic Instruction and Experimental Institute, Vienna, Austria
Academy of Visual Arts, Vienna
EXHIBITIONS: Munich Civic Museum, Munich, Germany
Vienna Albertina, Vienna, Austria
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Central Rhine Museum, Coblenz, Germany
Stuck Villa, Munich, Germany
Museum of Modern Art, Strausbourg, France
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Photokina Exhibition, Cologne, Germany
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