Gefallener Engel | Falling Angel (2018)
Mischtechnik auf Druckstock | Mixed media on printing block
Hans Weigand (*1954)
Hans Weigand is an Austrian graphic artist and painter. The ALBERTINA is currently presenting him with a selection of his most recent works in the exhibition "Hans Weigand. Rider in the Storm".
"... In his output, Weigand, who lived in Los Angeles from the mid-1990s to the end of the decade, elaborates upon a utopian yet classical visual vocabulary abounding with contrasts and contradictions. Behind the façade of the American West Coast’s casual lifestyle, he especially deals with such sociopolitical themes as the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, having obtained deep insights into the surf punk culture through his fellow artists. Having widely been quoted in many of Weigand’s works, the character of the surfer exemplarily personifies the idea of ambivalence: it symbolizes freedom and a willingness to take risks, as well as daring and downfall.
In Weigand’s oeuvre, not only do contemporary motifs collide with the imagery of old masters. Also, such traditional techniques as the woodcut are realized in an essentially unconventional and contemporary fashion...."
Gefallener Engel | Falling Angel (2018)
Mischtechnik auf Druckstock | Mixed media on printing block
Hans Weigand (*1954)
Hans Weigand is an Austrian graphic artist and painter. The ALBERTINA is currently presenting him with a selection of his most recent works in the exhibition "Hans Weigand. Rider in the Storm".
"... In his output, Weigand, who lived in Los Angeles from the mid-1990s to the end of the decade, elaborates upon a utopian yet classical visual vocabulary abounding with contrasts and contradictions. Behind the façade of the American West Coast’s casual lifestyle, he especially deals with such sociopolitical themes as the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, having obtained deep insights into the surf punk culture through his fellow artists. Having widely been quoted in many of Weigand’s works, the character of the surfer exemplarily personifies the idea of ambivalence: it symbolizes freedom and a willingness to take risks, as well as daring and downfall.
In Weigand’s oeuvre, not only do contemporary motifs collide with the imagery of old masters. Also, such traditional techniques as the woodcut are realized in an essentially unconventional and contemporary fashion...."