Christian Eisenberger (born 1978 in Semriach near Graz) is an Austrian artist.

Life

After attending the Ortwein school in Graz in 1999, Christian Eisenberger studie
Transmediale Kunst
in the class of Brigitte Kowanz at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

from 2000 to 2004. In 2013 he participated in the artist in residence programme of

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(in cooperation with Galerie Krinzinger) in Sri Lanka. Christian Eisenberger lives and works in

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and

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Work

Christian Eisenberger initially became known for thousands of painted cardboard cutouts which he, at first anonymously, placed in public space. His motifs were social outcasts, such as immigrants or beggars. Later on, he portrayed famous figures of world history, often adorned with halos. These portraits were typically marked with a number, the last of them carrying the number 9975.1. The ephemeral nature of this early series can still be found in many of his works today. Christian Eisenberger's work as a whole defies exact categorization. However, it is often associated with Land art,

Conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...

, Arte Povera, Appropriation,

Video art Video art is an art form which relies on using video technology as a visual and audio medium. Video art emerged during the late 1960s as new consumer video technology such as video tape recorders became available outside corporate broadcasting ...

and others. Eisenberger's art also contains numerous references to classical genres, such as

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

painting and sculpture. The themes around which his work revolves are equally diverse, as he treats classical subjects of art history (life, death,

vanitas A ''vanitas'' (Latin for 'vanity') is a symbolic work of art showing the temporality, transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, often contrasting symbols of wealth and symbols of ephemerality and death. Best-kn ...

motives) as well as political topics, such as criticism of institutions. His art creates a universe that is complex without being melodramatic. The artist typically works in series, often elaborating individual ideas and concepts throughout several years, which causes his work to grow radially rather than linearly.

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

* 2011: ''Employees Must Wash Hands Before Returning To Work'', Pablo's Birthday Gallery, New York City * 2011: ''HYPERKOLLABORATIVE HYPOTHESENRELEKTOR 9975/22928/12100''
ES contemporary art gallery

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* 2010: ''IMG3171PSD''
Konzett Gallery

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* 2010: ''Metastasen – tief''
Projektraum Viktor Bucher

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Group exhibitions

* 2014: ''André Butzer / Christian Eisenberger'', Künstlerhaus KM–, Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz * 2012: ''Colombo Art Biennale – Becoming'', Colombo Art Biennale,

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

* 2012: ''Der Nackte Mann'', Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz,

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

* 2012: ''Escape the golden cage'', International Exhibition of Urban Art,

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* 2012: ''Malerei: Prozess und Expansion'', MUMOK, Vienna * 2012: ''Street and Studio'',

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, Vienna * 2012: ''Triennale Linz 1.0'', Gegenwartskunst in Österreich, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz,

* 2012: ''The Armory Show'', New York CityThe Armory Show 2012 – Christian Eisenberger
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Literature

* Markus Gugatschka (ed.): ''Reserve – Help me kill me.'' Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld, 2012.

References

External links

Official Website

* ttp://www.carnivalofvenice.com/?page_id=602&lang=en Review of sculptures by Christian Eisenberger at Portale di Venezia
Christian Eisenberger at artfacts.net

Christian Eisenberger at artnet.com

Christian Eisenberger at Pablo's Birthday Gallery, New York

Christian Eisenberger at Triennale Linz

Konzett Gallery

Altnöder Gallery

Gölles Gallery

TEAPOT Gallery
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