Michaela Konrad (born 4 October 1972 in

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) is an

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n illustrator and artist.

Life and career

Michaela Konrad works in

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and

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. After studying at the University of Applied Arts, she began her Spacelove project. This includes paintings, limited-edition screen and

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, and

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s. In the course of her exhibition entitled ''Comic Impacts Art'' at the Baroque Palace in

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, she began a collaboration with the Romanian multi-media artist Daniel Dorobantu. Together they produced the multimedia comic installation ''Memories of Now'', a Nextcomic- and

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project. The

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comic animation ''On the Beach'', which she created with Eugen Neacsu and Octavian Horvath, has been featured at the Ars Electronica Center since March 2013.

Style

Konrad's drawing style is reduced to the essentials. She has the objective of making a connection between art and comics. Her book ''Mondwandler'' received the following reviews: "The combination of powerfully luminous and arresting colours in front of black and grey backgrounds skilfully visualises the dissonance between a lifeless planet and the astronauts' urge to explore, born out of human vitality." "One is only too willing to let oneself be swept along this peaceful river, and at a certain point one begins to sense in one's own body the weightlessness, emptiness, and silence of the cosmos." "A successful book that tells what happened to the men who became acquainted with the Moon." "One essentially floats through space while reading.""Man schwebt beim Lesen förmlich durch den Raum." (''Choices'')

References

External links

ALBERTINA Collections Online

Detras del Espejo Secuencias

michaelakonrad.com

www.spacelove.at
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