Josef Mikl

Josef Mikl ( born August 8, 1929 in Vienna, † March 29, 2008 ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist.

Life

Josef Mikl attended from 1946 to 1948, the Higher School of Graphic Arts and Research Institute in Vienna. Then studied from 1948 to 1955 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Josef Dobrowsky. In 1956 he founded, together with Wolfgang Hollegha, Markus Prachensky and Arnulf Rainer, the 'Galerie St. Stephan ". In 1964 he exhibited at the Documenta III; In 1977 he participated in the documenta 6. 1968 Mikl represented Austria at the Biennale in Venice. From 1969 to 1997, Mikl professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

Mikl represented an abstract realism with the human figure as the central theme. A special importance came to the drawing with him.

Mikl died at the age of 78 years to cancer and was buried in the cemetery Döblinger.

Awards

Works in public space

Publications

  • Some misdeeds of Journalistenfresserin Hawranek. Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne 1964.
  • The Hawranek and journalists. 12 disasters of Austria. Sorted by months. Self Publishing Josef Mikl, Vienna 1969.
  • The Hawranek on Mars. 12 Tampering with the journalists life. Self Publishing Josef Mikl, Vienna 1972.
  • Josef Mikl. Texts by Werner Hofmann, Günter Busch, Otto Breicha, Fritz Koreny, Otto Mauer and Albert Schulze Vellinghausen. Society of Friends Art Vienna, Vienna 1979.
  • Careless work for understanding the Hawranek. Self Publishing Josef Mikl, Vienna 1982.
  • The performance in the sand pit or the miller and his child in four acts and thirteen scenes with the final appearance of the Hawranek. Self Publishing Josef Mikl, Vienna 1987.
  • Josef Mikl 1980-87. Introduction by Artur Rosenauer. Self- Verlag, Vienna.
  • Josef Mikl work from 1988 to 1993. Introduction by Artur Rosenauer. Self- Verlag, Vienna.
  • Josef Mikl - Johann Nestroy, Chief evening wind. Preparatory work, stage designs, oil paintings, prints 1994 - 1998th Compiled by Josef Mikl. Self- Verlag, Wien 1998.
  • Aigner, Carl; Belgin, Tayfun (ed.): Josef Mikl retrospective, 1947-2003. Catalogue of the exhibition at the Kunsthalle Krems, November 7, 2004 - February 13, 2005 Krems 2004..
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