Herbert Brandl
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| Born | 17 January 1959 Graz, Styria, Austria |
| Died | 27 July 2025 (aged 66) Vienna, Austria |
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| Awards | Grand Austrian State Prize |
Herbert Brandl (17 January 1959 – 27 July 2025) was an Austrian painter. He was part of the Junge Wilde trend, sticking to traditional media. His paintings in bright colours, abstract landscapes inspired by nature, became part of major collections such as the Albertina in Vienna, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.
Life and career
[edit]Brandl was born in Graz[1] on 17 January 1959.[2] He studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna from 1978 with Herbert Tasquil and Peter Weibel.[1][2]
From the early 1980s, Herbert Brandl exhibited at the Peter Pakesch Gallery in Vienna.[2][3] From the mid-1980s, Brandl took part in international exhibitions, including the Biennale de Paris (1985), the São Paulo Biennale (1989),[1] at the Musée d'Art de la Ville de Paris (1990), Documenta 9 (1992)[1] and Painting on the Move, at the Kunsthalle Basel, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Basel (2002).[4] He represented Austria at the 2007 Biennale, filling the Hoffmann Pavillon with his art, and one outside.[1][3] Three major exhibitions were dedicated to his works in 2020, at the Belvedere 21 in Vienna, the Kunsthaus Graz and the Künstlerhaus Graz (now Halle für Kunst Steiermark).[1][2] His works are part of major collections such as the Albertina in Vienna, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.[1]
Brandl taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1998[3] and was from 2004 to 2019 a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.[1]
Brandl lived and worked in Vienna. He died there at his studio from a heart attack on 27 July 2025, at the age of 66.[1][2]
Work
[edit]Brandl was part of the Junge Wilde trend, sticking to traditional media[1] in opposition to a trend towards conceptual art, performances and installations.[5] Other artists include Erwin Bohatsch, Gunter Damisch, Alois Mosbacher and Hubert Schmalix.[5] Brandl's art is varied, including drawings and sculptures, with a focus on monumental paintings in bright colours that allude to landscapes such as mountain regions but can be seen as abstract. His approach to nature is not historic or romantic but addresses environmental problems.[6] He also painted rivers, forests and animals, especially cats and hyenas, interested in "light, wind, fog, rocks or forests", trying not to depict them, like impressionists, but reacting to them in an "inner process".[1]
Awards
[edit]- 1997 Preis für Bildende Kunst from the city of Vienna[2]
- 2024 Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark for science, research and art[2][6]
- 2025 Grand Austrian State Prize (posthumous)[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rustler, Katharina (28 July 2025). "Österreichischer Maler Herbert Brandl mit 66 Jahren gestorben". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Maler Herbert Brandl gestorben". ORF (in Austrian German). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ a b c "Herbert Brandl". ESSL Museum (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Herbert Brandl". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ a b c Kniepeiss, Mathias (28 July 2025). "Herbert Brandl: Farbe im Blut und Lucky Luke im Herzen". Kleine Zeitung (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ a b "Hohe Auszeichnung für Künstler Herbert Brandl". steiermark (in Austrian German). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
External links
[edit]- Herbert Brandl discography at Discogs
- Herbert Brandl artnet.de
- Kunstpreis der Stadt Graz 2024: Herbert Brandl on YouTube
