"It may be seen that the Viennese Helnwein is part of a tradition going back to the 18th century, to which Messerschmidt's grimacing sculptures are to belong, on which one of Freud's pupils wrote a long treatise. One sees, too, the common ground of these works with those of Arnulf Rainer or Nitsch, two other Viennese, who display their own bodies in the frame of reference of injury, pain, and death. And one sees how this fascination with body language goes back to the expressive gesture in the work of Egon Schiele."
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(Roland Recht, Chief Curator of Museums, Strasbourg, Musée d’Art Moderne, Strasbourg. From the Essay "The Self-Portais of Gottfried Helnwein: A World of Horror in Pictures.") ...

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"Ist es purer Zufall , daß der Österreicher Helnwein von dem Deutschen und Amerikaner ein Porträt entworfen hat? Zufall daß er Warhol als erschreckendes Schattengespenst fotografisch fixiert und Beauys gemalt hat?
Darüber hinaus das gemalte Porträt von Beuys wieder fotografiert hat , in den Händen von Arno Breker, Adolf Hitlers liebstem Bildhauer? Es spricht viel dafür , daß Helnwein der legitime Erbe von Beauys und Warhol ist."
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(Klaus Honnef, aus dem Essay "Gottfried Helnwein - Ein Konzeptkünstler vor der Jahrtausendwende." ...

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художники, фотографы во все времена использовали свои работы вместо слов! нужно всегда заглядывать за внешнюю оболочку!
ведь посмотрев эти фото, возникает желание повернуться к прекрасному.............. ...

Listen. I tried very hard to think up both a concise and comprehensive bio about Gottfried Helnwein, the artist whose work is featured exclusively throughout our debut album, but it is virtually impossible to wrap my tiny arms around this guy's legacy in one email. And it'd be an insult to try. So I'll just say the following, and let your pending curiosty to explore his body of work speak the rest:
Mark my words, someday Helnwein will immortally reside in art history textbooks, right next to Van Gogh and Warhol. ...

gottfried helnwein is really amazing the shit out of me right now. I mean who else can manage to be grotesque and still classy and inspiring? i mean this is the first stranger/artist that really wants to make me sit down and pick his brains and fall in love with his ingenuity. everything about his art is incredible, right down to the titles.
i mean you really have to see this ...

Rammstein сами выбрали его фотки на альбом, так что не надо нам тут. а фотки в их стиле, однозначно заявляю, как вечный поклонник.
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...the last room was dedicated to contemporary artists with really good choices, there's even a Warhol Donald Duck canvas, and also a beautiful piece of Gottfried Helnwein which I happen to have been loving for years, "American Prayer". ...

I went to the Denver Art Museum today to see the newly opened expansion and in particular, the Radar collection. Very inspiring work, I have to say they are the most interesting and provocative pieces I've seen on display in Denver, ever. My favorite pieces were the works by Damien Hirst and the "Adoration of the Magi" by Gottfried Helnwein. ...