Alfred Hrdlicka

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Alfred Hrdlicka [ˌalfʁeːt ˈhʁdlɪtʃka] (born 27 February 1928 in Vienna) is an Austrian sculptor, draughtsman, painter and artist. His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička.

After learning to be a dental technician from 1943 to 1945, Hrdlicka studied painting until 1952 at the Akademie der bildenden Künste under Albert Paris Gütersloh and Josef Dobrowsky. Afterwards he studied sculpture until 1957 under Fritz Wotruba. In 1960 he had his first exhibition in Vienna; in 1964 he attained international attention as a representative of Austria on the Biennale exhibition in Venice.

In 2008, his new religious work about the Apostles, Religion, Flesh and Power, attracted criticism about its homoerotic theme,^[1]. The exhibition was housed in the museum of the St. Stephen's Cathedral of Vienna.

Contents 1 Works (selection) 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Works (selection)

• Roll over Mondrian. Etching, 1967.
• Friedrich Engels Monument in Wuppertal, 1981.
• Gegendenkmal at the Stephansplatz in Hamburg, 1985/86.
• Mahnmal gegen Krieg und Faschismus (Memorial against War and Fascism) on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna. Sculpture, 1988-91.

[edit] Notes

Hrdlicka is a talented chess player. In 1953 Austria sent him to participate in the Student World Championship in Brussels.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Monument against War and Fascism in Vienna Austria See a video of his most important monument in Vienna.
• Alfred Hrdlicka at the aeiou Encyclopedia (German)
• Galerie Ernst Hilger | Images of works of Hrdlicka
• Sculptures by Alfred Hrdlicka
• Furor, debate over Jesus orgy drawing