Martina Schettina

Martina Schettina

Martina Schettina in her studio in Langenzersdorf, Austria, photographed by Rene Prohaska, 2008.
Born March 7, 1961
Vienna,
Austria
Nationality Austrian
Known for Painting
Painting Orange Dress by Martina Schettina
Painting Sugar in my bowl by Martina Schettina
Martina Schettina: Fibonaccis Dream, 2008, 40 x 40 cm
Martina Schettina: Knitted Endlessness, 2008, 50 x 50 cm
Schettina with her rolling painting "The Sun" in Vienna
Art performance in Vienna in front of the Kunsthistorisches Museum
Atelier Martina Schettina

Martina Schettina (born 1961) is an Austrian artist.

Life

Martina Schettina was born in 1961 in the district Währing in Vienna. Her father was a mathematician. She spent her childhood in the Viennese district Leopoldstadt, where she attended the primary school in “Parzmanitengasse”, afterwards the grammar school “Bundesrealgymnasium Vereinsgasse”, where she passed school leaving examination with honour in 1979. From 1979 to 1983, Schettina studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna, Austria and was an autodidact in painting. In 1989 she established her atelier in Langenzersdorf near Vienna, Lower Austria, and since 1992 she makes exhibitions in Europe,USA and Asia.

She studied at the Summer Art school Geras with famous Austrian painters. These were 1993 Ulrich Gansert, 1994 Peter Sengl and 1995 Hubert Aratym. She also studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2007 and 2008 she worked with the Chinese Artist Xiaolan Huangpu. Schettina taught from 1984 till 2007 at a high school in Vienna, Austria. Since 2008 her paintings are periodical published in the coloured Newspaper Kronen Zeitung on Sundays, which is the most read Austrian daily newspaper. Sometimes her paintings are printed in the newspaper Kleine Zeitung.

Martina Schettina ended teaching in 2007. She works and lives in Langenzersdorf, Lower Austria, near Vienna.

Since 1992 her artwork is shown in Austrian and international exhibitions. Her first single exhibition outside Austria was 1999 in the Mots & Tableaux-Gallery in Brussels. Her paintings and sculptures has been shown in many exhibitions in Museums and gallerys in Europe, USA and Asia and were shown at art fairs such as Art Expo New York, Art Vilnius, CIGE (China international gallery exposition) Beijing and Art Shanghai.

Work

In her narrative, figurative work the artists concerns with the position of women in the community (society). She challenges the validation of the role models of men and women in the past and today. Because her bodies seem to be transparent, Schettina is called the painter with the glassy hand. Her work is influenced by Pop-Art. Her Painting "Orange Dress", which shows a self-confident, modern woman, was 2009 shown on the poster of the exhibition "City. Country. Woman." in Museum of the City Krems, Austria. From 2008 on Schettina deals with mathemetical themes, which she transforms to paintings.[1][2] In December 2009 the book „Mathemagische Bilder“ containing paintings and essays was published in Vienna.[3]

Awards

Single exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Performances

Publications

Collections

Works in the private HMZ collection Spielfeld, Austria and the collection Helmut Klewan Munich/Vienna. Sculptures are found in Skulpturenpark Artpark Linz and in the public space of Poysdorf. Artwork by Martina Schettina is also preserved the Museum of Lower Austria, the Weinstadtmuseums Krems, the Hanak-Museum in Langenzersdorf, the Oskar Kokoschka-Museum in Pöchlarn and the collection of the city of Vienna.

References

  1. Article in MU - Der Mathematikunterricht "Mathematik und Kunst" Jg 55 - Heft 2 - April 2009 - Friedrich Verlag, Herausgeber Stefan Deschauer TU Dresden ISSN-Nr. 0025-5807 (German)
  2. „Fibonacci-Zahlen in Bildender Kunst und Literatur“ von Ingmar Lehmann (recalled at November 7, 2009)
  3. ORF Ö1 Leporello February 22 2010 (recalled at February 24th 2010).
  4. Ringgalerie and Erläuterung zum Wiener Volksbildungswerk. (recalled at June 8th 2009.)
  5. Entry Schettina, Martina In: CLARA - Database of Women Artists im National Museum of Women in the Arts. (recalled at june 5th 2009)
  6. award ceremony
  7. Decorationes of the OeASG
  8. OeASG Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society
  9. Kunstforum Austria (German) (recalled at July 3rd 2009)
  10. Martina Schettina - Zweitausendsex (recalled at June 17th 2009)
  11. Austrian Cultural Forum Paris (recalled at June 29, 2009)
  12. Martina Schettina: "Magic People. Magic Spaces" from March 1st-24th 2008 in Kokoschka-Haus, Pöchlarn Lower Austria. See also: Ausstellungen im Kokoschka-Haus In: "Pöchlarn Aktuell" March 2008, p. 20.
  13. Austrian Cultural Forum Paris (recalled at June 29,.2009)
  14. mARTina Schettina - Stadt.Land.Frau, from June 5 to July 26, 2009, Gallery 1st floor in City Museum Krems. (recalled at June 4th 2009.)
  15. About the exhibition, interview on Radio Ö1(recalled at May 23, 2010)
  16. Franz Müllner: 120 Years Egon Schiele, 20 Years Egon-Schiele-Museum: Special Exhibition. Official press release by the City of Tulln, published in Kunstaspekte (recalled at Oct 5 2010) (German)
  17. Vinspirace Breclav 2006 catalogue page 19
  18. Europe and Asia today vom 7.9.-4.10.2008 ARTcenter Berlin (recalled at June 7th 2009)
  19. 100 Hours of Astronomy in Vienna (recalled at June 13th 2009)
  20. May 2009 TV ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk Magyarok(Hungarian) (recalled at June 13th 2009)
  21. Art curator Prof. Dr. Raminta Jurenaite about ART Vilnius ‘09 (recalled at July 8)
  22. Press release Art Vilnius 09(recalled at July 8, 2009)
  23. Stardust in Ars Electronica Center Linz(german)
  24. Aesthetica magazine online (Englisch) (last recall December 14th 2009)
  25. 100 Stunden Astronomie in Wien (abgerufen Juni 13 2009)
  26. Mai 2007 Report in TV ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk Magyarok(Hungarian) (recalled June 13, 2009)
  27. Preview on the Website of DHM (German Historical Museum)
  28. Website of the university, German(recalled at Nov 28, 2010)

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