Xenia Hausner: Damage
Dramatic and richly colorful, the works of Austrian painter Xenia Hausner have long captivated audiences through their unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the emotional states of her subjects. At once intimate portraits of individuals and reflections of the larger society, Hausner’s paintings aptly capture both the personal and social dimensions of conflict.
 
At the center of this volume is Hausner’s most recent series of paintings, Damage. The subject of a recent solo exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum, Damage adopts as its inspiration incidences of love, loss, violence, interpersonal confrontation, and the precariousness of human relationships. Showcasing these works through a spectacular series of full-color illustrations, the book also brings together numerous photographs and text documenting the development of the paintings and providing insight into Hausner’s artistic and creative process, as well as her characteristic bold use of color and light, inspired by her work as a set designer.
 
Xenia Hausner is among the most interesting artists working in the Austrian realist movement, and Xenia Hausner: Damage offers a fitting introduction to her prolific body of work.
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Xenia Hausner: Damage
Dramatic and richly colorful, the works of Austrian painter Xenia Hausner have long captivated audiences through their unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the emotional states of her subjects. At once intimate portraits of individuals and reflections of the larger society, Hausner’s paintings aptly capture both the personal and social dimensions of conflict.
 
At the center of this volume is Hausner’s most recent series of paintings, Damage. The subject of a recent solo exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum, Damage adopts as its inspiration incidences of love, loss, violence, interpersonal confrontation, and the precariousness of human relationships. Showcasing these works through a spectacular series of full-color illustrations, the book also brings together numerous photographs and text documenting the development of the paintings and providing insight into Hausner’s artistic and creative process, as well as her characteristic bold use of color and light, inspired by her work as a set designer.
 
Xenia Hausner is among the most interesting artists working in the Austrian realist movement, and Xenia Hausner: Damage offers a fitting introduction to her prolific body of work.
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Xenia Hausner: Damage

Xenia Hausner: Damage

by Xenia Hausner
Xenia Hausner: Damage

Xenia Hausner: Damage

by Xenia Hausner

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Dramatic and richly colorful, the works of Austrian painter Xenia Hausner have long captivated audiences through their unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the emotional states of her subjects. At once intimate portraits of individuals and reflections of the larger society, Hausner’s paintings aptly capture both the personal and social dimensions of conflict.
 
At the center of this volume is Hausner’s most recent series of paintings, Damage. The subject of a recent solo exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum, Damage adopts as its inspiration incidences of love, loss, violence, interpersonal confrontation, and the precariousness of human relationships. Showcasing these works through a spectacular series of full-color illustrations, the book also brings together numerous photographs and text documenting the development of the paintings and providing insight into Hausner’s artistic and creative process, as well as her characteristic bold use of color and light, inspired by her work as a set designer.
 
Xenia Hausner is among the most interesting artists working in the Austrian realist movement, and Xenia Hausner: Damage offers a fitting introduction to her prolific body of work.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783777442815
Publisher: Hirmer Publishers
Publication date: 03/01/2012
Edition description: Multilingu
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 11.90(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Xenia Hausner is an Austrian painter and stage designer whose works have recently been exhibited in Germany, Portugal, Austria, and the United States.

Table of Contents

Combined German/Chinese/English Edition

“Damage” and Other Relationships—on Xenia Hausner’s Artistic Development
      Peter Assmann
Turning to the Downfall
      Clarissa Stadler
What Are You Portraying? An Analysis of Xenia Hausner’s Art of Portrait Painting
      Xiao Xiaolan
Blind Happening—Concerning Art, Contingency and the Recent Works of Xenia Hausner
      Rainer Metzerg

References
Exhibitions (A Selection)
Short Biography—Xenia Hausner
A Sense of Family
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