for anyone new to helnwein, the dozen or so paintings might not read well - that is, they are an amazing display of ability and are often individually haunting, but the exhibition's title and some of the imagery implies a stronger encompassing narrative than what is present. reading around the frames, so to speak, is required. nothing is spelled out. but this makes sense for this painter in this time, as do my knee-jerk associations: the violently yellow rapist of sin city, the rabbit in donnie darko. such connections do not detract from the works, but instead make their unease more intimate, the neighbor who has done nothing yet whose eyes you dread meeting. ...

one man show ...

(LITTLE ROCK, AR) – The Arkansas Arts Center presents the fourth event of the à la cARTe fundraising party series in honor of the contentious artist Gottfried Helnwein on November 17, 2005.
Coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Center Young Patrons, the à la cARTe series is comprised of five parties, each celebrating one of five eccentric and important artists – Andy Warhol, Dale Chihuly, Vincent Van Gogh, Gottfried Helnwein and Diego Rivera. ...

Il buio che scava dentro te, è denso e ti fa piangere
è tempo di farlo in silenzio
un lampo le grida intorno a te, tutto sembrava facile
è tutto ora è fragile e spento
neanche più il tempo di renderti conto che sei solo e a fondo
neanche più il tempo di renderti conto che sei solo e a fondo ...

Help us find visual, aural, metaphors that will let others understand the importance of engagement in this process. Look at Helnwein's painting under Visual Sociology. I left it up. What was Helnwein saying? Why was he willing to offend. Why do Beau and Michael want to shake us up? How are those things related? Why did one of my students make a giant box that when opened had a lovely smiling face inside that said "F^&* the Patriot Act"?? Isn't that a lot like what Helnwein and Kiefer and Beuys were doing? Maybe saying "wake up and look at what you're doing?" ...

Last night was the opening of Austrian painter Gottfried Helnwein's new show at Modernism, Inc.
It was the first opportunity that I have had to meet this brilliant artist in person.
For those not familiar with Helnwein's work, prepare for a jolt. His work is not exactly offensive, nor is it not completely shocking.
It is unnerving. It is bold. It is fresh, polished, clean, and provoking. ...

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Manson also said he's launching an art movement called the Celebritarian Corporation. While he wouldn't discuss it in detail, he did allow that Celebritarian has been incubating for seven years and that "it represents the only place where art can possibly go after surrealism and Dada. There's an array of people involved — from Gottfried Helnwein, Steven Klein, and Anthony Silva, I think it's probably the only valid attempt at an art movement since the surrealists. It's something that should be feared, but it's something I can't imagine not living up to its expectations. ...

Be sure and check out his studio....Jesus Christus.... ...

Manson also said he's launching an art movement called the Celebritarian Corporation. While he wouldn't discuss it in detail, he did allow that Celebritarian has been incubating for seven years and that "it represents the only place where art can possibly go after surrealism and Dada. There's an array of people involved — from Gottfried Helnwein, who is a fine artist, to Steven Klein, who is a fashion photographer, and Anthony Silva, a director and an editor. I think it's probably the only valid attempt at an art movement since the surrealists. It's something that should be feared, but it's something I can't imagine not living up to its expectations. ...