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ABOUT THE WORK Cityscapes New York is more than an imposing city of skyscrapers and urban canyons. With his atmospheric compositions consisting of photography, collage, and painting, Gottfried… Read more
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Background Information about Gottfried Salzmann
Introduction
ABOUT THE WORK
Cityscapes
New York is more than an imposing city of skyscrapers and urban canyons. With his atmospheric compositions consisting of photography, collage, and painting, Gottfried Salzmann makes it possible to experience the fascinating diversity of the famous metropolis. These atmospheric snapshots do not claim to depict reality but still capture it more completely than documentary photographs are able to.
Instead of using the typical watercolour bleeding for the softer depiction of physical objects, the artist opts for surprisingly accurate and detailed illustration. With quick brushstrokes, Salzmann captures the urban architecture from an original point of view. Colourful dabs break through the picture’s grey foundation. Billboards become Salzmann’s playful accessories. In his compositions, headlines and poppy advertisements become a form of commentary.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The youngest of three siblings, Gottfried Salzmann was born in 1943 and grew up near Salzburg. Although he had never had much exposure to the art world, as a twelve year-old, he surprised his parents with a special Christmas wish: a book about painting. He received the book, and has been passionately dedicated to art ever since. Internationally, Salzmann made his mark with his extraordinary use of watercolour. Most of the time, he uses different techniques simultaneously, creating a bridge between watercolour and collage, between photography and drawing.
While studying art at the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna from 1963 to 1965, he visited the major European museums and found the role model he was looking for in William Turner. From 1965 to 1968, he pursued another degree at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. These days, Salzmann has become a role model for many students. His work is famous and has won multiple awards. Salzmann lives and works in Paris and Vence, France.
TECHNIQUE
Gottfried Salzmann constantly tries out new artistic disciplines and mixes photography with collage, acrylics with printed material, and much more. The underlying constant that ties his oeuvre together is detailed watercolour. Salzmann finds his source material walking through the streets of New York. As an observer with a camera, he searches for new sides of the city.
Afterwards, the resulting photographs are edited in a laborious process, often implemented on wood. Here, the editing and the multilayered superimpositions remain visible. Salzmann creates poetic montages from different parts of the city and urban elements such as billboards. Although he created the piece “Reflection 7th Avenue” with watercolours, the glass façade of the New York skyscraper appears contoured and the detailed reflections reveal a look at another street.
Cityscapes
New York is more than an imposing city of skyscrapers and urban canyons. With his atmospheric compositions consisting of photography, collage, and painting, Gottfried Salzmann makes it possible to experience the fascinating diversity of the famous metropolis. These atmospheric snapshots do not claim to depict reality but still capture it more completely than documentary photographs are able to.
Instead of using the typical watercolour bleeding for the softer depiction of physical objects, the artist opts for surprisingly accurate and detailed illustration. With quick brushstrokes, Salzmann captures the urban architecture from an original point of view. Colourful dabs break through the picture’s grey foundation. Billboards become Salzmann’s playful accessories. In his compositions, headlines and poppy advertisements become a form of commentary.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The youngest of three siblings, Gottfried Salzmann was born in 1943 and grew up near Salzburg. Although he had never had much exposure to the art world, as a twelve year-old, he surprised his parents with a special Christmas wish: a book about painting. He received the book, and has been passionately dedicated to art ever since. Internationally, Salzmann made his mark with his extraordinary use of watercolour. Most of the time, he uses different techniques simultaneously, creating a bridge between watercolour and collage, between photography and drawing.
While studying art at the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna from 1963 to 1965, he visited the major European museums and found the role model he was looking for in William Turner. From 1965 to 1968, he pursued another degree at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. These days, Salzmann has become a role model for many students. His work is famous and has won multiple awards. Salzmann lives and works in Paris and Vence, France.
TECHNIQUE
Gottfried Salzmann constantly tries out new artistic disciplines and mixes photography with collage, acrylics with printed material, and much more. The underlying constant that ties his oeuvre together is detailed watercolour. Salzmann finds his source material walking through the streets of New York. As an observer with a camera, he searches for new sides of the city.
Afterwards, the resulting photographs are edited in a laborious process, often implemented on wood. Here, the editing and the multilayered superimpositions remain visible. Salzmann creates poetic montages from different parts of the city and urban elements such as billboards. Although he created the piece “Reflection 7th Avenue” with watercolours, the glass façade of the New York skyscraper appears contoured and the detailed reflections reveal a look at another street.
Bio
| 1943 | born in Saalfelden near Salzburg, Austria |
| 1963-1965 | Studied under Sergius Pauser and Max Melcher at the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna |
| 1965-1968 | Studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris |
| lives and works in Paris and Vence, France |
Awards
| 2011 | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Vienna, Austria |
| 2006 | Opened the Gottfried-Salzmann-Saal in the Salzburg Museum Neue Residenz |
| 1972 | Pierre David-Weill Drawing Prize, Paris, France |
| 1972 | Theodor Körner Prize, Vienna, Austria |
| 1975 | Grand Prize, Salzburger Chamber of Commerce, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1977 | Gold Medal, International Prize for Watercolour, Rome, Italy |
| 1970 | Theodor Körner Prize, Vienna, Austria |
Publications
Gottfried Salzmann: Cityscapes – From Paris to New York, Salzburg Museum, München 2013.
Gottfried Salzmann, Pascal Bonafoux, Klaus-Albrecht Schröder und Nikolaus Schaffer, Paris 2006.
Nikolaus Schaffer: Gottfried Salzmann, Salzburg, Paris, New York ... , Works from 1967-2002. From a series of monographs on Salzburg Art, Volume 27, Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum, Salzburg, 2003.
Gottfried Salzmann: Watercolour landscapes and cities: from the idea to the pure watercolour, Munich, 2000.
Salzmann: Water Reflections, Nicole Bottet, Galerie Wenz, Salzburg, 1993.
Gottfried Salzmann, Pascal Bonafoux, Klaus-Albrecht Schröder und Nikolaus Schaffer, Paris 2006.
Nikolaus Schaffer: Gottfried Salzmann, Salzburg, Paris, New York ... , Works from 1967-2002. From a series of monographs on Salzburg Art, Volume 27, Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum, Salzburg, 2003.
Gottfried Salzmann: Watercolour landscapes and cities: from the idea to the pure watercolour, Munich, 2000.
Salzmann: Water Reflections, Nicole Bottet, Galerie Wenz, Salzburg, 1993.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2015 | Gottfried Salzmann in New York, Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York City, USA |
| 2015 | Gottfried Salzmann, Joel Knafo Art, Arles, France |
| 2015 | Gottfried Salzmann – Stadtlandschaften von Paris nach New York, Galerie Wolfgang Exner, Vienna, Austria |
| 2013 | Galerie Welz, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2013 | Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, USA |
| 2013 | Cityscapes, Galerie 48, Lyon, France |
| 2013 | Recent works, Galerie Arcturus, Paris, France |
| 2013 | Atmosphären, Salzburg Museum, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2012 | Kubinhaus Zwickledt Museum, Wernstein am Inn, Austria |
| 2006 | Salzburger Museum, Carolino Augusteum, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2006 | Gottfried Salzmann. New York, New York. Print Works, Galerie Welz, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2006 | Gottfried Salzmann. Book Presentation & New Works, Galerie Wolfrum, Vienna, Austria |
| 2005 | Gottfried Salzmann, Galerie Welz, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2003 | Salzburg Museum, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2001 | Musée de St. Maur, La Varenne, France |
| 1999 | Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines |
| 1999 | Museum of Modern Art, Rupertinum, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1998 | Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp, France |
| 1993 | Musée de la Seita, Paris, France |
| 1991 | Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria |
| 1987 | Schweinfurt Municipal Collection, Schweinfurt, Germany |
| 1982 | Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria |
| 1973 | Maison de la Culture, Amiens, France |
Group Exhibitions
| 2013 | Nicole Bottet, Gottfried Salzmann, Galerie22, Cabrières d’Avignon, France |
| 2013 | Väter_Töchter, STRABAG Art Lounge, Vienna, Austria |
| 2011 | NICOLE BOTTET - NIEVES - GOTTFRIED SALZMANN, Galerie Welz, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2011 | Salzmann + Salzmann, Fischhorn Castle, Austria |
| 2011 | The Schömer Haus in the Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria |
| 2009 | Lentos Art Museum, Best of Austria, Linz, Austria |
| 2008 | The City of Salzburg - Views from Five Centuries, The Salzburg Museum Neue Residenz, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2008 | L'Espace Raymond Moretti, Paris, France |
| 2007 | One Man's Tribute to September 11th, Austrian Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA |
| 1996 | Nicole Bottet Gottfried Salzmann, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Rouen, France |
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