Former student of the great Salvador Dali
Wolfgang Widmoser (b. 1954 ) is an Austrian painter living in Bali who applies classical European techniques to a pushed vision of reality. His works are distinguished by the distortion of forms with exquisitely painted realism in the rendering of their surfaces—shells, water, plants and above all faces.
The effect is one of great intensity, and it leads the viewer to discover a fresh experience of beauty.
Education, Exhibitions, Collections and Publications
1954 born in Munich
1973-78 Studies of Renaissance-Painting-Technics withProf.Ernst Fuchs(Vienna) and Salvador Dali(Cadaques)
1974 Exhibitions in Europe,Asia and Australia
1993-02 research and concepts of architectural structures using bamboo as main building material,tensile structures lives and works in Indonesia since 1987
EXHIBITIONS
1974 Castle Wartholz (Vienna)
1976 City Theatre St.Gallen (Switzerland)
1977 Painting "Der Heustadl" acquired by Bayerische Staatsgemäle- sammlungen (Munich)
1978 Gallery Kamp (Amsterdam)
1979 Gallery Rutzmoser (Munich)
1981 Gallery Goetz (Stuttgart)
1982 Gallery am Bodensee
1983 Gallery Dornier (Zürich)
1985 Arte alla Riva (Ascona)
1986 Gallery Rutzmoser (Munich)
1987 1st Price at Artfair in Sienna (Italy)
1989 Qdos Lorne (Australia)
1991 Gallery MEI (Tokyo)
Gallery Toricoroii (Osaka)
Australian Trade-Commission-Showroom (Hongkong)
1993 Gallery 101 (Melbourne)
1994 Gallery Goetz (Basel)
2001 Gaya-Fusion of Senses(Bali)
2002 Gaya-Fusion of Senses(Bali)
2003 East-West-Gallery (Milano)
2004 Biasa(Bali)
Raka Museum (Bali)
2004 Krane-Gallery(Bali)
2005 Visual Arts(Jakarta)
2005 Bali Bienale Summit
2006 Qdos Lorne
2006 Tony Raka Bali
2008 Bentara Budaya Jakarta
2008 Achillimuseum Jakarta
2010 Orgone gallery Ubud,Bali
COMMISSIONS:
1986 Villa of Johannes Funk in Toscany(fresco)
1987 La Campigliola (fresco in hotel)
1988 Al Brodo( fresco in hotel)
1996 Berry,s Tent(Bali)bambooconstruction Tony Rak a in Indonesia
1997 Ta `dung Langi `(Sulawesi)construction with bamboo and clay
1999 Frida,s Refugio (Italy)construction with reed
2001 Seseh Beachhouse(Bali)
2002 Ceramic Workshop (Bali) bambooarmed cementshell with tentroof
2003 Sky Place (bamboo zeppelin in Bali with Markus Heinsdorff)
2008 bloolagoon Bali
COLLECTIONS:
2003 - Tony Raka Bali
1987 ARMA-Museum Bali
1989 Dr. Edward Tweddell(chair of Adelaide Arts Festival 2000-02)
1989 Benson Chemicals Australia P/L
1990 Shell (Australia) P/L
1991 Yumeya Art Studio Nara Japan
2002 Raka Museum Bali
2002 Raz Degan(Milano New York)
2003 Justin Portman & Natalia Vodianova New York
2003 Asia Works (Chris Gentry)
2003 Shigeko Abe
2004 Marinner Funds (Australia) P/L Melbourne
2004 Sally Leeson(London)
2006 Paulus Amigo Surabaya
2007 Sampoerna Jakarta
PUBLICATIONS:
1976 Stadt-Zeitung St.Gallen(Feb:6th)
1977 TZ Munic (May 20th)
1977 Münchner Merkur (April 21st) - Tradition der Ahnen - Reinhard Müller- Mehlis
1984 Eco Di LLocarno(Dec.8)
1989 Geelong Advertiser Nov.9th (Sandy Caldow)-Painting reality in four dimensions -
1989 Echo Oct.24(Stefan Carey)-Painter,s journeys through the ages-
1991 South China Morning Post(Visions from Down Under Oct.29th)
1991 Asian Art News(Sept.-Oct.)
1993 REALISMO FANTASTICO article by Marcello Morante Grosseto
1993 MAGISCHER REALISMUS article by Ludger Busch Munic
2001 Hello Bali September ( New Renaissance Chris Alvarez)
2001 Balio Septemberedition
2003 Austrian TV (wie weit ist Heimat)
2003 SELF 001-003(Katalog)
2004 VOGUE (Australia) April
2004 The YAK vol:3 May-Juli
2004 Stefan Reisner(Stern)
2006 Devi Magazine Indonesia November
2007 The Yak
2009 FRV ( Renaisance Man )