Hans Kupelwieser
Born 1948 in Lunz am See, Lower Austria.
Hans Kupelwieser lives and works in Vienna and Lower Austria.
EDUCATION
1995 Professor at TU Graz, Institute for Contemporary Art.
1976–82 University of Applied Arts Vienna.
1970–73 Higher Graphical Federal Education and Research Institute, Vienna.
INTRODUCTION
The sculptor Hans Kupelwieser has developed an artistic approach that could almost be referred to as ‘post-sculptural sculpture’. His aim is not only to create abstract forms but a permanent questioning of the idea of three-dimensionality by means of a deconstructive aesthetic practice. Kupelwieser, whose definition of sculpture was inspired by the theories of his teachers Bazon Brock and Peter Weibel, works on industrial materials such as perspex using various methods, whereby he likes to bring a moment of unpredictability into play, which he refers to as a ‘guided coincidence’. The result of these controlled experiments are objects that – compacted, folded or cut into blocks – challenge the viewer’s perception.
