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Manfred "KILI" Kielnhofer (born January 28, 1967 in Haslach an der Mühl) is an Austrian painter,
sculptor and photographer.
Life
Manfred
"KILI" Kielnhofer visited
the technical College Linz where he took his final exam in 1995. He was engaged with technique and
design and art on building lead him to his special way of art. Since 2000
he lives as a freelance artist in Linz. 2005 he launched Gallery Artpark in Linz.
Work
Kielnhofer's most famous work is, "Guardians
of Time“. Drawing on religious and
supernatural phenomena, the Guardians of Time are stone statues that are
cloaked in hooded robes and situated to seem like they are moving forth in
some kind of ritual. In some cases the figures stand alone; in other
instances, they are grouped together as if whispering to each other. Kielnhofer places his statues in public places like
ancient castles, old mines, plazas, and parks. They are installed and moved
without fanfare, heightening the eerie, mystic aura they give off. The
first of these mysterious figures was created in 2006. Since then, Kielnhofer continues to create and install
these statues all over the world. In 2012, the artist created the first of
a new series of miniature guardians out of plastic. In 2009, Kielnhofer developed a new sort of 'act
photographs', which involves the construction of a water plate in his studio, where he can take
photos of models sitting or lying down, likely on a mirror. In
2010 he developed the concept of the Light Art
Biennale Austria with Martina Schettina. The Interlux Chair, Kielnhofers artwork shown at the biennial, was
registered in the design-database of the MAK, the Museum for Applied Arts in Vienna. 2012 Kielnhofer designed
the Mini guards, 54x36x34cm, 1 kg, as a limited edition, they are signed
and made of plastic. In various colours they can be illuminated from
within. One of the Mini guards was ordered by Peter Weibel for
the ZKM Zentrum
für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe in 2012. Guardians
of Time settle in during Public Art Dubai 2013. The T-Guardian which
depicts a cloaked red figure by Kielnhofer
seated a top a metal cross covered in “spikes”. First cast
bronze guardian of the art foundry Krismer.
Stipends
2000 Studies in USA New York, Miami
2005 Stipend of the county of Upper Austria,
Studio at the Egon Schiele ArtCenter Krumlov CZ
2007 Symposium – Egon Schiele Art Centrum – Cesky
Krumlov 100 years after Egon Schiele
2008 Symposium of sculpture on wood in Italy Ossana
2008
2012 International symposium of sculpture Styria,
Hartberg "Slow!"
Exhibitions
2000–2005 Allerton Art Gallery New York, Gallery Tampere Finnland,
Citygalerie Linz, Giga Galerie Ansfelden, filmproduction shadow performance
main place Linz, biggest children-painting of the world, Galerie Generali
Group, Land-culture-project Enns. Front-painting of anancient house in
Traun.
2006–2007 Gallery Artpark Linz
– Skulpture garden Artpark, Gallery Fotopark Linz, "giant ball of
integration" on Tournee, Guardians of Time on tournee
2008
Egon Schiele Art Centrum (CZ), Gallery Fontaine
Amstetten, Black Box Gallery Copenhagen/Linz, art garden Graz; art in the public: Dianabad Wien.
2009
Cass Sculpture Fondation (UK), Art Vilnius
together with Martina Schettina, Franz West and Herbert Brandl, Artfair
Berlin-Arttower, Galerie Seywald Salzburg, Mobile-Galerie Hörsching, Woka
Lamps Vienna
2010
Castle Schloss Steyregg near Linz, Neuköllner
Kunstsalon Berlin, Galerie Kunst und Handel Graz, Kunstraum Ringstrassen,
Light Art Biennale Lichtkunst 2010 Austria, Galerie Claudiana, Area 53
vienna, Citygalerie, Kunsthandel Freller
2011 Galerie Thiele Linz, Nord Art Germany, Kunstprojekt "ghost
car" zur Art Basel, Liste, Scope, Volta Show, Festival of Lights
Berlin, Grevenbroich Inseln des Lichtes, KunsthausTacheles Berlin, Kunstverein
Passau, ArtStays Ptuj Slovenia, Guardians of Time on tour in Venice
2012
Designmonat Graz, Galerie Bachlechner, Sculpture
show Castle Hartberg "Slow", Ferryman Ferry Basel public Art
Basel show, Occupy movement DOCUMENTA (13) Kassel Guardians of Time,
Festival of Lights Berlin, Kunstmesse Linz Galerie Thiele, Art &
Antiques fair vienna sculpture garden
2013
Galerie Liebau Burghaun Fulda, Phantasten Museum
Wien, Guardians of Time Settle in During Art Dubai, VBKW Künstlerparade Stuttgart,
Phantasten Museum Wien, public art show Venice Biennale, SCOPE Art Show
Basel Galerie Kunst und Handel, ArtBodensee GalerieGalerie Bachlechner,
austrian contemporary sculptures castle Tabor, Festival of Lights Berlin,
art and antiques vienna fair, Kunstmesse Fulda Galerie Liebau, IC
contemporary Istanbul art project Galerie Kunst und Handel Graz vienna,
Wikam Art&Antiques fair vienna sculpture garden Galerie Kunst und
Handel, Art&Antique vienna Hofburg Kunsthandel Freller
2014
Wikam Art&Antiques fair vienna Künstlerhaus
Kunsthandel Freller, Galerie Liebau Burghaun Fulda, public SCOPE Art Show
Basel, Artstays Slovenia, Festival of Lights Berlin, Wikam Art&Antiques
fair vienna sculpture garden Galerie Szaal, Art Salzburg Kunsthandel Freller, Art&Antique vienna
Hofburg Kunsthandel Freller, Art Basel Miami Avantgallery
2015
Stilwerk Wien duekouba, Murano glass Berengo
studio, Wikam Schloss Laxenburg Galerie Szaal, Wikam Künstlerhaus
Kunsthandel Freller, Art & Antique Salzburg Kunsthandel Freller, 55th
Venice Biennale Of Art, Collateral Event Personal Structures,
Palazzo Mora, TRIO Biennial
Three-dimensional Rio de Janeiro Biennial, ArtPrize
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA, Art Basel Miami
Avantgallery ...
Collection
Switzerland, Slovakia, Salzburg Wals, ZKM Karlsruhe, Antwerp, Saatchi&Saatchi New York
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