Alfons (Alphons) Schilling
Schilling (20 May 1934 – 19 June 2013) was a Swiss painter.
Alfons (Alphons) Schilling
- Name
- Alfons J.
- Born
- 20 May 1934
- Birthplace
- Basel, Switzerland
- Died
- 19 June 2013
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Field
- Painter, Photographer
- Movement
- Spin art Action Painting Viennese Actionism
- Nationality
- Switzerland · Austria
- Occupation
- painter · photographer · draftsperson · artist
- Fields
- performance art
- Movements
- Spin art
- Honours
- City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts · Guggenheim Fellowship
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Biography
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is performance art. Work by Alfons (Alphons) Schilling is recorded in the collections of ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Distinctions recorded are City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Guggenheim Fellowship.
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• Name — Alfons J. Schilling • Born — 20 May 1934 • Birthplace — Basel, Switzerland • Died — 19 June 2013 • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Field — Painter, Photographer • Movement — Spin art Action Painting Viennese Actionism
Life
Life
One of the first artists to become interested in spin art. He taught at various US universities and art schools. In 1986, he returned to Vienna and held a visiting professorship at the University of Applied Arts there until 1990. He also devoted himself to experiments with light and worked with composers such as Beat Furrer (light production for the opera Die Blinden, Vienna, 1989) and Karlheinz Essl (Music Protocol, Graz, 1990). Action painting also had a large influence on his work and added to its originality. Alfons Schilling is apparently a learned follower of viennese actionism. He died in June 2013.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Galerie Ariadne, 1975.
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Identity
Alfons (Alphons) Schilling is recorded as having received City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Guggenheim Fellowship. Recognition and collections. Schilling received City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Guggenheim Fellowship.
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1934
Alfons (Alphons) Schilling born at Basel.
2013
Alfons (Alphons) Schilling died at Vienna.
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