Oswald Tschirtner
Oswald Tschirtner (1920 in Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria – 20 May 2007) was an artist from Austria who had schizophrenia. He was known by the "pseudonym" of O.T.
Also recorded as O.T.
Oswald Tschirtner
- Born
- 1920 · Perchtoldsdorf.
- Died
- 2007 · Maria Gugging.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · draftsperson · artist
- Fields
- art of drawing · drawing · outsider art
- Languages
- German
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Oswald Tschirtner (1920 in Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria – 20 May 2007) was an artist from Austria who had schizophrenia. He was known by the "pseudonym" of O.T.
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Oswald Tschirtner (1920–2007) was an Austrian artist, draftsperson and painter, among other activities. Born in Perchtoldsdorf, the artist died in Maria Gugging. Oswald Tschirtner was active in art of drawing, drawing and outsider art.
Languages used include German. Works by the artist are held at Museum of Modern Art and Print Collection.
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Life
Life
Oswald Tschirtner was raised by an aunt and uncle in Vienna, and being very religious, attended a seminary school from the age of ten. He intended to become a priest, but was drafted into the German army in 1937. He fought at Stalingrad, and subsequently spent time in a prison camp in southern France. After the war, he was stricken by periods of religious fervor and violent episodes, and was sent to a psychiatric institute in 1947. In 1957, he was sent to the Klosterneuburg Hospital near Vienna, and it was there that he began to draw, albeit reluctantly, under the supervision of Leo Navratil and other hospital staff. He displayed a unique approach to his works through his selective use of line and detail. His figures, particularly in his drawings from the 1980s onwards, are extremely reductive, and he arrives at the essential essence of portrayal through the conveyance of a minimal amount of visual detail. Tschirtner lived at the Haus der Künstler (House of Artists) since its opening in 1981. Located on the grounds of the Klosterneuburg Hospital in Maria-Gugging, Austria, this is a domicile where patients who show significant artistic talent live very independently and focus on their creative work.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• 1980 Museum Moderner Kunst Wien
Life and career
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Life and career
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1920
Oswald Tschirtner was born on 1 January 1920.
2007
Oswald Tschirtner died on 1 January 2007.
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Perchtoldsdorf.
Birth place
Maria Gugging.
Death place
Books
• illustration in "Bebende Herzen im Leibe der Hunde", München 1979
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q87632: Oswald TschirtnerWikimedia Foundation
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