What I am all about.
Friedrich Zettl, born in 1954, began painting as an autodidact. After visiting an exhibition by the Fantastic Realists, his interest in painting was aroused. After initial copies of old masters and his first surrealist works, he soon tried his hand at the Impressionists and soon afterwards with the Expressionists. It was Monet, Van Gogh and later Oskar Kokoschka in particular who fueled his love for painting and shaped it for some time. The surrealists continued to exert influence with their literary works. As a co-founder of Fettfleck, a magazine for literature and art, literature took on a certain status alongside painting.
studied Sinology, Ethnology and Art History in Wien
Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal carving in Beijing
wrote his theses on History of xieyi-painting in Wien and Beijing
Life Events
born 1954 in Austria, countryside
left home with 16 and moved to Vienna
co-founder of the art magazine Fettfleck
1974 started painting (oils, western style)
1976 co-founder of the art circle Bona Mente
1976 studied Sinology, Ethnology and Art History in Wien
1978 – 85 studied Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal carving in Beijing
1979 – 80 studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1982 - 84 study and research at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
1980 – 85 wrote his theses on History of xieyi-painting in Vienna and Beijing
1986 founder of the company International Management KG
1991 Organizer and co-organizer of a retrospective of Chinese film
as part of the Viennale (40+ films)
1988 – 1996 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Austrian Consult AG
Later also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Profinet AG
1996 on: founder and owner of collect.at
1999 Organizer and co-organizer of a Chinese children's film show
In-between: giving lectures on Chinese Arts in Vienna writing articles on Chinese Arts in Vienna
Education
studied Sinology
Ethnology and Art History in Wien
Chinese painting, calligraphy
Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal carving in Beijing
