Thursday, June 10, 2010

Arnulf Rainer - Hand and Fingerpaintings - 1981-1982














1. Eitler Vogel (Vain Bird), 1981/82, oil on drawing-board, scratched.

2. Drei Handvoll Erdrutsch (Three Hands full of Earth), 1982, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

3. Verwunschener Rabe (Spellbound Craw), 1981/82, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

4. Schwarzer Acker (Black Field), 1981, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

5. Katalonien (Catalonia), 1981, oil on drawing-board, scratched.

6. Blitz - Baum (Lightning - Tree), 1982, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

7. Brauner Hang (Brown Cliff), 1982, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

8. Hand im Wald (A Hand in the Woods), 1982, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

9. Prometheus auf der Flucht (Prometheus in Flight), 1981/82, oil and crayon on drawing-board.

10. Gelber Himmelszug (Yellow Skytrain), 1982, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

11. Andromeda irrt (Andromeda errs), 1981/82, oil and oil crayon on drawing-board.

12. Schwarze Flügel (Black Wings), 1982, oil on drawing-board.

8 comments:

  1. Images scanned from the catalogue "Arnulf Rainer, Hand and Fingerprintings (1981-82)", published by Ulysses Gallery, Vienna 1982.

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  2. Very beautiful to say the least, thank you Janas..

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  3. Thank you for the visit, Nauma.

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  4. i too am the vain/painted bird! the longer one stares into these vibrant wonders from the then 50 year old rainer, the easier it is to become lost in them, until thyme ceases to exist. prometheus in flight!

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  5. Thanks for the nice comment, Owlqaeda. After many years, their ringing has recaptured my eyes. The loud call of the strutter vain bird.

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  6. Off topic but a great big thanks for sharing gong music from Laos and Vietnam @ SFRP!

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  7. Welcome, Icastico and Vaubu.

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