Reinhold Tappeiner
Biography
1959 | born in Schlanders, Italy |
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1974-79 | attends the School of Art in Val Gardena |
1979-83 | studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino (I) |
1983 | graduation from the Accademia (Prof. Elio Marchegiani) |
dal 1983 | a free-lance artist |
since 1983 | frequent exhibitions of his work alone or with others artists in Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, participation in art fairs and symposia, presence in various print- and audiovisual media (portrait of artist, reviews, television, publications) |
1984-21 | teaching at the „Steinhäuserschule“ in Lasa |
1997 | awarded the national prize „Fabio Bertoni per l’incisione“ by the Comune di Fermignano, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino, Comunità Montana Alto e Medio Metauro (ten works by the artist were bought by various museums in Italy as well as abroad) |
2001-09 | lecturer at the Free University of Bozen, Faculty of Education Science, Department of “Design” |
2005 | publication „Reinhold Tappeiner Malerei“, art works 1999-2005, edition innsalz, A |
2007 | DVD „Seismograph“: art works by Reinhold Tappeiner, composers: Dietrich Oberdörfer and Ferruccio Bartoletti. Newport studios |
2012-14 | docent at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Kloster Neustift, Südtirol |
2018 | publication „Essenz“ edition Folio |
2019 | „international price LYNX, „Salone Regionale“ |
My work in relation to Lasa (Laas) and marble
The material marble has been present as an important means of expression in all areas of my artistic work for decades, be it in installation, performance, painting as well as graphic art.
The material marble in combination with lime, water, colour pigments, linen, paper and most recently charcoal, underpin my philosophical thoughts.
I sought mysticism and abolished matter more and more.
Gottfried Marsoner wrote in the “Dolomiten” (A newspaper from South Tyrol): "Reinhold Tappeiner has succeeded in making an unusual new discovery with the boundless space of floating human beings of light in whom we see only an astral body. To make mysticism visible and tangible in this way is, in this incomparable simplicity, the image of a world that lies outside our limited imagination. You could call it transcendental."
After many years I came to the realisation that I could only experience mysticism further through matter.
Marble sand gives luminosity and structure to the colours, but also forms an obstacle on canvas and paper like stones in water, a new challenge for charcoal.
Linen, the "material" absorbs everything and connects all materials; it stands for becoming and passing away, for life.
The material must be experienced, felt with all the senses, only then can it be meaningfully included in the artistic design.
The history, the aesthetic effect, the local references and the philosophical thoughts about the material form the foundation of my creative work.
My relationship to marble is no coincidence, as I am the great-grandson of the "Marmor Lechner" (Marble Lechner). I grew up in the "Lechnerareal" (Lechner domain), surrounded by marble busts, plaster models and plaster fragments that were in the Lechnerhaus (Lechner House) and the surrounding abandoned workshops.
It was in this special ambience that I set up my studios in the former sculpture workshops.
In this place, where the artists, sculptors and stonemasons created great things, I work as a freelance artist and continue the creative work.
Triptych
Spiritual rapture
Franzensfeste (Fortezza) pearl white
Manifesta
Seismometer
Reinhold Tappeiner | Dietrich Oberdörfer | Feruccio Bartoletti
Video: Seismometer Part 1
Caput
Information about the artist
Artist | Reinhold Tappeiner |
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Hometown | Lasa / Laas (South-Tyrol) |
Country | South-Tyrol (Italy) |
Information about the artwork
Name | Triptych |
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State / location | Italy - Lasa / Laas |
Year | 2020 |
Place of location | Lasa / Laas (South-Tyrol) |
Dimensions | 130x200 cm |
Material / technique | Marble sand, egg tempera, charcoal |
Credits | ©Reinhold Tappeiner |