HANS SISÁ - Realistic Expressionist

Born in 1948 in Linz, Austria – lives and works in Munich and Lower Austria

1968-1976 studied at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Master’s Degree in Arts (Painting, Stage Design, Singing/Opera Performance)

International exhibitions since 1976, Freelance artist since 1990

Residencies in Italy, France, Switzerland, USA, Teheran, London, Russia

Founder of the MALERFEST, Festival of Painting at Burg Reichenstein, Upper Austria 1997/2000/2003/2006/2009

Participation in many benefit events including: “Against Forgetting”, “Against Violence”, “For Women in Afghanistan” (Zontaclub), “Humans for Humanity” with Karl Heinz Böhm, among others

Awards:

Exhibitions in Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Zurich, Milan, Berlin, Frankfurt, Rome, Bern, Switzerland – Tallin, Estland among others. (more about the artist´s exhibitions)

Larger Cycles of Paintings:

“ENTARTET” [“Degenerate” Art] – “MÜHLVIERTLER HASENJAGD” [“Mühlviertel Rabbit Hunt”] was created between 1998 and 2000, to the theme of Dedication to All who have fallen victim to man’s extremism. 35 works in oils, watercolours, drawings and sculptures.

“SILENTIUM” – Poetry and the Demonic 2000-2005, 21 works in oils.

“MAJOR FIGURES OF OPERA LITERATURE” – [Salome, Elektra, Lady Macbeth, Boris Godunov, Siegfried among others, Jedermann] Begun in 2003, 2004, 9 works and not yet completed. Jedermann created in 2004.

“TOTENTANZ” [Dance of Death] was created in 1992/93, a trilogy (oils on linen) which was presented for the first time at the Weinstadtmuseum-Dominikanerkirche in Krems. Main painting: 300 by 200 cm, Side paintings 230 by 125 cm each, various sketches and watercolours

“VERBRANNTE ERDE” [Burnt Earth] was created in 2003 and is made up of 8 works.