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Manfred "KILI" Kielnhofer (born 28 January 1967 in
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) is an Austrian painter, sculptor,
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and photographer. Due to his antisemitic statements in connection with the planned vaccination to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous of his works of art were removed from public space.


Life

Manfred "KILI" Kielnhofer visited the technical College
Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
where he took his final exam in 1995. he was engaged with technique and design and art on building lead him to his special way of art. Since 2000 he lives as a freelance artist in
Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
. 2005 he launched Gallery Artpark in Linz.


Work

Kielnhofer's most famous work is, " Guardians of Time". Drawing on religious and supernatural phenomena, the Guardians of Time are stone statues that are cloaked in hooded robes and situated to seem like they are moving forth in some kind of positive ritual. In some cases the figures stand alone; in other instances, they are grouped together as if whispering to each other. Kielnhofer places his statues in public places like ancient castles, old mines, plazas, and parks. They are installed and moved without fanfare, heightening the eerie, mystic aura they give off. The first of these mysterious figures was created in 2006. Since then, Kielnhofer continues to create and install these statues all over the world. In 2012, the artist created the first of a new series of miniature guardians out of plastic. In 2009, Kielnhofer developed a new sort of 'act photographs', which involves the construction of a waterplate in his studio, where he can take photos of models sitting or lying down, likely on a mirror. In 2010 he developed the concept of the Light Art Biennale Austria 2010 with
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. The Interlux-Chair, Kielnhofers artwork shown at the biennial, was registered in the design-database of the MAK, the Museum for Applied Arts in Vienna. In 2012 Establishment of the first miniature guardian. The mini guardian, limited edition, 54x36x34cm plastic. In 2013 the first life-sized Guardian in bronze were cast at the art foundry Krismer. In 2014 the ancient
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people statues 220x220x220cm guardians are shown by the Festival of Lights in Berlin. In 2015 First works with the glass Berengo Studio Murano Venice. A fine empty coat were made of white
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by Studio Massimo Galleni in 2016. In 2017 the Bike Guardian rider – time traveler started the tour.


Stipends

* 2000 Studies in USA New York, Miami * 2005 Stipend of the county of
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, Studio at the Egon Schiele Art Center Krumlov CZ * 2007 Symposium – Egon Schiele Art Centrum – Cesky Krumlov 100 years after Egon Schiele * 2008 Symposium of sculpture on wood in Italy Ossana 2008 * 2012 International symposium of sculpture Styria, Hartberg "Slow!"


Exhibitions

* 2000–2005: Allerton Art Gallery New York, Gallery Tampere Finland, Citygalerie
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, Giga Galerie Ansfelden, filmproduction shadow performance main place
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, biggest children-painting of the world, Galerie Generali Group, Land-culture-project Enns. Front-painting of an ancient house in
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. * 2006–2007: Gallery Artpark
Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
– Skulpture garden Artpark, Gallery Fotopark
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, "giant ball of integration" on Tournee, Timeguards on tournee * 2008: Egon Schiele Art Centrum (CZ), Gallery Fontaine Amstetten, Black Box Gallery
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/Linz, art garden Graz; art in the public: Dianabad
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. * 2009: Cass Sculpture Fondation (UK), Art
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recalled at July 8, 2009) Artfair Berlin-Arttower, Galerie Seywald Salzburg, Mobile-Galerie Hörsching, Woka Lamps Vienna * 2010: Castle Schloss Steyregg near Linz, Neuköllner Kunstsalon Berlin, Galerie Kunst und Handel Graz, Kunstraum Ringstrassen, Light Art Biennale Lichtkunst 2010 Austria, Galerie Claudiana, Area 53 vienna, Citygalerie, Kunsthandel Freller * 2011: Galerie Thiele Linz, Nord Art Germany, Kunstprojekt "ghost car" zur
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, Liste, Scope, Volta Show, Festival of Lights Berlin, Grevenbroich Inseln des Lichtes,
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Berlin, Kunstverein Passau, ArtStays Ptuj Slovenia, Time guards on tour in Venice * 2012: Designmonat Graz, Galerie Bachlechner, Sculpture show Castle Hartberg "Slow", Ferryman Ferry Basel public Art Basel show,
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DOCUMENTA (13) Kassel Time guards, Festival of Lights
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, Kunstmesse Linz Galerie Thiele, Art & Antiques fair vienna sculpture garden * 2013: Galerie Liebau Burghaun Fulda, Phantasten Museum Wien, Guardians of Time Settle in During Art Dubai, VBKW Künstlerparade Stuttgart, Phantasten Museum Wien, public art show Venice Biennale,
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Basel Galerie Kunst und Handel, Art Bodensee Galerie Galerie Bachlechner, Austrian contemporary sculptures castle Tabor, Festival of Lights Berlin, art and antiques vienna fair, Kunstmesse Fulda Galerie Liebau, IC contemporary Istanbul art project Galerie Kunst und Handel Graz vienna, Wikam Art&Antiques fair vienna sculpture garden Galerie Kunst und Handel, Art&Antique vienna Hofburg Kunsthandel Freller * 2014: Wiener internationale Kunst & Antiquitätenmesse Kunsthandel Freller, Art&Antique Residenz Salzburg Kunsthandel Freller, Skulpturensommer Galerie Liebau, WIKAM im Schloss Laxenburg Galerie Szaal, Highlights Art Basel public art, Kunst in der Fabrik II im GIZ Rosegg Galerie Kunst und Handel, public art Brussels and Amsterdam, ART Bodensee Galerie Galerie, Art Stays Festival Ptuj Slovenia, Art Salzburg Kunsthandel Freller, Woodlands Waterway Arts Bench Competition, Texas USA, Festival of Lights Berlin, WIKAM Galerie Kunst und Handel, Art&Antique Hofburg Vienna Kunsthandel Freller * 2015: 56th
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, Time Space Existence, Palazzo Mora, TRIO Bienal Three-dimensional Rio de Janeiro Biennial, ArtPrize Grand Rapids Michigan USA * 2016: 4th Dubai art award, ArtPrize ArtPrize Grand Rapids Michigan USA, Aktionsraum Linkz, Susan Mains gallery Grenada, Galerie am Museum in Frauenau, Festival of Lights Berlin, Artigo Rio de Janeiro artfair, Light festival Kolding Denmark * 2017: Spotlight Festival Bucharest RO, Muralharbor Linz A, Museum Modern Art Hünfeld D,
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documenta Kassel, ArtPrize Grand Rapids Michigan USA, Swell Sculpture Festival Gold Coast AU, Festival of Lights Berlin, Kunst Zürich, Beijing China TaiKooLi mall * 2018: Toronto Light Fest, arte in fiera italia – Kunst und Handel gallery, Lightart Zwickau, Swiss Triennial Festival of Sculpture Bad RagARTz, PAN Awareness Projekt #TheEyeofGuardian Ghana Afrika, Galerie Spittelberg Passage, Festival of Lights Berlin, la Biennale di Arte Salerno Italia, Fair for Art Vienna – art dealer Freller, Graffiti SHED Erich Willner Dorotheum * 2019: Toronto Light Fest, art vienna fair wikam art dealer Freller, Lichtgalerie Cottbus, Art cycling in Millstatt, AKTIONSRAUM LINkZ, European Cultural Centre - Venice Biennial 2019, Artpark Jim Bilgere Manfred Kielnhofer * 2020: Artpark Linz danube event, art vienna fair wikam art dealer Freller, Lichtgalerie Cottbus, la Biennale di Arte Salerno Italia, Art cycling in Millstatt, ArtBiennial Decennial Lightart AT/DK, Steyr city square, castle ruin Waxenberg, Bakehouse Gallery Berlin, '' The Parliament of Trees'' by Ben Wagin in Berlin, castle museum Freistadt, * 2021: Nordart Germany, la Biennale di Arte Salerno Italia, Mausoleum Dessau Jörn Hanitzsch , Tiergarten Aschersleben, Weltfriedakademie Köln, Bergisch Gladbach Rolf Ketan Tepel, NV Center Galerien St. Pölten, Gallery Ibiza North, BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY SACRED ART BACS Menton FR * 2022: Recistance Wake up Linz, arts.rip Steyr, Vaccine WILL KILL millions, I am free from guilt, Mudac Swiss museum Lausanne - A chair and you


Publications

* 2005: in the online database of MAK Museum of Applied Arts (Vienna) Design-Info-Pool-Online'' * 2006: ''Manfred Kielnhofer. Exhibition Catalogue Artpark'' digitalprint Linz, Gallery ARTpark Lenaupark City Linz. * 2006: ''Integrationsweltkugel Artpark'' * 2007: ''Timeguards'' Exhibition Catalog digitalprint Linz, Gallery ARTpark Lenaupark City Linz. * 2008: ''Masters Contemporary Arts, Collectible Global Art Book'' * 2008: ''Trends Contemporary Arts, Collectible Global Art Book'' * 2009: ''Cass Sculpture Fondation (UK) Manfred Kielnhofer's Timeguards, the Foundation's newest arrivals'' * 2011: ''NordArt, Kunstwerk Carlshütte'' * 2011: ''LOÖK, Designverständnis eines Bundeslandes'' * 2011: ''Festival of Lights, Berlin Impressionen'' * 2011: ''500 x Art in Public, Chris van Uffelen, Braun publishing'' * 2012: ''EYES IN – Collector's 9, World's Innovative Creators & their Masterpieces, Cover pp. 51–58.'' * 2012: ''Kunstforum Bd. 217 dOCUMENTA (13), Ein Rundgang, pp. 80,81.'' * 2012: ''ST/A/R Printmedium Wien – Berlin, p. 58.'' * 2012: ''Berliner Morgenpost cover page, Festival of Lights'' * 2013: ''ice contemporary istanbul art fair magazine, pp. 41–45.'' * 2017: ''Monopol Magazin, Museumsverwaltung entfernt "Guerrilla Kunst" von Documenta-Standorten'' * 2021: ''Talking Guardians of Time, Journal Verlag, Re-Creation Report by Andreas Weiskopf, Rolo Geisberger, Manfred Kielnhofer''


References


Press


Catalogue Timeguards Gallery Artpark
(PDF-file; 3,14 MB)
Kielnhofer at Gallery Artpark
(PDF-file; 2,10 MB)
Kielnhofer at Gallery Fontaine
(PDF-file; 1,88 MB)
S/T/A/R arts collection at Gallery Artpark
(PDF-file; 1,96 MB)
story at Austria Journal 8/2008
(PDF-file; 171 kB)
european-art.net , Manfred Kielnhofer

ice contemporary istanbul art fair magazine page 41-45


External links


official Website
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