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Helmut Ditsch (born July 6, 1962) is an
In 2010, the sale of the painting ''Das Meer II'' for US$865.000 made Ditsch the most expensive artist in Argentina. The same year he began his exhibition tour "GIRA NACIONAL Y POPULAR" (so far in: Santa Fe, Paraná, Rosario, Vienna, Mar del Plata, Mendoza). The exhibitions have an inclusive character and take place at public spaces with free entry.
In 2016 the painting ''Cosmigonon'' was sold for the record price of US$1.500.000.
In June 2016 Helmut Ditsch began to use his creative talent in music and recorded his first album "''Del Final de los Tiempos".'' The work of the artist includes music, lyrics, arrangement and voice. He also conducts an orchestra while playing the piano. Helmut Ditsch argues that his symphonic poems are the melody which you can also find on canvas. “''I conceive my paintings through music. In fact the colours have a tonal frequency. Therefore every time when I paint, I create a music score.’’''
In 2017 Helmut Ditsch begins his biggest painting ever. On a 2 x 12 metres big canvas he paints the famous Argentinian glacier Perito Moreno.
Official website
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Helmut Ditsch (born July 6, 1962) is an Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
painter. Ditsch's work focuses on extreme natural phenomena such as mountains, desert, ice, and water.
Life
He was born in Villa Ballester, in theprovince of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
, to grandparents from Austria and Germany, including northern Italian origins, who had immigrated to Argentina in 1920. The early death of the artist's mother, and with it the theme of life and death, impacted his work. At the age of eight he was introduced to the two vast Argentine landscapes, the Pampa
The Pampas (; from Quechuan languages, Quechua 'plain'), also known as the Pampas Plain, are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, provinces of Buenos Aires Pro ...
s grasslands and the Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
mountain range, which have influenced his life and work. After graduating from Hölters Schule
The Hölters Institute (or Hölters Schule) is a school which integrates high school, elementary school and kindergarten. It is located in the city of Villa Ballester, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
It was established in 1931 by Hermann HÃ ...
he started to pursue a career as a painter.
In 1982 Ditsch served in the Argentine Navy during the Falklands War
The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependenci ...
. In 1983 he began working as a freelance artist. The same year he founded the music band 357 MAGNUM and shot his first film in Mendoza.
In 1988 Helmut Ditsch moved to Vienna, Austria, to begin his education at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908.
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. He concluded his studies in painting in 1993 and graduated with honors. In the following year he opened his studio near Vienna. Around this time Helmut Ditsch became acquainted with and befriended Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Andreas Messner (; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent o ...
in Meran
Merano (, ; ) or Meran () is a (municipality) in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier Va ...
, with whom he has since collaborated on numerous occasions.
In order to study the glacial ice, Helmut Ditsch undertook a journey in 1995 to Patagonia
Patagonia () is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers ...
. In 1998 he spent many weeks isolated in the Austrian Alps to study for his painting ''Das Gebirge'' ("The Mountains"). In 2000, he moved his studio to Ireland, where he has lived and worked since. In 2006, Helmut Ditsch presented his book ''The Triumph of Nature'' as part of a solo exhibition at the Feria International del Libro Show in Argentina.
In 2008, he founded the HELMUT DITSCH FAN FABRICA DE ARTE NACIONAL, a transparent laboratory for art, music, philosophy and high technology design.
In 2010, the sale of the painting ''Das Meer II'' for US$865.000 made Ditsch the most expensive artist in Argentina. The same year he began his exhibition tour "GIRA NACIONAL Y POPULAR" (so far in: Santa Fe, Paraná, Rosario, Vienna, Mar del Plata, Mendoza). The exhibitions have an inclusive character and take place at public spaces with free entry.
In 2016 the painting ''Cosmigonon'' was sold for the record price of US$1.500.000.
In June 2016 Helmut Ditsch began to use his creative talent in music and recorded his first album "''Del Final de los Tiempos".'' The work of the artist includes music, lyrics, arrangement and voice. He also conducts an orchestra while playing the piano. Helmut Ditsch argues that his symphonic poems are the melody which you can also find on canvas. “''I conceive my paintings through music. In fact the colours have a tonal frequency. Therefore every time when I paint, I create a music score.’’''
In 2017 Helmut Ditsch begins his biggest painting ever. On a 2 x 12 metres big canvas he paints the famous Argentinian glacier Perito Moreno.
Selected works
* ''Cycle IV'', 1991 * ''Über dem Güßfeldt-Gletscher'', 1993 * ''Cerro Ameghino'', 1994 * ''Aconcagua'', 1994 * ''Klagenfurt Becken'', 1996 * ''Death Valley IV'', 1996 * ''Mountain Range'', 1998–1999 * ''Death Valley ?'', 1995–2000 * ''The Answer'', 1997–2000 * ''Ötscher'', 1998–2000 * ''Descalza'', 1999–2000 * ''Point Of No Return'', 2001 * ''Das Eis und die vergängliche Ewigkeit'', 2001–2002 * ''The ten commandments II'', 2002 * ''Los Hielos'', 2002 * ''Cosmigonon'', 2002 * ''Traunsee'', 2003 * ''Das Meer I'', 2004 * ''Cafayate'', 2004 * ''Perito Moreno'', 2004 * ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', 2004 * ''Das Meer II'', 2005 * ''Point Of No Return II'', 2005 * ''K2'', 2006Awards
* 1990 Master Class Award ofAcademy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908.
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, Austria
* 1993 Appreciation Prize of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research Austria
* 1997 Special prize of the Bau Holding Kunstforum
* 2010 Honorary Citizen of the General San MartÃn Partido
General San MartÃn Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an are ...
, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 2012 Cultural Award " Dr. Arturo Jauretche"
* 2012 Honorary master's degree from the Universidad Nacional de General San MartÃn (UNSAM)
References
Sources
* Carl Aigner: ''The Triumph of Nature. The Paintings of Helmut Ditsch''. Prestel Munich, Berlin, London, New York, 2005, * Carl Aigner:'' Helmut Ditsch: The Triumph of Painting''. Prestel Munich, Berlin, London, New York, 2009,External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ditsch, Helmut 1962 births Living people Austrian artists People from San MartÃn, Buenos Aires Argentine painters Argentine male painters Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Argentine people of Austrian descent Argentine people of German descent Argentine people of Italian descent