Gardens

Source of inspiration, terrain for nature research, refuge, or fascinating setting for entertainment, the garden is a place of encounter between man and nature. The new exhibition in the Infeld House of Culture is dedicated to the development of landscaped nature in art. The more than one hundred displayed oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints come from the Infeld collection and were created by artists of different art movements since the end of the 19th century up to now.   

The exhibition focuses on the works by representatives of the Vienna school of fantastic realism, among which are the fabulous creations of plants by Wolfgang Hutter. The theme of the garden for a painter of naïve art proves to be particularly appealing. Variations range from oversized ornately towering flowers by Ivan Rabuzin to realistic functional representative orchards by Mara Puskaric Petras.

Sexy interpretations on the subject are provided by outsiders and "Art Brut" artists. There are minimalist, sparsely represented tulips by Oswald Tschirtner, opulent flower productions by Fritz Opitz, and pedantically arranged flowers by Heinrich Reisenbauer.

Watching the scenery made up of plants and trees and its constant change due to light, wind, sun and clouds also inspired the painters of the artist group "Realities" (Franz Ringel, Robert Zeppel-Sperl) to create fascinating images of garden and floral compositions.

Finally, pop art is also represented at the show at the Infeld House of Culture with silkscreen prints in several color variations with a four-flower motif by Andy Warhol and the color explosion in a public park by James Rizzi.

Works by Josef Dobrowsky and Oskar Kokoschka, who belong to the Austrian classic, complete the garden show on canvas and paper.