Alfredo Barsuglia

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Alfredo Barsuglia
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Born1980 (age 45–46)
Graz
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Applied Arts Vienna
OccupationContemporary artist

Alfredo Barsuglia (*1980 in Graz) is a Austrian contemporary artist..[1]

Life and work

Barsuglia studied painting and graphic art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Vienna and at the Academy of Fine Arts Krakow (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych) from 1999 to 2003. In 2019 and 2022/2023 he taught the course Public Space and Media at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Alfredo Barsuglia lives and works in Vienna.[1]

Alfredo Barsuglia's work is multimedia. His oeuvre includes painting, sculpture, installations and interventions, often in public spaces, which pursue performative and participatory aspects, right through to video art.[2] Since 2007, he has also been regularly responsible for stage design and scenography, including at Tanzquartier[1], brut Theater[3] and the ImPulsTanz-Festival.[4] His works deal with socio-politically relevant themes such as economics, ecology, the treatment of nature and the boundary between the private and public spheres.[5]

Alfredo Barsuglia's artistic practice revolves around exploring the complex relationship between art and society with the aim of stimulating a discourse on social issues. He uses various media such as painting, photography and sculpture to reflect and question social, economic and environmental values. Barsuglia's works often question expectations, counter situations and deal with socio-politically controversial topics. In this way, he creates art that delves deep into the complexity of the world and causes confusion in the viewer.[6]

He is known for numerous projects in public spaces, including “Social Pool” (permanent since 2014)[7] in the Mojave-Desert, „Mariainsel“ (2018) in Fürstenfeld[8] and „Suahtsnuk“ (2021) in Graz.[9] „Das letzte Haus“ at Museumsquartier Wien (2022)[10] or „Wohnkultur“ at museumkrems in Krems (2023)[11] address our cultural traces, the so-called ''throw-away society“ and at the same time highlight the relevance and possibilities of resource conservation and upcyclingh.[12]

His paintings are mostly still lifes, which often show small deviations or material additions within the canvas, which at first glance usually appear to have no connection with what is being painted. Through such irritations, as well as through misleading work titles, Barsuglia explores the concept of language and the creation of meaning and engages recipients in a playful dialogue with the artwork. He creates meaning and engages recipients in a playful dialog with the artwork. His still lifes are usually characterized by a minimalist but very precise depiction of a wide variety of objects such as fruit, animals or everyday objects, depicted on thinly primed canvas or wood. Even if slight shading sometimes indicates a space within the canvas, the paintings do not depict any spatiality or background. The emptiness around the motif lends it a detached and sublime character.[12][13]

“For me, these paintings represent something pure and untouched. The motif, which I find aesthetically pleasing, is detached from its surroundings, from irritation and distraction. It has something meditative, pure. I see the subject as a portrait. Whether fruit, animal or object, I always try to capture their character.

The things depicted have something sublime, superhuman, transcendental. The “emptiness” around the motif plays a major role in this. Depending on the motif, a larger or smaller empty area is needed to create a balanced relationship between the image and the surrounding space. I simply like this kind of painting.”|title=Interview|source=|author=Alfredo Barsuglia}}

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Alfredo Barsuglia has already received numerous awards, including the Monsignore Otto Mauer Preis[15], the City of Vienna Art Promotion Prize [16] and the Theodor Körner Prize.[1] In 2006, the MAK-Schindler Scholarship[17] enabled him to spend time in Los Angeles, followed by further scholarships, including the State Scholarship in 2017[1] and, most recently, a scholarship at the Bridderhaus in Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg in 2024[18].

His works have been exhibited at the Lentos Art Museum in Linz[19], the Museum Liaunig in Neuhaus, the Pinakothek der Moderne[20] in Munich, the Leopold Museum in Vienna[1], the Kunsthaus Graz[21], the Konschthal[22] in Esch-sur-Alzette, the Bank Austria Kunstforum[23] Wien, at the MMKK Museum of Modern Art Carinthia[24] in Klagenfurt, the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts[25] in Vienna, the MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma / Testaccio[26] and the mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna[27]

His works are represented in numerous museum collections, including the Leopold Museum in Vienna, the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna[28] in Wien, the Wien Museum, the Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz, the Upper Austrian State Museum in Linz, the Vorarlberg Museum in Bregenz, the Museum Liaunig[29] in Neuhaus, the Dom Museum in Vienna and the Neue Galerie in Graz.[1]

Awards and scholarships (selection)

  • 2019 Monsignor Otto Mauer Art Award, Vienna
  • 2018 Strabag Art Award International, Recognition Award, Vienna
  • 2017 Austrian State Grant for Fine Arts
  • 2017 Neptun, Austrian State Grand for Water, Vienna
  • 2016 Art Award of the Province of Styria, Graz (con-tempus Award)
  • 2015 Art Award of the City of Vienna
  • 2013 Theodor Körner Art Award, Vienna
  • 2011 Walter Koschatzky Art Award, Recognition Award, Vienna
  • 2010 Art Award of the Province of Styria, Graz (Humanic Award)
  • 2010 Foreign Scholarship of the Province of Styria, New York
  • 2008 JTHAR Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, Joshua Tree, California
  • 2007 Art Award of the City of Graz
  • 2006 MAK Schindler Artists and Architects in Residence, Los Angeles

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Performances (selection)

  • 2022: From the Origins, ImPulsTanz, Research Project, Vienna
  • 2017: Loss, together with Jasmin Hoffer and Oleg Soulimenko, ImPulsTanz Festival, Leopold Museum, Vienna; brut Theater, Vienna; Halle für Kunst Steiermark, Graz; RIMI/IMIR SceneKunst, Stavanger, Norway (2018)
  • 2016: Brihdy, unttld contemporary, Vienna

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Stage Design and Scenography (selection)

  • 2025: Transient Shifts, concept: Akemi Takeya, ImPulsTanz Fesitval, Odeon Theater, Vienna
  • 2025: Roll over and over, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, brut Wien, Vienna
  • 2024: Cloth Ball Square, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2023: The weather is nice, let’s picnic, Parasol, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2022: Sleeping Duty, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2020: Beauty of mess, trash and unknown desires, Concept: Jasmin Hoffer and Oleg Soulimenko, brut Wien, Vienna
  • 2019: Origins, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2014: The Dance I Don’t Want To Remember, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2009: Easy Come, Easy Go, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna
  • 2007: Elegy for the Brave, concept: Oleg Soulimenko, Tanzquartier Wien, Vienna

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Art in Public Space and Art in Architecture (selection)

  • 2021: Abriss :: Alfredo Barsuglia and the Collection of the City of Graz, Graz
  • 2021: Suahtsnuk, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz
  • 2018: Mariainsel, 6th Water Biennal, KiöR Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, Fürstenfeld (permanent)
  • 2014: Social Pool, Mojave Desert, in cooperation with MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, USA

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Barsuglia, Alfredo (2024-09-04). "Biography". alfredobarsuglia.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  2. ↑ Barsuglia, Alfredo (2024). april (in Deutsch and English). München: Hirmer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7774-4333-1.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 brut Wien. "Alfredo Barsuglia" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Alfredo Barsuglia (AT) | Biografie" (in Deutsch). impulstanz.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Alfredo Barsuglia". GALERIE3 (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  6. ↑ ArtFacts. "Alfredo Barsuglia | Artist" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Social Pool - Alfredo Barsuglia". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Mariainsel - Alfredo Barsuglia". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  9. ↑ "3 Fragen an...Alfredo Barsuglia". 2021.steiermarkschau.at. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  10. ↑ "MQ Art Box: Alfredo Barsuglia - Das letzte Haus" (in Deutsch). mqw.at. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  11. ↑ "Alfredo Barsuglia - Wohnkultur" (in Deutsch). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Alfredo Barsuglia". GALERIE3 (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  13. ↑ "Ansiin". GALERIE3 (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  14. ↑ "Ansiin". GALERIE3 (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  15. ↑ "Otto Mauer Fondations, Otto Mauer Preis 2019 - Alfredo Barsuglia". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  16. ↑ "Förderungspreis der Stadt Wien, Bildende Kunst (seit 1951)". geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  17. ↑ "MAK - Schindler Scholarship". mak.at3. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  18. ↑ "Alfredo Barsuglia". Bridderhaus (in français). Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  19. ↑ "Fremde | Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz". English. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  20. ↑ Barsuglia, Alfredo. "website".
  21. ↑ "SteiermarkSchau - Ausstellungen - Kunsthaus Graz". 2021.steiermarkschau.at. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  22. ↑ "Schaufenster 1". Konschthal. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  23. ↑ "Alfredo Barsuglia: Take on me - Ausstellungen - Kunstforum Wien". www.kunstforumwien.at. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  24. ↑ MMKK. "Ausstellungsarchiv".
  25. ↑ MAK. "Exhibition - Alfredo Barsuglia".
  26. ↑ "Biennale MArteLive – UNA COSA INCREDIBILE È SUCCESSA – Installazione multimediale di Alfredo Barsuglia". Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  27. ↑ wien, basis. "basis wien - 4/4 kunst bei wittmann. Alfredo Barsuglia. Not at Home". www.basis-wien.at (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  28. ↑ "MAK Sammlung Online" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  29. ↑ "Künstler - Zeitgenössische Kunst - Sammlungen - Museum Liaunig". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  30. ↑ "You searched for Oleg Soulimenko". Tanzquartier Wien (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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