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MANFREd kIELNHOFER

Lives and works in Linz, Austria

SEARCH THE ARTIST ONLINE www.kielnhofer.at

Time guards: Figurative sculpture installations take on new meaning
within the context of location. Art of the highest human form. Manfred
kielnhofer’s sculptures accomplish this task. The transitory nature of
the work remind me of Antony gormley’s public sculptures, especially
his “Another Place” series of a 200 craggy, metal figures on the ocean
beach. But, the Austrian artist’s work conjure up a more ethereal,
mystical quality. They’re shrouded in mystery calling out their ancestors
and their progeny. when the viewer looks from particular angles, they
become diaphanous, almost soulless - like the ring-wraiths, the Nazgul,
from The Lord of the Rings or even a rougher-hewn predecessor in
Prague. Even the introductory paragraph of the Austrian artist’s site
reads like the opening to an ancient future, calling on the Druids of
Stonehenge and the crusaders of Everquest or the worlds of Myst.
In the ages of the ancient advanced civilizations the presence of the
guardians of Time was recognized with respect, reverence and humility.
Over the millennia a new mystery was formed and only a few chosen
ones, like high priests, spiritual masters and shamans were granted
to study it. They were the ones that got a deeper insight in the secret
of THE TIME gUARDIANS. The beings were referred to as visitors from
other systems, protectors or destroyers and even gods.
Spirit guards by Trent gilliss, Online Editor

 BLaCK sPIrIt GUarDs
2008 POLYESTER AND SYNTHETIC FIBER 35x35x66 IN. /90x90x170 CM. [EACH] 

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