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Marianne Maderna
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| Born | 6 March 1944 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | Federal Training and Research Institute of Graphic Arts Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| Known for | Sculpture Installation |
| Awards | Honorary Prize of Lower Austria 1991 Prize of the City of Vienna 1996 |
Marianne Maderna (born 1944) is an Austrian artist. She is known for her unique "installation art." This means she creates art that fills a whole space, often using many different objects and materials.
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About Marianne Maderna's Life
Marianne Maderna was born in Austria in 1944. Her mother, Katharina, worked with books. Her father, Karl Bruckner, wrote books for children.
Early Life and Education
From 1959 to 1964, Marianne studied at the Graphic Training and Research Institute in Vienna, Austria. After a short time in the United States, she came back to Austria. She then went to the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, finishing her studies in 1969.
Awards and Recognition
Marianne Maderna has received important awards for her art. In 1991, she won the Honorary Prize of Lower Austria. In 1996, she was given the City of Vienna Prize for Visual Art. Today, Marianne lives in Vienna and also in Aggsbach, a town in Lower Austria. In 2014, she helped start the MMMuseum in the Aggsbach Charterhouse.
Where to See Her Art
You can find Marianne Maderna's artworks in many famous places. These include the Artothek des Bundes in Vienna and the Austrian Museum of the 21st Century. Her art is also in the Albertina Graphic Collection and the MUSA Collection of the City of Vienna. Other places include the LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz and the Austrian Sculpture Park in Graz.
Marianne Maderna's Artworks
Marianne Maderna is an artist who works in many different ways. She creates installations, performs, and combines various art forms. Her art often explores important social topics. She looks at how people behave and how power structures work in society.
Exploring Human Behavior Through Art
Maderna uses sculpture, video, drawing, and even live performances in her art. She also includes improvised music and poetic texts. She tries to find new ways to show and understand human actions and social rules.
Notable Art Projects
In 2005, Marianne Maderna did a climbing performance. She painted graffiti on a flak tower in Vienna. This tower was built during the Second World War.
In 2013, she created a huge art project called "Humanimals." This was shown at the Dominican Church in Krems. It was a large installation with thousands of sculptures that glowed in the dark. It also had a hand-drawn 3D animation that you could walk through. In the same year, she walked across the Danube River using special shoes she made herself. She did this dressed as a female pope.
In 2015, the University of Vienna celebrated its 650th birthday. For this event, Marianne Maderna created 36 busts (sculptures of heads and shoulders) of famous women. These were placed next to the 153 busts of famous men already at the university. This project was called "Radical Busts."
Solo Exhibitions
Marianne Maderna has had many solo art shows. Here are some of them:
- 2015 Radical Busts, Arkadenhof, University of Vienna
- 2014 Foundation of the MMMuseum in the Aggsbach Charterhouse
- 2013 Humanimals, Dominican Church / Krems, Zeitkunst, Lower Austria
- 2011 Mighties & Frighties & Academy mm, Palais Kabelwerk / Artspace, Vienna
- 2006 One To, kunsthaus muerz, Mürzzuschlag
- 2005 One To, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- 2005 Budhines, Christines ..., installation and graffiti performance, Flakturm Arenbergpark, Vienna
- 1996 Das erste Haus, Architekturzentrum Wien Museumsquartier, Vienna
- 1991 Raum und Ausgang, Wiener Secession
- 1987 Skulpturen im Umraum, Wiener Secession
- 1984 Skulpturen und Zeichen, Landesmuseum Niederösterreich, Vienna
- 1982 Marianne Maderna, Wiener Secession
Catalogues
Marianne Maderna's art and ideas are also featured in several books, known as catalogues. These books often include pictures of her work and essays by different writers. Some of these catalogues are:
- Radical Busts
- Humanimals. Zeitkunst Lower Austria
- Historysteria
- Raum und Ausgang
