Peter Niedertscheider
Peter Niedertscheider, born in Lienz (AT) in 1972, studied with Alfred Hrdlicka and Brigitte Kowanz at the Vienna Academy of Applied Arts.
His preferred material is marble, for its qualities as material and for its examples in art history – both of which give rise to complex questions. He relates the stone statue of the human figure to modern spaces, opening up new possibilities for contemporary figurative sculpture. In his research, Niedertscheider also makes use of video, photography and performance. A space is not the frame for a composition, but the prerequisite for a certain disposition – a possible arrangement of cultural experiences. This applies both to individual fully sculptured figures or groups and to the disposition of mass figures in his reliefs, in which he builds on the technique of "rilievo schiacciato", evolved during the early Renaissance.
Solo exhibitions: 2013 Marmorarbeiten, Galerie Trapp, Salzburg. 2009 Bildzeitraum 3, Schloss Bruck, Museum der Stadt Lienz (AT).
Group exhibitions: 2012 Heimspiel, Kunstwerkstatt Lienz (AT). Warm up, Galerie Gaudens Pedit, Kitzbühel. 2011 DolomitenDomino I, Galerie Gaudens Pedit, Lienz (AT).
Publications
Anja Werkl (ed.), DolomitenDomino I, Folio Verlag, Vienna, Bolzano 2012.
Peter Niedertscheider (ed.), Peter Niedertscheider, self-published, Lienz 2010.
Professor Hilde-Goldschmidt-Stiftung (ed.), Professor-Hilde-Goldschmidt-Preis 1997–2009, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna 2010.
Kunstpreis der Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG 2008, exh. cat. Kunstbrücke, Innsbruck, 2008.