"The five sacred Mountains of China" Var. B (Diptych) - Limited Edition of 3 Artwork

Harald Gsaller is an Austrian contemporary artist and writer. Artist's Statement: Gsaller’s practice encompasses the use of digital drawing / graphics, photography, video, text-image emblems and lecture performances / artist’s lectures. The artist draws inspiration from the heritage of (Western) philosophy, rhetorics, science and art – in line with the motto “Something open”; since 2005 he has been influenced by (Chinese) Daoist philosophy, religion and visual culture, referring to this artistic research as “Un-curating the Dao". ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Comment: Chinese connoisseurs of art sometimes state that Chinese philosophy and art “need a deep understanding”. An Austrian / Western artist might observe that there are excellent Chinese pianists, philosophers or contemporary artists who have deeply felt “their” Schubert or Heidegger or Kosuth …