Wolfgang Semmelrock

Wolfgang Semmelrock, was born in Austria in 1971 and raised in Germany. He lives and works in Vienna and in Chicago.

Coming from a background in architecture, he was particularly interested in experimental architecture and above all in inflatable structures and objects. He worked for artists like Jeff Koons and Gerwald Rockenschaub and soon developed and exhibited his own works. Inspired by geometrical structures, he started his career by creating inflatable objects such as the CUBE, which draw on the energetic and physical principals of life and the universe in general, at the same time exploring the invisible psyche and the unconscious mind. The onset of a myopathy caused him to intensify his search for self-awareness and to deepen his personal experience. His paintings are an expression of these processes which also inform his creative output. In Asian calligraphy, martial arts, ZEN meditation and archery, transpersonal psychology and art therapy he found the teachings to aid him in a better understanding.

In 2001, he held his first exhibition presenting and performing inflatable objects at the Museum of Contemporary and Applied Arts in Vienna, at the same time studying East Asian calligraphy with a Japanese ZEN master in ...

1990 Abitur / Baden-Baden / Germany_
1990- 1993 Learning ArtSteelwork and Design Studies in Hannover / Germany
1992-1999 working as DJ Electronic/D&B/Tech
1993-1998 Studies in Architecture - Technical University Vienna / A
1998-2003 Studies and Works on experimental Architecture and pneumatic Art /A/UK/USA_
2003-2009 Studies East-Asian calligraphy & modern painting with Kazuaki Tanahashi / A / USA _
2006-2008 Training in multi-media Art-Therapy / OeAGG / Vienna / A and since 2013: certified practitioner by Stanislav Grof / USA
2008 International Summeracademy / Painting / Zhou Brothers / Salzburg / A
2009 Artist in Residence at the Zhou B. Art Center / Chicago / USA
2010 Artist in Residence at Villa Sträuli/ Winterthur / CH
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Since 2019: Member / Association of Austrian Artists - Künstlerhaus Vienna / A
Since 2001: Member / Art-Association of Carinthia -Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt / A
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Art-Award 2003 - Bank Austria, Gallery 3 / A
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Longer Journeys and Residencies:(+/more 1 Month ) India, France, Germany, USA , UK and Switzerland
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Main Studio in Vienna and temporary in Chicago.

2021 / 07-08 4th Edition "PlanetenKlang 2021" at the Alban Berg Waldvilla & Park in Auen / Lake Wörthersee/ Carinthia / A
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2021 SoundInstallation #1(3rdEditionPlanetenKlang) permanent installation at the park - Gallery Sikoronja / Carinthia / A
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2020 SoundInstallation#1(3rdEditionPlanetenKlang) Presentation and Live-Concert - Gallery Sikoronja / Carinthia / A
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2020 POP-UP Gallery "PlanetenKlang" @ Lindenplatz1- self-curated project - with works from Wedenig - Fischer-Kondratovich - Michenthaler - Semmelrock / MariaWörth am Wörthersee / Carinthia / A
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2020 / 07-08 3rd Edition "PlanetenKlang 2020" at the Alban Berg Waldvilla & Park in Auen / Lake Wörthersee/ Carinthia / A
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#photography #public
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2020 / 03-05 Hartmann.Vienna - St.Stephens place -
Painting-Sculpture and paintings -Display/Window and showroom - Vienna / A
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2020 / 01-04 KunstRaum Villach - GroupExhibition "Art for kaz." - E. Wedenig - R. Zec...