Friedrich Haugg

I am back. Let me tell.
Born 1945 I grew up surrounded by art. My aunt a professional fabric designer, my grandfather hobby carver and my uncle map designer and passionate drawer and watercolor painter. Particularly from him I was teached in the basics of drawing and composition. From these early years stems my enthusiasm for art. Paper, pencils, paint brushs and colors I kept it always ready to produce a picture.

Later on I was lucky enough to have a great teacher and artist, Prof. Maillinger, who taught me all the techniques and the art history as well. These years shaped my taste. Velazquez, Goya, Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Matisse, Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger and some of the american pop art artists are still my favorites. Later Edward Hopper, Willem de Kooning and Francis Bacon joined them. I'm convinced now that informel (often mistakenly called abstract painting) is the most difficult style with the greatest potential of abuse. So I do it very carefully with a large expenditure of time. The use of alcohol or drugs does not seem useful to me.
Years together with Ruth Kohler-Prym and Gunter Radloff and the group 'Spur' at the 'Feldafinger Malschule' I was introduced and trained in the essences of making honest true art, whateve...

Drawing and composition: My uncle Hermann Haugg
All techniques: Prof. Maillinger
Best of painting: Ruth Prym-Kohler
see detailed at 'about me'

Various exhibitions in the early 90's
see at 'about me'