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Stefan Maximilian Szczesny BIOGRAPHY
Born 1951 Munich, Germany. Known for: Expressionist flower and landscape painting, female nude, sculpture, ceramics.
Mainau Island. A Dream of Earthly Paradise. The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite... Read full biography
Mainau Island. A Dream of Earthly Paradise. The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne,... Read full biography
Mainau Island. A Dream of Earthly Paradise. The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne, with his bathers, and Henri Matisse, with his key work Luxe, Calme, et Volupté. Stefan Szczesny chose a whole island, Mainau, as the goal of his artistic longing, by stylizing and transforming it into... Read full biography
Mainau Island. A Dream of Earthly Paradise. The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne, with his bathers, and Henri Matisse, with his key work Luxe, Calme, et Volupté. Stefan Szczesny chose a whole island, Mainau, as the goal of his artistic longing, by stylizing and transforming it into his very personal, modern Arcadia. The island itself, embedded in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes, with its lush vegetation and an evening mood in the pale light, radiates a paradisaical calm and primal vibrancy. In this primeval... Read full biography
Mainau Island. A Dream of Earthly Paradise. The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne, with his bathers, and Henri Matisse, with his key work Luxe, Calme, et Volupté. Stefan Szczesny chose a whole island, Mainau, as the goal of his artistic longing, by stylizing and transforming it into his very personal, modern Arcadia. The island itself, embedded in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes, with its lush vegetation and an evening mood in the pale light, radiates a paradisaical calm and primal vibrancy. In this primeval mood, Stefan Szczesny has placed his sculptures - silhouettes of people, black, dark, enigmatic, accentuating... Read full biography
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Mainau Island
A Dream of Earthly Paradise
The yearning for Arcadia and the dream of an earthly paradise have always fascinated people. So it's no wonder that this yearning has also been a favorite subject for painters and poets. Two great names in modern painting stand for this: Paul Cézanne, with his bathers, and Henri Matisse, with his key work Luxe, Calme, et Volupté.
Stefan Szczesny chose a whole island, Mainau, as the goal of his artistic longing, by stylizing and transforming it into his very personal, modern Arcadia. The island itself, embedded in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes, with its lush vegetation and an evening mood in the pale light, radiates a paradisaical calm and ...But wait, there's more...
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