MANFRED HELLWEGER
SCULPTURES
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about
The Austrian sculptor Manfred Hellweger (*1986) lives and works in Pettneu am Arlberg and Nesselgarten near Fliess in Tyrol.
His artistic journey began at the Technical School for Art and Design in Elbigenalp (Tyrol), where he graduated as a sculptor in 2004. Driven by his passion for material and form, he soon established himself as a freelance artist. In 2013, he further honed his skills by earning a degree in stone sculpting from the renowned Technical School for Stone Working in Laas (South Tyrol).
Hellweger has participated in more than 30 international sculpture symposia and has shown his work in numerous national and international exhibitions. His sculptures can be found in collections around the world, including Japan, Singapore, USA, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Austria.
CREATIVE PROCESS AND INSPIRATION
The artist Manfred Hellweger explores fundamental questions of meaning and values in human existence. His art reflects the dynamics of life, the constant change of the world and the transience of all things.
His distinctive sculptures are primarily made of wood, stone and metal - materials that symbolize both solidity and mutability.
Hellweger deliberately uses simple geometric forms such as cubes, strips, planks, nails or shaped tubes. These elements are assembled through various techniques into mostly figurative works that taper toward the bottom. This artistic approach gives the impression that his sculptures visually dissolve into the vertical, creating a flowing, almost floating dynamic.
Through this formal language, the artist alludes to the impermanence of being: nothing remains as it is - everything is in motion, in development, in transition.
His works invite viewers to reflect on their own transience and to become more aware of the present moment.
Despite their minimalist formal language, Hellweger's sculptures are expressive and rich in symbolic depth. His deliberate reduction to the essential represents an attitude of mindfulness and simplicity - a plea against the increasing sensory overload and excess of the modern world.
His artistic credo is not "more and more," but rather "back to the essential.
In an age of relentless progress and fast-paced
living, Manfred Hellweger's works serve as a reminder, that true essence is often found in simplicity.
EXHIBITIONS
2024: ART VIENNA International Art Fair/ Orangerie Schönbrunn/ Vienna/ Austria
2024: North Sea island Spiekeroog, 1st Prize Sculpture Competition Kulturstiftung Spiekeroog / Germany
2023: „how do we want to live" - Weisses Kreuz in Fließ / Tyrol / Austria
2022: „Graffiti & Unplugged 9.2“ in Sigmundsried Castle / Tyrol / Austria
2021: „wood you agree?“ – Rechelerhaus Gallery in Ladis / Tyrol / Austria
2020: „Körperhaftes“ – Augenblick Gallery in Tannheim / Tyrol / Austria
2020: „20x20“ – Museum gallery Tarrenz / Tyrol / Austria
2020: 24. ART Innsbruck / Tyrol / Austria
2019: ART BOX Gallery in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2019: „Begegnungen“ - Kunstraum Pettneu / Tyrol / Austria
2019: „Natural Moments“ - Hegemann Gallery in Munich / Germany
2019: Hypo – Landesbank Vorarlberg in Lech / Vorarlberg / Austria
2018: ART BOX Gallery in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2018: „Graffiti & Unplugged 7.0“ in Sigmundsried Castle / Tyrol / Austria
2018: Volksbank Tirol – Landeck branch / Tyrol / Austria
2018: Group exhibition of BV in Verona / Italy
2018: 22. ART Innsbruck / Tyrol / Austria
2018: „Megalopolis“ – KreativRaum Gallery / Vienna / Austria
2017: Volksbank Tirol – St. Anton am Arlberg branch / Tyrol / Austria
2017: „Graffiti & Unplugged 6.0“ in Sigmundsried Castle / Tyrol / Austria
2017: „DREIDIMENSIONAL“ - BV Gallery Schloss Schönbrunn / Vienna / Austria
2017: Stage design for the Filmfest St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2016: „UsbekischÖsterreichischeFreundschaft“ in Sigmundsried Castle / Tyrol / Austria
2016: ART-HOF sculpture park in St. Konrad / Upper Austria / Austria
2015: Stage design for the Filmfest St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2015: Volksbank Tirol – Landeck branch / Tyrol / Austria
2015: „Symposium Exhibition“ - Kunstraum Pettneu / Tyrol / Austria
2014: Filmfest St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2014: Kaiser Art / Salzburg / Austria
2012: BV Gallery Kärnten / Carinthia / Austria
2011: „Holzkörper“ - Schloss Landeck Gallery / Tyrol / Austria
2011: „Abend der besonderen Art“ - Schnitzschule Elbigenalp / Tyrol / Austria
2010: Hypo- Landesbank Vorarlberg in Lech / Vorarlberg / Austria
2010: AK - Tyrolean art market in Landeck / Tyrol / Austria
2010: „natura-art 2010“ in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee / Salzburg / Austria
2009: „WIR=4“ - Kunsthaus-Sudhaus in Villach / Carinthia / Austria
2009: Volksbank Tirol – Landeck branch / Tyrol / Austria
2009: Raiffeisenbank Pettneu / Tyrol / Austria
2008: „Kultur am Berg“ – Alpe Dias in Kappl / Tyrol / Austria
2007: „Symposium Exhibition“ - Steinfeld / Carinthia / Austria
2005: Kunstraum Pettneu / Tyrol / Austria
SCULPTOR SYMPOSIUM
2021: Burgenwelt Ehrenberg in Reutte / Tyrol / Austria
2020: Plattling / Germany
2020: Kunstforum Salvesen in Tarrenz / Tyrol / Austria
2019: Lindern / Germany
2019: Schwabmünchen / Germany
2019: Stams / Tyrol / Austria
2019: 10. Klausberg ICE GAMES in Steinhaus - BEST OF / Italy
2018: 4. Kulinarik und Kunst Festival in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2018: Ice sculpture competition at "Art on Snow" in Bad Hofgastein / Salzburg / Austria
2017: Uderns / Tyrol / Austria
2016: 3. Kulinarik und Kunst Festival in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2015: „SkulpTour“ in Isen / Germany
2015: Pettneu am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2015: 6. Klausberg ICE GAMES in Steinhaus - 1st prize / Italy
2014: 5.Klausberg ICE GAMES in Steinhaus - 1st prize / Italy
2013: Arlberger Kulturtage in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2013: Snow Festival in St. Vigil - 2nd prize / Italy
2012: Berg im Drautal / Carinthia / Austria
2012: Steinhaus in the Ahrntal / Italy
2011: „KunstFluss“ – Symposim Schwendau / Tyrol / Austria
2011: „Kunst in Behringen“ – Hütscheroda - Nationalpark Hainich / Germany
2010: Zug / Vorarlberg / Austria
2010: Egg am See / Carinthia / Austria
2007: Pettneu am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2007: „Kunst im Luss“ - Lermoos / Tyrol / Austria
2007: Steinfeld / Carinthia / Austria
2005: „Von Innen nach Außen“ - Imst / Tyrol / Austria
2004: Mattsee / Salzburg / Austria
2003: Gurgltal / Tyrol / Austria
2003: „3 Länder Open Air“ - Wolkenstein / Italy
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2023: "time hole I" for the municipality of Grödig near Salzburg / Austria
2022: "human cubes 162" for the Technical University of Darmstadt / Germany
2021: Artistic interior design Intersport Tscherne Alpenstraße in Salzburg / Austria
2020: Artistic design „The Great Valluga“ Shop in St. Anton a./A. / Tyrol / Austria
2020: Artistic interior design Intersport Okay Megastore in Innsbruck / Tyrol / Austria
2018: "Falke" project in Ladis / Tyrol / Austria
2017: „Origami Butterflies“ in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2016: Sculptural group "Beschützer" in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2016: Artistic design of the water hiking trail in Ladis / Tyrol / Austria
2014: Entrance design Verwalltal in St. Anton am Arlberg / Tyrol / Austria
2012: Life-size sculpture St. Antonius for Hotel Anthony's in St. Anton / Tyrol / Austria
2007: "Path of reflection" in Telfs – 2nd station / Tyrol / Austria
AWARDS
2024: 1st prize sculpture competition of the Spiekeroog Cultural Foundation
with a solo exhibition on the North Sea island of Spiekeroog from May 2024 to May 2025
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Manfred Hellweger
Nesselgarten 421
6500 Fließ
phone: +43 664/ 421 576 1
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