Artist: Marlene Heidinger
Displayed work: Hinterher II., 2023, oil on canvas, 90 x 125 cm
Marlene Heidinger (*1996, Vienna) lives and works in Vienna. She studied painting and animation film at the University of Applied Arts and the ÉCV in Paris. In her work, she explores relationships, sociodynamics, and privacy in modern media. In Seeboden am Millstätter See, she presents a work from the series POLONAISE – dancing on the abyss. In this series, the artist explores a fundamental characteristic of festivals – their transience.
Interview (published in September 2022) with Marlene Heidinger
Marlene Heidinger – www.marlene-heidinger.com
Artist: Stefan Zsaitsits
Displayed work: Doom, 2025, Graphite on paper, 40 x 30 cm
Stefan Zsaitsits (*1981, Hainburg an der Donau) lives and works in Lower Austria. He studied painting at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In Seeboden am Millstätter See, he presents the drawing Doom, a work situated between intimacy and isolation. His predominantly drawing-based works explore inner worlds, emotional states, and the fragility of human identity. They weave together fiction and reality, order and chaos, reason and absurdity—fragments of life forming a paradoxical whole.
Interview (published in August 2021) with Stefan Zsaitsits
Stefan Zsaitsits – www.zsaitsits.com
Artist: Josefine Schulz
Displayed work: Class of 2024, 2024, oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
Josefine Schulz lives and works in Leipzig. She studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden and at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris. Her work explores the realities of life for her generation and the visual influences that shape them. The theme of friendship is a constant presence in her practice. She presents Class of 2024, a humorous depiction of a diverse group of dogs posed as if for a class photo.
Interview (published in October 2024) with Josefine Schulz
Josefine Schulz – www.josefineschulz.com
Artist: Nikolija Stanojević
Displayed work: Politics Year, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 85 cm
The Serbian artist Nikolija Stanojević studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Before that, she attended the School of Design in Belgrade and the Art University in Barcelona, where she focused on fashion. Her multidisciplinary practice encompasses video, animation, photography, sculpture, painting, and textile techniques. At the core of her work are everyday situations and the observation of people she regularly encounters.
Nikolija Stanojević – www.instagram.com/nikolija_stanojevic
Artist: Leonard Schwarz
Displayed work: Tuscany Exit, 2022, oil on canvas, 95 x 85 cm
Leonard Schwarz (*1997) lives and works in Vienna. He grew up in Leipzig and initially completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter. He has studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna since 2021. A strong color palette characterizes his works, oscillating between figuration and abstraction. Concrete forms are recognizable, combine with their surroundings, and dissolve into abstract areas of color.
Interview (published in March 2024) with Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz – www.instagram.com/leonard.schwarz
Artist: Nie Shiwei 聂世伟
Displayed work: Close Relationship, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 99,5 x 119,5 cm
Nie Shiwei, born in 1983 in Shandong, graduated from the Mural Painting Department of the China Academy of Art in 2008, and now lives and works in Beijing. Nie Shiwei works in painting, ceramics, and sculpture. His works are often inspired by art history or everyday images to develop new viewing logics, and he constantly seeks to re-establish the description of the body, space, emotions, and moods in a more intuitive way and with a deeper sense of self, to form new forms and narratives.
Nie Shiwei – www.instagram.com/nieshiwei/
Blue Mountain Contemporary Art BMCA – www.bmca-art.com
Lukas Matuschek’s pictures are based on conversations via mobile messaging platforms. Each work summarizes instances that are exchanged via photos in group chats. In Seeboden on Lake Millstatt, he is presenting a study from the series “Conversations about the weather (Schirokko)”. The series highlights the transformative power of the Sahara wind and shows a group of islands off the coast of Greece. The motifs come from a friend who sailed for several days amid sandstorms in this region.
Lukas Matuschek – www.lukasmatuschek.com, www.instagram.com/lukas.matuschek/
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Artist: Anna Kuen
Displayed work: „[‚hɪnndɐm bəɐg bʀənnt͡s]“ #5, 2020, acrylic, oil, oil stick, graphite on canvas, 150 x 180 cm
The German artist Anna Kuen studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Daniel Richter. In her abstract paintings, large-format series with contrasting color compositions and angular and organic structures meet, often inspired by the landscape of her native Bavaria. Anna Kuen lives and works in Berlin. In addition to her work as an artist, she travels the world as a model and DJ.
Interview (published in May 2022) with Anne Kuen
Anna Kuen – www.annakuen.de
Artist: Greta Pllana
Displayed work: Cardo, 2022, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 140 x 90 cm
Greta Pllana (*1992, Durrës, Albania) studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Her pictures arise from the intimacy between the present and the past. They can be read as peelings whose roots reach into the artist’s memories. In Seeboden on Lake Millstatt, the artist presents a work from the ‘Fiori Spinosi’ (Thorn Flowers). In this series, Greta Pllana places the thorns at the center of her work.
Greta Pllana – www.instagram.com/greta.pllana
Artist: David Mase
Displayed work: Accomplices, 2023, oil on canvas, 180 x 160 cm
David Mase (*1986, Klagenfurt) devotes himself to painting, graphics, sculpture, and site-specific installations. In his works, he explores the boundaries between abstraction and representationalism and processes contemporary themes in sometimes absurd compositions. Accomplices is part of a series that deals with the dynamics of groups. Pastel areas of colour and abstract body parts merge into a scenery. The boundaries between people and landscape, identity and togetherness become blurred.
David Mase – www.davidmase.com
Artist: Kristína Mésároš
Displayed work: Speed V, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm
Kristina Mésároš (*1981, Šaľa) is a Slovakian artist who lives and works in the municipality of Scharndorf in Austria. In her work, she depicts the perception of the world around her in a narrative way. She is often described as a protagonist of magical realism or neo-romanticism. In Seeboden am Millstätter See, she presents a work from the series „frozen“. This series thematizes the moment of full concentration, when time seems to stand still, and the unexpected awaits.
Interview (published in November 2023) with Kristina Mésároš
Kristina Mésároš – www.kristinamesaros.com
This initiative goes beyond mere visual impressions; it is dedicated to fostering dialogue and interaction. Les Nouveaux Riches is committed to shaping contemporary communication within the realms of art and culture while continuously establishing inventive presentation spaces. The realization of this project has been made possible through the generous support of Mag. Ulrike Ertl, the vitrine proprietor, and with Land Kärnten Kultur’s financial support. Explore additional events across Carinthia at www.veranstaltungen.kaernten.at.
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