A recurring theme in the work of Michael Kienzer is the relationship between object and material. His deployment of techniques, such as wrapping, tying, and rolling, which become visible as shifts in context – at second glance – is characteristic for his work.
Michael Kienzer was born in 1962 in the Austrian city of Steyr. He attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Graz and later studied sculpture with Bruno Gironcoli at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His artistic style has garnered him numerous awards, most recently the Art Austria Award in 2013. Kienzer lives and works in Vienna; in recent years, his work was displayed in various museums and galleries in Austria and Switzerland.
