Christian Nesvadba
Christian
Nesvadba was born to paint. His eye for color, movement, and mood
are exquisite, and his riotous Impressionist flowers are only
beginning to receive the attention they merit.
His first major award was the prestigious SalzBurger Kulturzfonds
Prize, earned in 1997 when the artist was just twenty years old.
Two one-man shows in Salzberg (premiere) and in Linz followed in
1998. He enjoyed a One-Man Exhibition at the Galerie Opernring in
Vienna in 1999, and his US debut at the NY Art Expo 2000 with Paul
Robinson, Inc. - all before age 23. Clearly, this is a prodigious
talent that will only continue to grow.
Nesvadba was born in 1997 in Vienna, son and grandson of
successful painters. His father, the celebrated landscape artist
Gerhard Nesvadba, was his first tutor. The boy's gift was
recognized early, and after starting at regular school, he was
transferred to one that specialized in drawing and engineering.
But these fields were too rigid; too technical for the emerging
artist who was finding his own voice after learning everything he
could from his father.
The
artist travels extensively, photographing flowers in every light,
every season, every arrangement. He doesn't copy from his photos,
but uses the to springboard into his own brilliantly Expressionist
world, where function fuses with form and color is everything.
Nesvadba's paintings nearly explode with color and light. His
cobalt blues are in sharp contrast with his bright, fiery reds and
startling yellows, casually arranged against beds of cooler
greens. These are not precise botanicals, but bold, vibrant
statements of life that will continue to be extremely collectable.
