Photo: Martin Geier
Paul Renner
Paul Renner, born in 1957 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, lives and works in Austria and Italy.
His creative work is underpinned by the idea of art as synaesthetic perception. His approach, which focuses on the notion of the comprehensive work (Gesamtkunstwerk), is anarchic, subversive and experimental. His exhibition projects culminate in theatrical soirées in which a broad spectrum of artistic genres is interfused with culinary culture.
For the Restaurant Wunderkammer in the Almhof Schneider Renner painted 114 wooden panels depicting hallucinogenic plants, each referencing historical figures from art and literature. Black and white portraits of these figures can be seen in several places throughout the hotel.
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