Robert Lettner, Die Bilder zur Magischen Geometrie. Photo: Matthias Herrmann


Starting with the search for up-to-date forms of realism in painting, Robert Lettner (who was born in Eine, France, in 1943) is above all interested in the analysis of picture production itself, alongside the presentation of social and political issues. The attempt to conceive plein air painting as structure meets with success in his most recent work, where his spontaneous drawings made out-of-doors were later submitted to digital technology. Robert Lettner is presenting the result of the amalgamation of an organic process (i.e. drawing, which is dependent on psyche and artistic abilities) with an inorganic medium, the computer, in his exhibition entitled "Pictures on Magical Geometry" in the Secession.


PUBLICATION

ROBERT LETTNER Die Kunst ist erlöst, das Rätsel ist zu Ende Bilder zur magischen Geometrie 48 pages, 30 colored illustrations, 10 b/w illustrations authors: Harald Krämer, Robert Lettner Secession 1998, ISBN: 3-901926-01-1 ___________________ available in the shop

Four short lectures will be given in the Secession at 6 p.m. on December 5, 1998, to supplement the presentation of the book "Contributions to Current Artistic Debate: Ornament". The participants are Harald Krämer, Mara Reissberger, Burghard Schmidt and Christoph Überhuber.

HERBERT BRANDL  ROBERT LETTNER  MICHAEL ZINGANEL  MARC ADRIAN

EXHIBITION PROGRAM 1998

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