Kunstnik
Antonio Hase
Antonio Hase sündis 1963. aastal Lääne-Bosnias perekonnanimega Draganović. 1984. aastal saabus ta Hamburgi, seejärel elas Luzernis, ning sellest ajast peale elab ja töötab Münchenis. Erakordselt mitmekülgne kunstnik — maalikunstnik, romaanikirjanik, stsenarist, näitleja ja režissöör — on ta pühendunud kujutavale kunstile juba üle neljakümne aasta.
Rühmanäitustel osaleb ta alates 1985. aastast ja isikunäitusi korraldab alates 1986. aastast — seni on neid olnud kümme. Tema tööd asuvad erakogudes Saksamaal, Šveitsis, Kanadas, Horvaatias ja USA-s. Horvaadi-saksa maalikunstnikuna on ta viimastel aastatel pälvinud üha laiemat rahvusvahelist tunnustust.
Tema maalikunst on juurdunud abstraktsiooni — valik, mis kujunes 1980. aastate keskpaigas sõpruses Vlado Kristliga, kes juhatas ta abstraktsiooni maailma ja tutvustas suurele saksa informel-maalijale Emil Schumacherile. Nelja aastakümne töö jooksul, konstruktivismist dekonstruktivismini, on ta kinnistunud kui dekonstruktivismi teerajaja maalikunstis.
Inspirations and dedications – Emil Schumacher, Vlado Kristl and Antonio Hase
"The motif of my painting is always a dedication to Schumacher and Kristl."
Antonio Hase's artistic path was shaped by encounters with great names of world art. As early as the eighties, his friend Vlado Kristl introduced him to the German painter Emil Schumacher. That meeting left a deep mark on Hase, awakening a profound bond with abstract expression to which he has remained faithful ever since.
At that meeting Hase promised Schumacher that he would follow his path and devote himself to abstraction. Although both Schumacher and Kristl have since passed away, their presence lives on strongly in Hase's work. He turned their legacy into one of his significant works – a painting with the motif of a monument and an urn as a symbolic dedication to Schumacher, while scattered flower petals fall onto the urn in memory of Vlado Kristl.
Hase explains that the petals of Kristl's flowers also carry a personal meaning – they stand for the moment Kristl introduced him to Schumacher. The painting was exhibited and drew great interest, although at the time the artist had no chance to speak about its meaning in detail. Today he wants to share that story and show the deeply personal dimension of his work.
With these works Antonio Hase not only keeps the memory of his friends and mentors alive, but shows that art can be a bridge between generations and a lasting message of gratitude.
