O artista
Antonio Hase
Antonio Hase naceu en 1963 na Bosnia occidental co apelido Draganović. Chegou a Hamburgo en 1984, despois viviu en Lucerna e desde entón vive e traballa en Múnic. Artista dunha versatilidade notable — pintor, novelista, guionista, actor e director —, leva máis de corenta anos dedicado ás artes visuais.
Participa en exposicións colectivas desde 1985 e en individuais desde 1986 — ata hoxe realizou dez mostras individuais. As súas obras atópanse en coleccións privadas de Alemaña, Suíza, Canadá, Croacia e os Estados Unidos. Como pintor croata-alemán, nos últimos anos acada un recoñecemento internacional cada vez maior.
A súa pintura afunde as raíces na abstracción — unha escolla que tomou forma a mediados dos anos oitenta grazas á amizade con Vlado Kristl, que o introduciu no mundo da abstracción e llo presentou ao gran pintor alemán do informalismo Emil Schumacher. Ao longo de catro décadas de traballo, do construtivismo ao deconstructivismo, consolidouse como pioneiro do deconstructivismo na pintura.
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.
