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Antonio Hase
Antonio Hase gimė 1963 metais vakarų Bosnijoje Draganović pavarde. 1984 metais atvyko į Hamburgą, vėliau gyveno Liucernoje, o nuo tada gyvena ir kuria Miunchene. Itin įvairiapusis menininkas — tapytojas, romanistas, scenarijų autorius, aktorius ir režisierius — vaizduojamajam menui atsidavęs jau daugiau nei keturiasdešimt metų.
Grupinėse parodose dalyvauja nuo 1985 metų, personalines rengia nuo 1986 — iki šiol jų surengė dešimt. Jo darbai saugomi privačiose kolekcijose Vokietijoje, Šveicarijoje, Kanadoje, Kroatijoje ir JAV. Kaip kroatų ir vokiečių tapytojas pastaraisiais metais sulaukia vis platesnio tarptautinio pripažinimo.
Jo tapyba įsišaknijusi abstrakcijoje — šis apsisprendimas susiformavo devintojo dešimtmečio viduryje per draugystę su Vlado Kristlu, kuris jį įvedė į abstrakcijos pasaulį ir supažindino su didžiuoju vokiečių informelio tapytoju Emiliu Schumacheriu. Per keturis darbo dešimtmečius, nuo konstruktyvizmo iki dekonstruktyvizmo, jis įsitvirtino kaip dekonstruktyvizmo tapyboje pradininkas.
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.
