02 Paintings, The art of War, Gottfried Helnwein's The Disasters of War 3 and Eyes That Knew No Shade of Sin or Fear, with footnotes

Gottfried Helnwein

The Disasters of War 3, c. 2007

Mixed media (oil and acrylic on canvas)

200 x 293 cm / 78 x 115''

Private collection

Gottfried Helnwein

Eyes That Knew No Shade of Sin or Fear

Oil & acrylic on canvas

59 1/8 x 55 7/8 inches

Private collection

Children are the heroes of Helnwein’s Disasters of War series. His emphasis on the child is sincerely rooted in his own deficient childhood, which the artist describes as a gray period. Portrayed in psychologically intense poses or wounded and bandaged, the children in this series are symbols of hope, never sordid fantasy. They are starkly portrayed in order to radicalize our vision and jolt us from complacency. Helnwein demands that the quality of their life ought to be a universal responsibility and asks that we do the same. More on this painting

Gottfried Helnwein (born 8 October 1948) is an Austrian-Irish visual artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, photographer, muralist, sculptor, installation and performance artist, using a wide variety of techniques and media.

His work is concerned primarily with psychological and sociological anxiety, historical issues and political topics. His subject matter is the human condition. The metaphor for his art is dominated by the image of the child, particularly the wounded child, scarred physically and emotionally from within. His works often reference taboo and controversial issues from recent history, especially the Nazi rule and the Holocaust. As a result, his work is often considered provocative and controversial.

Helnwein has produced artworks for rock bands the Rolling Stones, Scorpions and Rammstein. He has also partnered with Marilyn Manson in the production of The Golden Age of Grotesque and other projects.

Helnwein studied at the University of Visual Art in Vienna. He lives and works in Ireland, where he owns the Castle Gurteen de la Poer, and Los Angeles. More on Gottfried Helnwein

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