F O T O P A R K – Seite 36 – gallery of contemporary fine arts

SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities, Thames and Hudson – Davina Jackson / Guardians of Time Manfred Kielnhofer

3. Februar 2015

The new book is called SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities, Thames and Hudson, out later this year UN Year of Light. Writer Davina Jackson

Shrouded in shining red hoods and floor-length cloaks, mysterious human-akin figures gather conspiratorially in public plazas during evenings of community celebration. These three metre-tall, monk-like Time Guardians convey a sense of immortality and theological authority to protect and enforce universal laws of existence. Created by Austrian artist Manfred Kielnhofer, the guardians have been made in polyester resin, stone and bronze at various sizes and with different fabric cloaks. In recent appearances at European light festivals, some spectators have glimpsed these figures, or just their faces, radiantly glowing (from internally installed LEDs).

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Technology 5x 3W LEDs, 5x 12V batteries, 5x resin figures with fabric cloaks.

Guardians of Time, Berlin, Germany, and other locations

Completed 2011 (Festival of Lights, Berlin; first installation 2006 at Sculpture Artpark, Linz, Austria, various other appearances). Light Artist Manfred Kielnhofer. Images Courtesy Manfred Kielnhofer. Online kielnhofer.at

SEE YOU LATER May the guardian to be with you. Guardian bless you. guardians of Time Manfred Kielnhofer contemporary art sculpture antic design

2. Februar 2015

Markus Thiele Fein Art, Schloß Pichlarn, Styria, Austria
Guardians of Time by Manfred Kielnhofer

„SEE YOU LATER“
May the guardian to be with you.
Guardian bless you.

venice murano glas studio berengo show guardians of time manfred kielnhofer public contemporary art sculpture design la biennale arts italia

26. Januar 2015

Public art show Murano.
We made the first small guardian in the Murano glas studio by Berengo.
http://www.berengo.com/

Guardians of Time by Manfred Kielnhofer
http://kielnhofer.com

Italia Venice Murano Berengo glas studio glasstress guardians of time by Manfred Kili Kielnhofer contemporary art design show

23. Januar 2015

We made the first guardian in Murano by Berengo today.
Sylvano the master of murano glas did a very fine job.
He is working now on a live-sice guardian of time. I am so happy.
www.berengo.com
www.glasstress.org

art biennale venice guardians of time manfred kili kielnhofer contemporary fine art design sculpture antique show

22. Januar 2015

Upcoming Exhibition
PERSONAL STRUCTURES
9 MAY – 22 NOVEMBER 2015 Venice, Italy
the exhibition will be held during the Venice Biennale 2015 in Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora
www.palazzobembo.org
www.palazzomora.org / Guardians of Time by Manfred Kielnhofer