Nationality Swiss Name Alfons Schilling | Known for Painting Siblings Niklaus Schilling | |
Born 20 May 1934 ( 1934-05-20 ) Basel, Switzerland Movement Spin art
Action Painting
Viennese Actionism Died June 19, 2013, Vienna, Austria Education University of Applied Arts Vienna (1956–1959) Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada |
Alfons Schilling (20 May 1934 – 19 June 2013) was a Swiss painter.
Life
One of the first artists to become interested in spin art. Action painting also had a large influence on his work and added to its originality. Alfons Schilling is apparently a learned follower of viennese actionism. He died in June 2013.
References
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