Johann Korec
1937 Born in Vienna
Johann Korec grows up in institutions for homeless youths. After
attending a school for retarded children, he works as a laborer
at a farmstead. He is committed to Gugging mental hospital in
1958. Since 1981, he lives and works there in the "house
for artists." He had already begun working artistically
in the 1960s. Based on copies of illustrations that appeared
in newspapers, and over several years time, he develops an independent
painting technique of his own. His ink and aquarelle pictures
primarily depict loving couples and erotic scenes, which can
be interpreted as an illustrated diary. In the lower part of
each picture, he usually describes the scene illustrated above.
(Translated from the German text of his biography on the website
www.gugging.org)
Picture Descriptions
JOHANN KOREC
1. Two Viennese Women, 1972, 29,7 x 21.0 cm, aquarelle, signed
2. Wives? Germany? 1971, 30,0 x 21.0 cm, aquarelle, signed
3. Etching, watercolored, ca. 20 x 30 cm (sheet),
1972
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