Christian Rothwangl

On February 28, 2025, KRINZINGER SCHOTTENFELD opened the group exhibition “ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2024,” featuring 11 national and international artists. Their works were created during the Krinzinger Residency Program in Petőmihályfa (Hungary), Kuberton (Croatia), Sri Lanka and Vienna (Austria). The exhibition reflects the unique ecological, social, cultural, and political contexts of these locations, combined with the personal experiences that influenced the artists’ creative processes.

The Artist-in-Residence program offers artists the opportunity to broaden their networks, gain new insights, and create innovative works outside of their usual work environments. Many former participants have since become significant figures in the international art scene.

We would like to extend our gratitude to the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, Istarska županija, the One World Foundation, as well as BMKOES for their invaluable support that has made this exhibition possible.

Christian Rothwangl’s paintings oscillate between figuration and abstraction, addressing questions of identity, corporeality, and painterly autonomy. His works condense real experiences and personal memories into independent visual worlds, where material presence and symbolic charge intertwine. The six works presented here were created during a residency in Kuberton, HR, and in the following weeks in Vienna. Positioned between documentary observation and free imagination, they draw from models, photographs, or purely symbolic compositions. One work depicts a wooden figure from a nearby village, its formal and material characteristics translated into the painterly process. The representations fluctuate between figural concreteness and abstract dissolution. While some motifs remain clearly defined in contour and presence, others dissolve into fragmented structures. The use of colored ink on paper reinforces this state of suspension —allowing for a fluid, immediate process in which chance and control intertwine.

GALERIE KRINZINGER
at

STAGE BREGENZ

20. - 23. März 2025
Festspielhaus Bregenz

CHRISTIAN ROTHWANGL

Stand D01
Foyer II

Image Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2025 Tamara Rametsteiner

Christian Rothwangl (*1993) lives and works in Vienna. His artistic work deals with questions of identity, corporeality, and painterly autonomy.

In his works, real experiences and personal memories condense into independent visual worlds that oscillate between documentary capture and figurative concreteness, free imagination, and dissolution into fragmentary structures. His viewers become the audience of an interplay between chance and control.

Drawings form the starting point of Rothwangl’s works. Motifs are tested, varied, and subsequently placed in new contexts within series. The artist transfers individual figures or visual structures onto canvas, where they are condensed, expanded, or fragmented. The painterly gesture remains open to unexpected developments—revisions, corrections, and mistakes are not seen as disturbances but rather as integral parts of the work.

His paintings are characterized by archetypal figures, fleeting bodies, and open narratives. Foreground and background merge, symbolic and physical elements intertwine. Instead of conveying clear messages, spaces emerge where meanings shift—a dynamic, mystical system that continuously reforms itself and confronts its audience with open questions.

ATTRIBUTES

November 14 2024 - February 14 2025

GALERIE KRINZINGER SCHOTTENFELD

Schottenfeldgasse 45, 1070 Vienna

Exhibition view - Attributes 2025, Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2025 Tamara Rametsteiner.

With “Attributes”, Christian Rothwangl presents his first solo exhibition at Galerie Krinzinger Schottenfeld. On display are works in an interplay of impulse-like sketches and slow, layered paintings.

Rothwangl’s creative process begins with abstract compositions that assert themselves against realistic figures. This contrast intensifies the emotional resonance, while details combine the abstract with the figurative.

The artist employs a selective figuration that allows the viewer to decipher the hints of human presence. Faces that emerge from the background, figures that are suggested rather than defined. This intended ambiguity invites a variety of perspectives and encourages a personal dialogue with the artwork. Narratives emerge immediately upon viewing. His works create a mystical unreality that raises questions and encourages viewers to develop their own impressions.

Christian Rothwangl’s paintings are characterized by a certain transparent application of paint, which blurs the boundaries between the individual layers. The artist’s decision to remove the paint with water upon applying it opaquely embodies a certain unforeseeability, which also involves a degree of risk, as this process leaves room for chance and unpredictability.

GALERIE KRINZINGER
at ARCO MADRID

March 5 - 9, 2025

IFEMA - Feria de Madrid, Booth 7B10

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ, NEVIN ALADAĞ, FARAH AL QASIMI, MONICA BONVICINI, MOHAMED BOUROUISSA, JOHANNA CALLE, ANGELA DE LA CRUZ, CHRISTIAN EISENBERGER, RUI MIGUEL LEITAO FERREIRA, ELENI GKINOSATI, HANAKAM UND SCHULLER, SECUNDINO HERNÁNDEZ, MARTHA JUNGWIRTH, WAQAS KHAN, BRIGITTE KOWANZ, ANGELIKA KRINZINGER, JONATHAN MEESE, HANS OP DE BEECK, BERND OPPL, WALTER PICHLER, CHRISTIAN ROTHWANGL, EVA SCHLEGEL, ERIK SCHMIDT, MITHU SEN, JANNIS VARELAS, LOIS WEINBERGER, ANDREAS WERNER, THOMAS ZIPP

Christian Rothwangl, Untitled 2024, Acryl und Tusche auf Leinwand, 170 x 150cm, Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2025 Tamara Rametsteiner.

GALERIE KRINZINGER
at viennacontemporary

September 12 - 15, 2024

Booth C02, Messe Wien, Halle D

Trabrennstraße 7, 1020 Wien

Marina Abramović, Monica Bonvicini, Thean Chie Chan, Christian Eisenberger, Eleni Gkinosati, Martin Grandits, Oska Gutheil, Hanakam und Schuller, Secundino Hernández, Martha Jungwirth, Brigitte Kowanz, Angelika Krinzinger, Rosmarie Lukasser, Jonathan Meese, Hans Op de Beeck, Bernd Oppl, Walter Pichler, Linus Riepler, Anja Ronacher, Christian Rothwangl, Eva Schlegel, Toni Schmale, Erik Schmidt, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Martin Walde, Lois Weinberger, Andreas Werner

Christian Rothwangl, the great debate, 2023, Acryl und Tusche auf Leinwand, 150 x 190cm, Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2023 Carmen Alber

PAPER POSITIONS 

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR FOR WORKS ON PAPER

21 - 24 November 2024

Im Kursalon

Johannesgasse 33, 1010 Wien

Donnerstag, 21. November
14 - 18 Uhr - Professional Preview (nur mit VIP-Ticket)
18 - 21 Uhr - Eröffnung

Freitag - Samstag, 22.-23. November
11-19 Uhr - Reguläre Öffnungszeiten

Sonntag, 24. November
11-18 Uhr - Reguläre Öffnungszeiten

Christian Rothwangl, Untitled 2023, Acryl und Tusche auf Papier, 40 x 30cm, Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2023 Tamara Rametsteiner.

GALERIE SUPPAN

A SHOW WITH NO NAME: A WINTER SHOW

19 Nov - 21 Dec 2024

Linda Berger, Julia Brennacher, Dénesh Ghyczy, Georg Haberler, Markus Huemer, Hildegard Joos, Karo Kuchar, Laura Limbourg, Michael Ornauer, Florentina Pakosta, Rudolf Ray, Christian Rothwangl, Douglas de Souza, Luis Zimmermann

GALERIE KRINZINGER

AT ART BASEL

June 13 - 16, 2024

Hall 2.1, Booth L19

Kabinett:

Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Atelier Van Lieshout, Gottfried Bechtold, John Bock, Thean Chie Chan, Christian Eisenberger, Rui Miguel Leitao Ferreira, Eleni Gkinosati, Oska Gutheil, Hanakam und Schuller, Martha Jungwirth, Bianca Kennedy, Waqas Khan, Radhika Khimji, Angelika Krinzinger, Ulrike Lienbacher, Erik van Lieshout, Rosmarie Lukasser, Bernd Oppl, Otto Piene, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Linus Riepler, Anja Ronacher, Christian Rothwangl, Daniel Spoerri, Alfred Tarazi, Martin Walde, Andreas Werner

Christian Rothwangl, Untitled 2024, Acryl und Tusche auf Leinwand, 170 x 100cm, Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2024 Carmen Alber

GALERIE KRINZINGER AT
ART DÜSSELDORF

April 12 - 14, 2024

Areal Böhler, Booth E3

Marina Abramović, Nevin Aladağ, Monica Bonvicini,
Angela de la Cruz, Christian Eisenberger, Eleni Gkinosati, Oska Gutheil, Hanakam & Schuller, Secundino Hernández, Martha Jungwirth, Bianca Kennedy, Brigitte Kowanz, Angelika Krinzinger, Rosmarie Lukasser, Jonathan Meese, Hans Op de Beeck, Bernd Oppl, Walter Pichler, Otto Piene, Linus Riepler, Christian Rothwangl, Eva Schlegel, Erik Schmidt, Jannis Varelas, Lois Weinberger, Andreas Werner, Thomas Zipp

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Gallery Statement: Christian Rothwangl

April 12 - 14, 2024

Otto Wagner Areal, Pavillion 24, Vienna

Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger and the artist / Photo 2024 Carmen Alber

VIENNA ART WEEK 2023

OPEN STUDIO DAYS

November 11 -12 2023

Galerie Krinzinger Schottenfeld

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2022

Hungary / Croatia / Vienna /Sri Lanka

Opening: 10th of March, 2023 at 7 PM at Krinzinger Schottenfeld
Duration: 11th of March – 29th of April, 2023

Artists:
ĐaninoBožić(Croatia), Igor Grubić (Croatia), Tina Gverović (Croatia), Radhika Khimji (Oman), Ulrike Lienbacher (Austria), Christian Rothwangl (Austria), Felix Schellhorn (Austria), Erik Schmidt (Germany), Dominika Trapp (Hungary), Marcelo Viquez (Spain).

On March 10th, 2023, KRINZINGER SCHOTTENFELD opens the exhibition “ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2022” – a group exhibition of 10 national and international, emerging and already renowned contemporary artists. The exhibiting artists participated in the Krinzinger residency program in Petőmihályfa (Hungary), Kuberton (Croatia), Sri Lanka and in Vienna (Austria), in 2022 on the invitation of Dr. Ursula Krinzinger. The exhibited works were created in the course of the respective stays of the participating artists and reflect the different local conditions – ecological, social, cultural or political – coupled with the personal experiences of the artists and their influence on individual creative processes. KRINZINGER SCHOTTENFELD (formerly known as Krinzinger Projekte) was founded in 2002 as a project space and extension of the Galerie Krinzinger. Since then, the space has been realizing a very successful international program consisting primarily of thematic group exhibitions displaying fresh artistic positions. The artist-in-residence program is intended to offer national and international artists the opportunity to expand their networks and to produce and collect new impressions outside their usual working environment. Previous participants of the program have, meanwhile, become very successful representatives of important positions in the international art scene.