Born in 1951 in Vienna, Austrian artist Rudolf Polanszky is a key figure in the Vienna art scene who influenced and worked alongside artists such as Franz West and Dieter Roth.
His works are realized in processed and used materials such as acrylic glass, aluminum and cardboard. Rudolf Polanszky belongs to an illustrious generation of creative Austrian free spirits, like his close friend Franz West, who were always more interested in originality and the subconscious. Having made works for over 40 years and a spate of high-profile exhibitions at the at Museo Madre/Fondazione Morra Greco in Naples, and the Belvedere Museum and Secession in Vienna, Polanszky got major and well-deserved attention with inclusion in shows at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami and Beth Rudin DeWoody’s West Palm Beach-based The Bunker Artspace.
Rudolf Polanszky
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Rudolf Polanszky, Sitting Picture, 1985
Sitting Picture, 1985
Acrylic on paper, photographs mounted on wood, in artist frame
105 x 155 cm
41 3/8 x 61 1/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Coil Spring drawing, 1983
Coil Spring drawing, 1983
Acrylic on paper, photographs mounted on wood, in artist frame
109.8 x 189.6 cm
43 1/4 x 74 5/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Rorschach Transformations, 2010
Reconstructions / Rorschach Transformations, 2010
Aluminium, resin, silicone, acrylic glass, pigments, acrylic mounted on wood, in artist frame
123.4 x 142 cm
48 5/8 x 55 7/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Twin Structures, 2018 - 2021
Reconstructions / Twin Structures, 2018 - 2021
Aluminium, resin, silicone, copper foil, acrylic glass, pigments, acrylic mounted on canvas, in artist frame
102.2 x 110.4 cm
40 1/4 x 43 1/2 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2018
Reconstructions, 2018
Aluminium, resin, silicone, mirror foil, acrylic glass, pigments, acrylic mounted on canvas, in artist frame
123.6 x 144 cm
48 5/8 x 56 3/4 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Twin Structures, 2019
Reconstructions / Twin Structures, 2019
Aluminium, resin, silicone, mirror foil, acrylic glass, pigments, acrylic mounted on canvas, in artist frame
133.1 x 156.4 cm
52 3/8 x 61 5/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2018 - 2021
Reconstructions, 2018 - 2021
Aluminium, resin, silicone, cardboard, acrylic glass, pigments, acrylic mounted on canvas, in artist frame
165.7 x 151.6 cm
65 1/4 x 59 3/4 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Copper foil, mirror foil, aluminium, resin, silicone, acrylic glass, pigments, pigments mounted on cardboard, in artist frame
151 x 166.9 cm
59 1/2 x 65 3/4 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Copper foil, cardboard, mirror foil, aluminium, resin, silicone, acrylic glass, pigments mounted on cardboard, in artist frame
151.1 x 171.5 cm
59 1/2 x 67 1/2 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Reconstructions / Choros, 2021
Copper foil, cardboard, mirror foil, aluminium, resin, silicone, acrylic glass, pigments mounted on wood, in artist frame
172 x 220 cm
67 3/4 x 86 5/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Dark Mirrors, 2018
Reconstructions / Dark Mirrors , 2018
Mirror foil, resin, silicone, acrylic glass, aluminium, acrylic mounted on wood, in artist frame
245 x 190.8 cm
96 1/2 x 75 1/8 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Dark Mirrors, 2018
Reconstructions / Dark Mirrors, 2018
Mirror foil, resin, silicone, acrylic mounted on wood, in artist frame
246 x 190 cm
96 7/8 x 74 3/4 in -
Rudolf Polanszky, Folding Sculpture, Flying Series No. 1, 2018
Copper and steel pedestal
204,5 x 163 x 75 cm
80 1/2 x 64 1/8 x 29 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Folding Sculpture, Flying Series No. 1, 2018
Copper and steel pedestal
204,5 x 163 x 75 cm
80 1/2 x 64 1/8 x 29 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Folding Sculpture, Flying Series No. 1, 2018
Copper and steel pedestal
204,5 x 163 x 75 cm
80 1/2 x 64 1/8 x 29 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Folding Sculpture, Flying Series No. 1, 2018
Copper and steel pedestal
204,5 x 163 x 75 cm
80 1/2 x 64 1/8 x 29 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / folding sculpture, 2005
Cardboard, acrylic paint, resin, plastic foil, silicone, resin, glue, on metal stand
191 x 172,2 x 112 cm
75 1/4 x 67 3/4 x 44 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / folding sculpture, 2005
Cardboard, acrylic paint, resin, plastic foil, silicone, resin, glue, on metal stand
191 x 172,2 x 112 cm
75 1/4 x 67 3/4 x 44 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / folding sculpture, 2005
Cardboard, acrylic paint, resin, plastic foil, silicone, resin, glue, on metal stand
191 x 172,2 x 112 cm
75 1/4 x 67 3/4 x 44 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / folding sculpture, 2005
Cardboard, acrylic paint, resin, plastic foil, silicone, resin, glue, on metal stand
191 x 172,2 x 112 cm
75 1/4 x 67 3/4 x 44 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hyperbolic, 2015
Copper, plastic foil, resin, silicone, glue, on metal stand - Variable dimensions
215,5 x 218 x 80 cm
84 7/8 x 85 7/8 x 31 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hyperbolic, 2015
Copper, plastic foil, resin, silicone, glue, on metal stand - Variable dimensions
215,5 x 218 x 80 cm
84 7/8 x 85 7/8 x 31 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hyperbolic, 2015
Copper, plastic foil, resin, silicone, glue, on metal stand - Variable dimensions
215,5 x 218 x 80 cm
84 7/8 x 85 7/8 x 31 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hyperbolic, 2015
Copper, plastic foil, resin, silicone, glue, on metal stand - Variable dimensions
215,5 x 218 x 80 cm
84 7/8 x 85 7/8 x 31 1/2 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / Hanging series, 2005
Acrylic glass, resin, metal wire, silicone, glue, plastic, with metal hooks, on metal stand
193,5 x 218,2 x 127,2 cm
76 1/8 x 85 7/8 x 50 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / Hanging series, 2005
Acrylic glass, resin, metal wire, silicone, glue, plastic, with metal hooks, on metal stand
193,5 x 218,2 x 127,2 cm
76 1/8 x 85 7/8 x 50 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / Hanging series, 2005
Acrylic glass, resin, metal wire, silicone, glue, plastic, with metal hooks, on metal stand
193,5 x 218,2 x 127,2 cm
76 1/8 x 85 7/8 x 50 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformations sculpture / Hanging series, 2005
Acrylic glass, resin, metal wire, silicone, glue, plastic, with metal hooks, on metal stand
193,5 x 218,2 x 127,2 cm
76 1/8 x 85 7/8 x 50 1/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformation sculpture, 2000 - 2008
Copper, plastic foil, silicone, plastic, resin, metal wire, plastic foam, feathers, on metal stands, on metal table - variable dimensions
187 x 99 x 45 cm
73 5/8 x 39 x 17 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformation sculpture, 2000 - 2008
Copper, plastic foil, silicone, plastic, resin, metal wire, plastic foam, feathers, on metal stands, on metal table - variable dimensions
187 x 99 x 45 cm
73 5/8 x 39 x 17 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformation sculpture, 2000 - 2008
Copper, plastic foil, silicone, plastic, resin, metal wire, plastic foam, feathers, on metal stands, on metal table - variable dimensions
187 x 99 x 45 cm
73 5/8 x 39 x 17 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Hypertransformation sculpture, 2000 - 2008
Copper, plastic foil, silicone, plastic, resin, metal wire, plastic foam, feathers, on metal stands, on metal table - variable dimensions
187 x 99 x 45 cm
73 5/8 x 39 x 17 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Stills from “Memory and Music, 1985 - 89 and Spiral object, 1985
Photopaper mounted on wood, in artist frame, sculpture:
metalwire on metalstand
161,3 x 222,6 cm - 63 1/2 x 87 5/8 inches (framed)
sculpture: 141 x 140 x 58 cm - 55 7/8 x 55 1/8 x 22 7/8 inches
161,3 x 222,6 cm (framed)
63 1/2 x 87 5/8 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Translinear Structures, 2015
Aluminium, mirrored foil, fibreglass, resin, acrylic on linen, in artist frame
158,5 x 134,9 x 3,2 cm (framed)
62 3/8 x 53 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Rohrschach Transformations, 2011
Mixed media
125 x 141 x 3 cm (framed)
49 1/4 x 55 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Coma, 1984
Acrylic on paper - in eight parts - photopaper mounted on wood, in artist frame
233,1 x 143,4 cm (framed)
91 3/4 x 56 1/2 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Sitting pictures, red series n°2, 1984
Acrylic and various types of colored paint, glue, photopaper mounted on wood in artist frame
102,7 x 162,5 cm (framed)
40 3/8 x 64 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Coil spring drawings, 1983
Acrylic on paper, photopaper, glue, mounted on wood, in artist frame
107,3 x 187 cm (framed)
42 1/4 x 73 5/8 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Sitting pictures, blue series n°3, 1984
Acrylic and various types of colored paint, glue, photopaper, mounted on wood, in artist frame
102,9 x 152,6 cm (framed)
40 1/2 x 60 1/8 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / cardboard series n°5, 2009
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, resin, cardboard, glue on molino canvas, in artist frame
152 x 141,4 cm
59 7/8 x 55 5/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / cardboard series n°6, 2009
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, resin, cardboard, glue on molino canvas, in artist frame
151,7 x 141,7 cm
59 3/4 x 55 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2013
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, resin, pigments on molino canvas, in artist frame
151,8 x 116,4 cm
59 3/4 x 45 7/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2004
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, glue, resin, pigments, feathers on molino, in artist frame
151,9 x 96,2 cm
59 3/4 x 37 7/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2004
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, glue, resin, pigments on molino canvas, in artist frame
151,6 x 96,1 cm
59 5/8 x 37 7/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions, 2005
Aluminium foil, plastic, acrylic glass, silicone, glue, resin, feathers, leaves, plastic foil, giments on molino canvas, in artist frame
188,4 x 266,6 cm
74 1/8 x 105 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Rorschach transformations, 2010
Aluminium foil, reflective foil, resin, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, glue, silicone on molino canvas, in artist frame
124,1 x 141,6 cm
48 7/8 x 55 3/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Rorschach transformations, 2010
Aluminium foil, reflective foil, resin, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, glue, silicone on molino canvas, in artist frame
124,4 x 142,9 cm
49 x 56 1/4 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Rorschach transformations, 2010
AluminuAluminium foil, reflective foil, resin, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, glue, silicone on molino canvas, in artist frame
123,8 x 143,7 cm
48 3/4 x 56 5/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Cyclomedric transformation, 2008
Cardboard, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, pugments, aluminium foil, glue, silicone, resin on molino canvas, in artist frame
175 x 253,2 cm
68 7/8 x 99 5/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Archeotopics, 2009
Acrylic glass, plastic, aluminium foil, pigments, resin, silicone, glue, feathers, leaves, plastic foam mounted on wood, in artist frame
147,8 x 202,4 cm
58 1/4 x 79 5/8 inches -
Rudolf Polanszky, Coil spring drawings, 1983
Acrylic on paper, photopaper, glue, mounted on wood in artist frame
107,3 x 187,2 cm (framed)
42 1/4 x 73 3/4 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Sitting picture, blue series n° 4, 1983-85
Sitting picture, blue series n° 4, 1983 - 85
Acrylic and various types of colored paint, glue, photopaper mounted on wood, in artist frame
102,9 x 162,2 cm (framed)
40 1/2 x 63 7/8 inches (framed) -
Rudolf Polanszky, Franz West, Untitled, 2009
Painting: paint, wood, plexiglass, jute;
Trog: metal, foam, linnen
230 x 152 cm
90 1/2 x 59 7/8 inches
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
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Eidola
— • Secession, Vienna, Austria -
Paradox Transformations
— • Museo Madre, Naples, Italy -
Translinear Structures
— • Zeitkunst Niederösterreich, Krems, Austria
Selected press
- Georgina Zhao, 'Rudolf Polanszky's first exhibition in China: Letting the material run freely out of control.' — 8.5 MB
- Yian Zhu, 'Creation From Uncertainty and Losing Control' — 2.8 MB
- Artron Art Index — 2.2 MB
- National Arts·Focus: The synthesis of orderless accident is the freedom that Polanszky seeks — 12.1 MB