Attersi: 82 years old and never tired of art

The collection of artworks created by Christian Ludwig Attersee during the pandemic is large. This brings him very close to his goal of 10,000 portraits – the 82-year-old has created 9,999 works in his career: “I’ve always wanted to paint 10,000 pictures. I used to be a fan of Wassily Kandinsky and he painted close to 10,000 pictures.” “.

Pictures should be critical and demanding

At the age of 82, Attersee is hotter and more multi-faceted than ever. The longing to reinvent the world every day with his art still motivates him. He wants to criticize and order his artwork: my main principle is never to make beautiful pictures, but those that people need.

The comrades were surprised by the intensity of the color

The current exhibition also surprises colleagues such as Alexander Steinwendtner. The Salzburg artist completed Christian Ludwig Attersee’s master class more than 20 years ago. “It’s really amazing, for me on the one hand it was a return to his roots, which are very highly graphic, and on the other hand he works with such a wonderful range of colors that I’ve never seen before,” says artist Steinwendtner.

Art is the elixir of life for the 82-year-old

Attersee is already working on a new exhibition – regarding expulsion from your country. For the 82-year-old, art is an expression and an elixir of life: “I can’t do anything else. I feel my body, which is no longer small, but still so small. It’s funny how you can stay young. The search for art remains in my life.” And the search for art never ends.”