Reinhard Schleining

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Born 1968 in vienna (austria) the artist currently lives and works in london (uk). coming from a fine art background in computer art he used to work as a designer/animator in the creative industries for several years until finally proceeding his ten year dormant writing and drawing career.

Artist’s statement:
i’m essentially producing CODE with my work, carefully crafted to be read and understood by as many people as possible. before the code becomes visual i’d usually write it down first. sometimes the medium i choose is the comic. but i love and indulge in the actual freedom to freely float between both cornerstones of my work: WRITING & DRAWING. in terms of subject matter it’s all about PEOPLE. following some deeply ingrained dream about freedom and love whilst at the same time also being determined to cut down to the core genetic ‘truth’ inside of ourselves i’m to a great deal looking at the world through the lens of humanistic psychology. i love to boundlessly dive into the beauty of life and come up with the trophies of what i see, the stories, the images, but at the same time i’m also
extremely fascinated by the dark side of the reality we live in. the behind-the-scene workings of fate, the political aspects of relationships, the pointlessness of human suffering and the ridiculous power struggles which rock our planet, essentially just perpetuating the so called ‘cycle of abuse’. but also HUMOUR is a very important element of my work.

influences:
bret easton ellis, julia davis, michel houellebecq, henry miller, the coen brothers, quentin tarantino, stanley kubrick, david lynch, woody allen, moebius, robert crumb, steve bell, geoff darrow, milo manara, roy liechtenstein, andy warhol, mark rothko, piet mondrian, paul gaugin, jan vermeer, rembrandt, goya, leonardo da vinci, hieronymus bosch, giotto, medieval book illustrations, egyptian art, early human cave drawings to name only a few.

www.reinhardschleining.com