Mario Dalpra
born 1960, Feldkirch
Mario Dalpra studied under Arnulf Rainer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He began exhibiting his works in the 1980s and they have since been displayed as part of numerous exhibitions and events, as well as in collections such as the Liaunig Museum, the Angerlehner Museum, the Lentos Museum in Linz, and others. In 2014, one of his sculptures graced the official poster for the Vienna Opera Ball.
Following further exhibitions in 2015 in the Albemarle Gallery in London, in Vienna and in St Pölten, Dalpra created four large sculptures for the headquarters of Croma in Klosterneuburg. In 2016 he staged a live performance event in Vienna in collaboration with Austrian fashion designer Jürgen Christian Hörl. Since 2018, three of Dalpra’s sculptures have been displayed on the deck of the Harmony of the Seas, which was the largest cruise ship in the world at the time of its construction.
Following further exhibitions in 2015 in the Albemarle Gallery in London, in Vienna and in St Pölten, Dalpra created four large sculptures for the headquarters of Croma in Klosterneuburg. In 2016 he staged a live performance event in Vienna in collaboration with Austrian fashion designer Jürgen Christian Hörl. Since 2018, three of Dalpra’s sculptures have been displayed on the deck of the Harmony of the Seas, which was the largest cruise ship in the world at the time of its construction.
Mario Dalpra has been producing a multifaceted body of work since the 1980s. His creative practice currently focuses on two areas: his paintings are graphically varied and exciting, while his sculptures primarily include highly polished coloristic bronzes with a stylish finish.
The intense colour palatte and range of shapes fond in Far Eastern cultures are a major influence on his work, an of particular personal interest since he spent a period of time in India.
With his work, Dalpra hopes to grant the viewer a “pure” artistic experience, detached from and free of interpretations – even those founded in the science of art. He is interested in the aesthetic of surfaces, which he is constantly reshaping and which reflect biographical influences as well as impressions from his travels.
With his work, Dalpra hopes to grant the viewer a “pure” artistic experience, detached from and free of interpretations – even those founded in the science of art. He is interested in the aesthetic of surfaces, which he is constantly reshaping and which reflect biographical influences as well as impressions from his travels.
Universal Energy in Harmony
Harmony in Blue
The Shining
Rosa
Surface Metamorphosis
Springtime Lady
The Soprano
An Intimate Movement
Sensual Movement
Alisa
Rheia - The Flowing One
The Insider
The Lover
The Goddess Of The Sun
Sparkling Face
Universal Energy in Harmony
Bronze polished
2024, H: 21 cm
Edition Galerie Szaal, 20 copies designed as Vienna Art Award 2024
Photo: © Viennamotion KG (Krisztián Lászlo Juhász)
2024, H: 21 cm
Edition Galerie Szaal, 20 copies designed as Vienna Art Award 2024
Photo: © Viennamotion KG (Krisztián Lászlo Juhász)
The Shining
Bronze, specially lacquered
monogrammed, 2021, unique specimen
42 x 20 x 15 cm
monogrammed, 2021, unique specimen
42 x 20 x 15 cm
Surface Metamorphosis
Bronze, hand-painted
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
40 x 40 x 30 cm
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
40 x 40 x 30 cm
An Intimate Movement
Bronze, lacquered
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
40 x 30 x 15 cm
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
40 x 30 x 15 cm
Rheia - The Flowing One
Bronze, lacquered
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
42 x 20 x 15 cm
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
42 x 20 x 15 cm
The Insider
Bronze, lacquered, hand-painted
monogrammed, 2019, unique specimen
40 x 35 x 15 cm
monogrammed, 2019, unique specimen
40 x 35 x 15 cm
The Goddess Of The Sun
Bronze, lacquered
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
180 x 110 x 110 cm
monogrammed, 2022, unique specimen
180 x 110 x 110 cm