Living with Art
The character of a picture takes on new life in the space that surrounds it Painting: Alexander Waltner Photography: Andrei Liankevich Curator: Regina Maria Anzenberger A catalogue is a catalogue is a catalogue... and unfortunately they always consist of reproductions of originals. These images are more or less close to the original, but it is only in the original itself that a picture can achieve its full effect, revealing its charisma and its soul � in the same way that a photograph of a charismatic person can never approach the original. Perhaps this comparison seems a bit odd to you, but you have certainly had the experience of seeing a picture in a catalogue and then being confronted with the original: suddenly you are deeply moved. You try to analyse the picture, you view it from all angles and allow its effect to sink in. And you take something of the picture home with you, perhaps for your entire life.