Work.

The project shows 40 portraits of people using a flashlight to build a gloriole behind their heads. This art project deals mainly with the democratization of being a star, VIP or saint in modern society:

  1. Reality shows, weblogs and several applications for the so-called web 2.0 makes it easy for ordinary people to become a sender instead of a recipient.
  2. Brands and images of commercial products give their users the illusion of being a star.
  3. Many religions say that god is part of us. Everybody is divine in a way.

Facts.

  • - 40 portraits (limited edition of 7 c-prints each)
  • - every saint has his fixed size: 750x600mm, 600x400mm or 450x300mm (check the pics)
  • - prints on Dibond (PVC/Aluminium)
  • - all pictures are made at the home of the models

Publications: +rosebud no.6 - IDEAL, ISBN 978-3899551624.

If you're interested in the project, feel free to contact me.

Artist.

Viktor Kröll is a creative for all media. He works as copywriter and conceptionist in a Viennese advertising agency and does several art projects beside his day job. Viktor Kröll was born 1979 in Graz (Austria) and grew up on a farm in Southern Styria. From 1999 until 2003 he studied Information Design in Graz. During this time his work was presented at the FORUM STADTPARK in Graz. And it was part of several exhibitions and screenings: Steirischer Herbst - Graz, 2001 Please Identify - ESC, Graz 2002 Micro Visuals I - Medienturm, Graz 2002 Mikrokinofest - Belgrade 2002

After university he worked for the art film production Amour Fou and several adverting agencies like Y&R or Lowe in Vienna.
Beside the SelfmadeSaints and his job at Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann he uses different pseudonyms for his other projects like graffitis, drawings and his daily mind-blowing weblog.

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Exhibition.

First Exhibition in Graz.
Start: 20th of March 2008, 19:00
Where: the smallest gallery, Grieskai 2, 8020 Graz
http://thesmallestgallery.mur.at/
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Motto: The Last Supper.
Bread and red wine will be served.

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Contact.

Viktor Kröll
Boerhaavegasse 23/25
1030 Wien
Austria
Email: selfmadesaints@gmail.com
 

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