Biography from AskART:
| A student at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Kiki Kogelnik moved to Paris in 1959 and New York in 1961. Her painting style was characterized by bright colors and silhouetted figures and was strongly influenced by Pop Art. Later she began using cutout vinyl and fiberglass.
In 1994, she worked in Murano, Italy and made much admired glass pieces described as "punk-chic." In 1965, at the Austrian Institute, she had her first show. She frequently exhibited in Vienna. With her husband, Dr George Schwarz, she developed art-deco Manhattan restaurants including Elephant, Castle, and One Fifth Avenue, frequented by artists.
Source:
"Art in America", March 1997 |
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