– Arthouse Clemens Keiffenheim

doesn’t flatter. Not the viewer, not the subject, not even himself. ClemK digs with joyful excitement and uncovers raw energy. His portraits: a brutal honesty. From the ego to the id, from the concrete to the universal. He zooms in, visualizing inner states. “What does it feel like to be human?” not “What does a human look like?”  He blends the noble with the wild. Gold and bronze convey the sacred; his wild colors evoke Pop Art. ClemK’s selection—these are not portraits, they are totems. Atavistic guardian spirits for the AWF Marbella 2026

no adula. Ni al espectador, ni al motivo, ni siquiera a sí mismo. ClemK excava con entusiasmo y descubre una energía salvaje. Sus retratos: una honestidad brutal. Del yo al ello, de lo concreto a lo universal. Se adentra en lo más profundo, visualiza estados internos. «¿Cómo se siente el ser humano?», no «¿qué aspecto tiene el ser humano?».  Mezcla lo noble con lo salvaje. El oro y el bronce transmiten algo sacro, sus colores salvajes, algo propio del pop art. La selección de ClemK no son retratos, son tótems. Espíritus protectores atávicos para la AWF Marbella 2026

 – Technique

ClemK has to smile when he calls himself an "atavist". But especially in times of artificial intelligence and increasing overtechnologization of our exuberant world, he sees himself as a colorful countermovement. No turning away from progress, but from wild growth instead of consolidation. This provokes his atavistic reflexes. In abstract forms of expression he finds a direct connection to our primal instincts and emotions.

Overall, Atavist ClemK calls for a lasting renewal of our grounding in the world. Sensually, he explores our relationship to our ancestors and to nature in his archaic portraits. He reads faces, enlarges in detail to the abstract, and as a former filmmaker makes the fleetingly overlooked fascinatingly visible to us in painted close-ups.

ClemK is member of the "Berufsvereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs".

ClemK si considera un atavico. Un colorato contro-movimento alla crescente ipertecnologia e complessità del nostro mondo effervescente. Nessuna deviazione dal progresso, ma dalla crescita a tutti i costi invece che dal consolidamento. Un ritorno a forme di espressione astratte, una connessione immediata con i nostri istinti ed emozioni primordiali.

Nel complesso, l'atavista ClemK intende l'arte come una ricerca di autenticità. Ci incoraggia a rinnovare in modo sostenibile il nostro radicamento nel mondo esplorando il nostro rapporto con la natura e i nostri antenati in modo arcaico e sensuale.
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