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Rudolf Pointner was equally successful as a painter and graphic artist. Initially he created depictions of the rural world and landscapes, after 1945 informal works as well as surreal and fantastic compositions; there were also collages. In the 1920s, Pointner attended the teacher training college in Graz with F. Aduatz and P. R. Oberhuber, and worked as a secondary school teacher in the city until 1961; As an artist, Pointner was self-taught. In 1937/1938 he worked for O. Basil's political and literary magazine “PLAN”. In 1941 he was drafted into service as a teacher in Slovenia. In 1944 he was drafted into military service, but deserted and joined a French resistance organization. Nevertheless, he was interned at the end of the war. Pointner worked again as an employee at PLAN until 1948. In 1933 Pointner exhibited in the Hagenbund for the first time, and he was a member from 1934 to 1938; From 1934 to 1966 he was a member of the Graz Secession, of which he served as president from 1953 to 1965. In 1977, Pointner was a founding member of the Graz “Group 77”. After 1945 he also showed his works in the Vienna Art Club. In 1948 he took part in the Surrealist exhibition in Vienna together with E. Jené and A. Neuwirth. In the 1960s and 1970s Pointner maintained a second home in Ischia, where he became friends with W. Gilles. Pointner has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad; for instance, he took part in the “Trigon” exhibitions. In 2007, there was a memorial exhibition on the occasion of Rudolf Pointner's 100th birthday in the Neue Galerie at the Joanneum. Some of his works are located: in the Albertina, in the Joanneum Graz and in the Diocesan Museum of Graz. Honours, prizes (selection): 1935 and 1953 Silver Medals from the city of Graz; 1960 Joanneum Art Prize of the State of Styria; 1960 appointed professor; 1968 Prize of the City of Köflach; 1976 Award of the State of Styria; 1987 Large Golden Medal of Honour from the State of Styria.
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