MERCEDES HELNWEIN

Mercedes Helnwein was born in Vienna, Austria, daughter to renowned painter and art provocateur Gottfried Helnwein. She developed a visual style inspired by entirely personal influences which range from Southern Gothic traditions to the cartoons of Robert Crumb, to nineteenth Century Russian literature, American motel culture and the Delta blues. Working with media ranging from black pencil, oil pastel, oil paints, film, choreography, fashion and music, her work has spread into many different realms and has brought about collaborations for films with fashion labels (such as Orla Kiely), contributing album artwork for artists like Beck, as well as regular film collaborations with her brother, composer Ali Helnwein.

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