A few days ago a relaunch of my website went online. Optically not much has changed, but in the background a fresh TYPO3‑Installation is at work.

The new site was worked on jointly by „unsere neue couch“ in Konstanz (BRD) and myself. TYPO3 is a freely configurable content-management-system (CMS). It is called Open Source and was published under the GPL‑license. That means: it is not software with expenses, not a shareware and doesn’t have other hidden costs.

Surely practical knowledge and/or experience (independent of HTML, XML‑ or programming knowledge) or a lot of free time are advantageous when using TYPO3 for a professional web appearance. But you can also entrust us with the creation of your new, dynamically generated internet presentation using TYPO3 – not only the efficiency, stability and flexibility of TYPO3 will fill you with enthusiasm, but also the comparatively minimal costs!

„alte völker“ by Beate Luger
Opening: Dec. 12^th 2006, 7 pm


at&co regionales zentrum ems
Franz-Michael-Felder-Str. 6
A-6845 Hohenems

Exhibition: Dec. 13^th 2006 - Jan. 31^st 2007
Hours: Mo-Fr 8 am - 6 pm or by appointment






How smooth the transition between arts and crafts can be is displayed in „alte völker“ (old peoples) by the local artist Beate Luger. It brings together in reference the Celt and the Hopi‑Indians through the reproduction of old patterns, wisdoms and symbols on wall boards and symbolic sculptures out of clay.

The Celt as well as the Hopi are known as nature peoples who, as far as we know, never came in contact with one another. Yet astonishing parallels are found between the Celts and the traditional Hopi, who’s way of life and thinking are still intact today.

It was a fascinating culture which the Celts developed in the course of the centuries.  Their art, their connection to nature and the wisdom of their guiding intellectual force, the Druids, can to this day be a guide for a more aware life in harmony with our external and internal nature.  Similarly is the life of the Hopi!  Their name means „peace“, their way is shaped by deep Spirituality.  That is neither rationally explainable or understand, nor can it be passed on by books.  It can only be grasped intuitively and must be experienced.

Considerably more tangible are comparisons between the very important animals of both cultures:  Eagles and salmon were considered holy by the Celts, they were attributed special characteristics and magic powers.  Both animals have similar meaning in the Hopi culture.

Celts were (just as the Hopi) true artists, especially in the oldest craft, basket weaving, as well as pottery and clay paintings.

The language of symbols of both cultures uses the same or at least similar basic shapes: Important are the religiously used Swastika (the suns wheel), but also maze and circle patterns – which are appearing again in England today at old cult sites of the Celts in the form of crop circles (the shafts of the grains in the inexplicably formed patterns are neither broken nor kinked, some kind of „energy“ turns the plants to the sides, and the grains continue to grow further).

Besides the display „alte Völker“ (old peoples) in the Atrium of the at&co of regional center ems, on the first floor we will display watercolors from the first creative phase of Beate Luger, as well as works in acrylics in combination with clay and/or objects out of mesh and clay, etc.

Material of the wall boards and sculptures

Paperclay is a viscous to plastic, moldable Modeling mix out of clay, paper pulp and water. There are more parts clay than paper so that formed objects can be burned in a kiln, without falling apart during the burning process of the paper.

Beate Luger about her work
I experience my work again and again as new, exciting, inconceivably interesting - they are a constant challenge.  Through this demand, I experience my work however she represents herself, as freshness, strength, liveliness, miracle and gift.

Artistic development

· 1998 first courses and seminars for different watercolor techniques

· 2001 first pottery courses – develops a liking for experiments in clay

· 2003 first work, where clay is painted

· 2003 weaving seminars by Peter Storm

· 2004 first weaving projects in combination with clay

· 2006 basket weaving with Krättler Josef Fessler

Previous Exhibitions

2005 Schloss Glopper, Hohenems

2004 Zur Alten Post, Hohenems

2004 Emsigen Beisl, Hohenems

2005 Participates in „young artists“ at the at&co, Hohenems

Opening: Feb. 1^st 2006, 7 pm
Exhibition: Feb. 2^nd - March 31^st 2007
Hours: Mo-Fr 8 am - 6 pm or by appointment

Intensively pursued passions from Austrian and Swiss artists.

Under the title „Croatia“", Mila Huber presents naturalistic work which emerged from photographs of her homeland, which she then reduced to abstractions and a few colors, but nevertheless transferred authentically  (Acrylic Pigments – earth from Croatia). Mila Huber allows herself to be motivated by the moment of photography, what follows after that on the canvas is her „Obsession“.

Andrea Bonetti-Mair approaches the subject with a psychological aspect:  Everything is is one – everything is MINE. An „M “, a letter – mirror of our time. We want to be near the object of desire, want to possess it, control it.  Preferably the time, or better yet  the people – and most of all who we love. And that sometimes with a fatal obsession.

Colors and elements are Fridolin Kühnis passion. To skillfully and artistically put that on the canvas and at the same time to mix in a large palette of feelings and expressions to create a picture filled with fantasy, this corresponds with his dearest forms and methods. That’s how totally different works are created under his hand.

Out of a obsession for forms and colors mixed with a lot of emotion, Brigitte Palli creates colored worlds in which abstract figures are born. She invites the spectator on a trip of the imagination. In order to discover worlds which live in her.

Marion Raby sees in the subject the perfect color, the perfect brush stroke, the sleepless nights: The creative power of art as a home, an escape and a passion. A world in a haze of colors and shapes that are bound to develop – influenced by family, friends, colleagues and lovers.

Elisabeth Sturm pairs the boundaries of physics with colors and produces harmonious backgrounds that flow and merge in itself. The separating, the uniting – yield a balance.  With room for ideas that emerge from a fast momentum and become alive.