Eins zeigt ein Mädchen mit frechem Gesicht und Blindenband um den Arm, das die Zunge herausstreckt. Erst habe ich gelächelt. Wer den Blick länger verharren lässt, sieht, dass dem Mädchen Blut zwischen den Beinen herunterläuft. Es wurde ganz offensichtlich missbraucht, ihm wurde Gewalt angetan.... Ja, Kinder sind verletzbar. Kindheit kann grausam sein, wenn Kinder ausgeliefert sind. Ich denke an sexuellen Missbrauch, eine unglaublich Form von Folter an Menschen, die lebenslang an dem Trauma leiden werden. Ich denke an Kindersoldaten in Togo, im Kongo, im Sudan. Zerstörte Leben, brutal geopfert für idiotische Machtkämpfe, in denen Zerstörung das oberste Gebot ist, in denen es keine Ziele mehr gibt. Ich denke an Kinder in Indien, die schuften schon mit fünf Jahren um ein paar Münzen zu verdienen, damit ihre Familie überleben kann. Ich denke an die 12-jährigen Judith Wischnajatskaja, die im Juli 1942 in ihrem letzten Brief schrieb: “Lieber Vater! Vor dem Tod nehme ich Abschied von Dir. Wir möchten so gerne leben, doch man lässt uns nicht, wir werden umkommen. Ich habe solche Angst vor diesem Tod, denn die kleinen Kinder werden lebendig in die Grube geworfen.“ ...

Catalogue cover: Gottfried Helnwein, Head of a Child 5, 1998 ...

"It was such a great pleasure showing all members of the cast Helnwein's incredible paintings. The girl who plays the "girl in the pit" was particularly impressed by the girl on the cover."
Nava Semel ...

Cover: Portrait by Gottfried Helnwein ...

Kevin Smith wept when he finally received the painting of Gottfried Helnwein
"I don't spend money on coke or whores." deadpans Kevin Smith. "And I am not a big car guy with a fleet of Ferraris or anything like that. But I can get behind an indulgence like this."
The indulgence in question is towering a nine-foot-tall canvas of Smith's daughter, Harley, which hangs in the entry of his Hollywood home.
Smith commissioned the portrait two years ago from Austrian Artist Gottfried Helnwein, who is best known for his dark, noir-style paintings.
Smith admittedly wept when he finally received the work, which has since become his pride and joy - a family heirloom that is a testament to his love for his child as well as being a serious work of art. ...

just yesterday i found out that a helnwein exhibition is in a museum near me.. about 10 mins away from here.. so i decided, as a huge helnwein freak, to go there...
69 pictures also photographs with manson, my favorite painting collection featuring the "angels sleeping" series were spreaded over 8 rooms. i was dressed up in floorlong black leathercoat, my new rock boots, a shirt with one of marilyn mansons paintings on it, lotsa spikes and make up shit.
it gives me so much.. helnwein is one of the best artist this world has at the moment.. and his kids are also cool..unbelievable how creative this whole fucking family is, a creativ chaotic household...hehe... ...

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The artist Gottfried Helnwein stands in front of large-sized painting which depicts a group of SS officers and a woman holding a child at the Wilhelm-Busch Museum in Hanover, Germany, Friday, 11 March 2005. The child is at the centre of the exhibition 'Beautiful Children' by the controversial artist Helnwein. 50 paintings, drawings and large-size photographs are exhibited from 13 March to 5 June 2005. Its the first time in years that Helnwein is again exhibiting in Germany. ...

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A highly satisfying survey of his work at the Legion of Honor museum titled "The Child" was dominated by images of children, as was a current exhibition of his more recent work at Modernism. ...