Tapestries
Discover a selection of his impressive tapestries - artistic weavings in which color, structure and composition merge into a unified whole.
FRITZ RIEDL
Austrian Artist
Weaving process
Insights into the creative process: from the design and material selection to the rhythmic weaving on the high-warp loom.
Chronology
Stages of an artist's life
From Vienna to international exhibitions, and on to Mexico and Linz: Discover the most important stages in the life and work of Fritz Riedl – from his early artistic beginnings to his international activities.
Fritz Riedl (1923–2012) belongs to that generation of Austrian artists who made a significant contribution to the reorientation of Austrian art after the Second World War. As an outstanding representative of modern textile art, he played a major role in liberating tapestry art from the realm of traditional craftsmanship and establishing it as an independent form of visual art.
With his unique combination of color, form and textile structure, Riedl created an extensive and valuable body of work that gained international recognition.
His participation in major international exhibitions, as well as his work as an artist and professor, made him a defining figure in the art world.