Gradonna**S Mountain Resort, East Tyrol / Kals am Großglockner
Alpine luxury and the power of nature merge at breathtaking altitude into a harmonious experience of activity, wellness, and art.
When the majestic peaks of the Hohe Tauern are reflected in the windows of the Gradonna Mountain Resort, it almost feels like standing in front of a work of art—one created through the interplay of nature and human vision.
It is a subtle indication of what awaits at the Gradonna Mountain Resort at the foot of Großglockner: a curated selection of artworks that bring the magic and strength of the alpine world indoors. Displayed in a setting that naturally enhances their impact.
Join us for a small yet refined vernissage featuring seven selected works:
LOIS SALCHER
What emotions are triggered by certain fields of color—and conversely, which colors are capable of expressing specific feelings?
The artist from Lienz thinks and paints in color spaces where emotion and surface merge into one.
Untitled
Tempera on canvas
HELENE MARIA SCHORN
From her childhood home, she had a direct view of the Hohe Tauern mountains. It was therefore only natural for her to explore these landscapes artistically.
Through a transformed palette knife technique and an atmospheric choice of colors, her works radiate a unique intensity.
The Kitzsteinhorn, 2012
Window to the Hohe Tauern National Park
Oil on canvas
HELMUT STROBL
With the design of the Maximilian Chapel at Gradonna and the floating fragment of his “World Image of Peace,” Helmut Strobl has created a quiet yet powerful place of remembrance.
In the chapel: World Cloth of Peace
Acrylic on canvas, 2003
PETER NIEDERTSCHEIDER
Bathing culture dates back to ancient times—a tradition also celebrated at Gradonna.
Sculptures made of Swiss stone pine, artfully stacked and inspired by classical nudes, welcome guests in the entrance area—a subtle reference to the wellness space.
Entrance hall, sculptures
Two-figure group, Swiss pine, 2012
Three-figure group, Swiss pine, 2011–2012
WOLFGANG BÖHMER
The Innsbruck-based artist creates nature-based works that express existential experiences such as joy, grief, and happiness.
With “Naturalized,” artworks are created directly in and with nature, inspired by places of power like the Gradonna rock—a site of special calm and strength.
Place of Power #7
Nature on canvas, 125 × 90 cm
GISELBERT HOKE
Black, brown, white—the colors of this work, displayed in the lobby, harmonize perfectly with the natural tones of the resort.
It is by Giselbert Hoke, who gained fame in 1956 with the frescoes at Klagenfurt railway station.
City
Oil on hardboard, 170 × 260 cm
BIRGIT SCHRÖTTNER-THURNER
Warmth, strength, and transformation are qualities associated with the “fire salamander” in nature-being numerology.
The artwork of the same name, created using self-made natural pigments such as marigold, mahonia, or petunia, is one of a series of twelve works.
Fire Salamander
Plant-based pigments with egg on canvas
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Austria / East Tyrol / Kals am Großglockner
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