Josef Bauer (12 January 1934 – 3 March 2022) was an Austrian artist. Life and work Bauer was born in Wels, Austria, on 12 January 1934. After his studies of painting in the school of arts in Linz, the main artistic style of his works became the so-called tactile poetry. In 1994 Bauer was awarded the cultural award of Linz and one year later the cultural award of Upper Austria for fine arts. Bauer died on 3 March 2022, at the age of 88. Exhibitions (extract) 2005 Galerie Eder, "Die 70er Jahre", Linz 2002 Galerie Atrium, "Bilder, Objekte Installationen", Kremsmünster 1998 Galerie MAERZ, "Hinzufügungen", Linz 1994 Bielefelder Kunstverein 1992 OÖ. Landesgalerie, Linz 1990 Studio allerArt, [Dorn] 1986 Galerie Flutlicht, Vienna 1985 Stadtgalerie Bielefeld 1979 Kunstmuseum Hannover 1978 Galerie Nächst St. Stephan, Vienna Galerie Festetics, Salzburg 1974 Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz 1970 Galerie im Griechenbeisl, Vienna 1968 Schloß Parz bei Grieskirchen Galerie im Griechenbeisl, Vienna Bibliography Farbnamen with a preface by Burghard Schmidt. (Linz 2005) Farbnamen (Linz: Eigenverlag, 2004) Bilder, Objekte, Installationen, 1985–1998. (Linz 1998) Ausstellungskatalog. (Linz: Landesgalerie, 1992) Zeile für Zeile / Line by Line. Monographie. (Linz: edition neue texte, 1977) Taktile Poesie 1965 bis 1974. Ausstellungskatalog. (Graz: Neue Glaerie am Landesmuseum Johanneum Graz, 1974) Hinstellungen. Ausstellungskatalog. (Vienna: Galerie im Griechenbeisl, 1968) References External links Official Homepage of Josef Bauer 1934 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Austrian male artists 21st-century Austrian male artists Austrian sculptors Austrian painters Austrian installation artists People from Wels