20^th Century Austrian

Widely viewed as one of the maximum exponents of Spanish sculpture, Schlosser developed his practice from a highly individualistic position, removed from the prevailing movements of the time.

The artist studied sculpture at the School of Arts and Crafts of Graz and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna. In 1961 he moved to Iceland and in 1967 to Spain, where he lived first in Madrid and later in Bustarviejo, where he remained for the rest of his life.

Adolfo Schlosser was a multifaceted artist who cultivated many forms of expression without associating himself with any particular movement, making him hard to classify. Notwithstanding, there have always been attempts to connect him to Kinetic art, , , and even to given that his work always bears a strong association with his natural environs.

He took his materials directly from nature, such as clay, wood or straw, and used them to create manifold forms including spirals and arcs. In 1993 his work began to revolve around the notion of the circle as a concept closely related to landscape. Aware of the importance of incorporating order into the environment he also intervened in the natural landscape.

His first solo exhibitions took place in 1973 in Ibiza and Madrid. His invaluable contribution to art was recognised in 1991 with Spain’s National Visual Arts Prize.