“Art is a form of communication that is independent of dogmas or ideologies. It opens up space for different perspectives and allows us to come into harmony with nature, other people and the spiritual world.”
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SalzburgerLand Magazine
Martin Gautsch - From farmer to artist
Thomatal is a small village in Salzburg's Lungau region. The picturesque village with only 340 inhabitants is situated in an elevated position, surrounded by the Nockberge mountains and the Niedere Tauern, on hilly terrain at 1060 meters. The view of the Speiereck mountain is particularly beautiful. The artist Martin Gautsch lives here
Martin Gautsch was actually supposed to take over the farm, but then the multi-talented man discovered his passion for wood and the stories he can tell with it.
Martin Gautsch, who is very interested in the human soul: “I often compare it to a lake: storms, wind, fog and high waves whip around inside a person. But if they try to calm down, the water becomes calm and smooth. This situation then allows us to look into our own depths.”
On the road in Thomatal - where slowness reigns and a sacred calm prevails. Martin Gautsch, once a woodcutter, ski instructor and organic farmer, is now an artist. In addition to sculptures and ornamental objects, he makes imaginative children's toys.
The former farmer and current artist Martin Gautsch has turned his parents' farm into an art farm. How does he see the world, what does democracy have to do with art for him and what is the vision behind his projects? The boys and girls asked.
Gautsch takes a critical view of the global shift to the right. “Every person is equal, different and unique. These values can be lived well if democracy creates two things: a sense of belonging and individual development opportunities. It creates solidarity, trust and security”
Elisabeth is out and about in Thomatal in this edition of Communities - Places - Towns. After a visit to the Bundschuh smelting plant, Elisabeth heads to Kunsthof Thomatal.
Martin Gautsch makes art, thinks art, makes art. But he found his way to art in a roundabout way. Originally, his existence was entirely focused on preserving traditions.
Basically, I have the conviction that there is nothing, no action, that doesn't have an effect forever. I'm not the kind of person who says that something has to be created that has to be there forever and embellish something, I don't have that approach or claim.
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