Peter Wiechenthaler & Helena Bednorz Klaus
Peter Wiechenthaler and Helena Bednorz Klaus are a contemporary artist couple whose individual artistic practices merge in a shared vision of authenticity, craftsmanship, and emotional depth. While each has established an independent artistic career, together they founded the interdisciplinary art project Klaus Wiechenthaler, a collaborative platform that unites their creative perspectives and explores the dialogue between sculpture, painting, and contemporary artistic expression.
Peter Wiechenthaler (born 1984 in Saalfelden, Austria) is a glass artist based in Bressanone, Italy. Trained at the Glass HTL in Kramsach, he has developed a distinctive sculptural language by combining layers of float glass with natural elements such as stone, driftwood, and horn. Through an intensive process of cutting, bonding, grinding, and polishing, his sculptures appear to grow organically from nature itself. After many years in a leadership role within his family business, he devoted himself entirely to his artistic practice, quickly gaining international recognition through exhibitions, art fairs, and publications.
Helena Bednorz Klaus (born 1983 in Al.-Kalinovo, Ukraine, and raised in Berlin, Germany) studied Fine Arts, History, and Political Science, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts alongside degrees in Cultural Studies and Political Science. After working as assistant to the German Pop Art artist Herman Reichold and establishing herself as an independent artist, she returned to her full-time artistic career in 2020. Her expressive figurative paintings combine acrylic, oil, charcoal, coffee, pastel, and ballpoint pen on canvas and paper. Focusing on femininity, identity, and emotional complexity, her works evoke an atmosphere of mystery, vulnerability, and quiet strength.
As partners in both life and art, Peter Wiechenthaler and Helena Bednorz Klaus bring together two complementary artistic positions. Their collaboration through Klaus Wiechenthaler is driven by the belief that contemporary art emerges most powerfully through dialogue—between materials and ideas, nature and humanity, sculpture and painting. Their individual and collaborative works have been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions as well as international art fairs across Europe, reflecting a shared commitment to innovation, artistic excellence, and meaningful cultural exchange.
