Karlheinz Weinberger trabajó gran parte de su vida como mozo de almacén en una fábrica, pero desarrolló en su tiempo libre una pasión privada por la fotografía. Durante las décadas de los 50, los 60 y buena parte de los 70 retrató a jóvenes suizos, básicamente fans del rock'n'roll y moteros con una estética muy marcada y un nexo común, su devoción por un estilo propio que los diferenciara de la gente corriente. En la actualidad su trabajo goza de un estatus de culto del que el artista apenas pudo disfrutar en vida (falleció en el 2006), reflejado en el creciente interés de los coleccionistas de Arte por su obra así como el hecho de que, a medida que ésta se hace más conocida, sirve notablemente de inspiración e influencia en otros trabajos visuales y campañas publicitarias varias. Este mismo año se publicó un libro con el título de 'Rebel Youth', al que pertenecen estas imágenes, que contiene una muestra amplia de su particular producción artística y que ha sido prologado por el director de cine John Waters (que tiene especial devoción por el trabajo de este artista).
Karlheinz Weinberger worked much of his life as a warehouseman in a factory but in his spare time indulged into a private passion for photography. During the decades of the 1950s, 60s and much of the 70s he portrayed Swiss youngsters, mainly fans of rock'n'roll and bikers with very strong aesthetics and a common bond, their devotion to a style that set them apart from ordinary people. Currently his work enjoys a cult status the artist barely knew when alive, reflected in the growing interest of Art collectors for his work and the fact that, as it becomes known, increasingly serves as an inspiration and influence on other visual works and commercial campaigns. A new book collecting many of those portraits, under the title 'Rebel Youth', has been published this year with a prologue by film director John Waters.
Karlheinz Weinberger worked much of his life as a warehouseman in a factory but in his spare time indulged into a private passion for photography. During the decades of the 1950s, 60s and much of the 70s he portrayed Swiss youngsters, mainly fans of rock'n'roll and bikers with very strong aesthetics and a common bond, their devotion to a style that set them apart from ordinary people. Currently his work enjoys a cult status the artist barely knew when alive, reflected in the growing interest of Art collectors for his work and the fact that, as it becomes known, increasingly serves as an inspiration and influence on other visual works and commercial campaigns. A new book collecting many of those portraits, under the title 'Rebel Youth', has been published this year with a prologue by film director John Waters.
