Egon Rusina Moroder (born 15 July 1949 in Ortisei, Val Gardena) is an Italian painter and illustrator from South Tyrol.
Egon Rusina Moroder (* 15 de lugio 1949 a Urtijëi) ie n artist ladin.


He lives with his wife and daughter in Ortisei.
Ël vif cun si fëna Edith y si muta Medea a Urtijëi.

Egon Moroder Rusina from the series "Samsara Niflheim" - gouache on paper
Depënt de Egon Moroder dala serie "Samsara Niflheim" - gouache sun papier

He vowed to entertain the public with performances and caricatures of political-sociocritical nature.
Truepes ie states la manifestazions d'ert adum cun autri cumpani artistc. He vowed to entertain the public with performances and caricatures of political-sociocritical nature.

At that time he drew caricatures for South Tyrolean newspapers in German, Italian and Ladin, some of which were: Usc di Ladins, Alto Adige, FF-Illustrierte, Skolast, South Tyrolean Arbeiterzeitung, Alternative (KPI), Diving and Thistle.[4]
At that time he drew caricatures for South Tyrolean newspapers in German, Italian and Ladin, some of which were: Usc di Ladins, Alto Adige, FF-Illustrierte, Skolast, South Tyrolean Arbeiterzeitung, Alternative (KPI), Diving and Thistle.[1]

In a collective exhibition in 1983 at Schloss Prösels near Fiè allo Sciliar, his witch-burning installation was thrown into a cellar and cut down because of its disturbing nature.
Te na mostra coletiva tl ciastel Prösels ie stata trata te ciulé na si installazion critica sul brujamënt dla stries.

Due to a video installation, Rusina was accused by the prosecutor of defaming the state religion and obscenity, he was later absolved by an examining magistrate.[5]
Per na installazion video ie Rusina ncé stat acusá sun suneria de ufënder la religion y de oscenità ma l ie pona uní detlarà inuzënt dal giudesc.

Cartoons and Cards
Chertes da carté

The Watten-Spielkarten (a card game popular in Tyrol and Germany) series of painted cards was produced under Rusina's supervision; the cards had traditional South Tyrolean subjects (30,000 copies were produced) the sales were very successful. In 1997 he printed a book called Viecherei, a collection of over 80 cartoons and caricatures.
La chertes da batadù cun caricatures de ëiles y uemes dla politica o cunesciui deseniëdes da l Rusina à abu n gran suzes encé ora de Gherdëina.

Another Wadden playing card series "Prominent Women" was published in 2002.
Tl 1997 al publicà n liber cun plu de 80 caricatures.

Caricatures of South Tyrolean women were immortalized in a provocative way on playing cards. A third satirical version of the Wadden playing cards was released in November 2009 with world and local South Tyrolean celebrities.[6]
Tl 2002 a Rusina da ora na nueva edizion de chertes da batadù cun figures me de ëiles. [1]

Pictures from the "Dornrößchen" cycle (1986-1993)
Pitura dl ciclus "Dornrößchen" (1986-1993)

For the first time in 1991 Rusina exhibits his mountain pictures in South Tyrol. in 1994 Rusina shows his most famous masterpiece: The white deer in the circle for art and culture in Ortisei.
Per l prim iëde mostra Egon si pitures dla montes tl 1991 y tl 1994 ''L rehl blanch''.

Rusina completed his work in the style of Fantastic Realism with the presentation of the Nemesis series at the Art Forum Gallery in Merano in 1999.[7]
Tl 1999 tla Forum a Maran la serie Nemesis. [1]

Heart of stone
Cuer de sasHeart of stone

Rusina also presented a large wall with a cycle of rock painting.[8]
Rusina also presented a large wall with a cycle of rock painting.[1]

Exhibitions
Mostres

Exhibition Ghialar 2016
Mostra Ghialar tl Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü tl 2016.

In 1993 in the city museum Klausen the erotic cycle "Dornrößchen" was presented to the public.
Tl 1993 tl Museum de Tluses l ziclus erotich ''Dornröschen'' ie stat presentà al publich.

"And the mountain became flesh" was the name of the exhibition, which was commissioned by the State Cultural Assessor.
''I crëps ie deventei cërn'' A St. Magdalena te Funes.

Bruno Hosp was opened in 1991 in St. Magdalena in Villnöss. Rusina's political caricatures were shown in various South Tyrolean villages (Bolzano, Vipiteno, Vilpian) between 1995 and 1997. In the old tunnel of the then Gardena (built in 1917) he exhibited in October 2000 the cycle resolution.
Mostra presenteda dal assessëur dla cultura de Südtirol Bruno Hosp. Mostra de caricatures politiches a Bulsan, Sterzing y Vilpian ti ani 1995-1997 Tla vedla galaria dla ferata de Gherdëina a Egon mustrà l ziclus ''Resoluzion tl tunel'' tl an 2000.

In August 2007 the creation Aura in Aere was presented in a group exhibition at the Grand Hotel Dobbiaco.
La creazion ''Aura in Aere'' ie stata mustreda tl Grand Hotel Toblach tl 2007.

The Museum Ladin Ćiastel de Tor in Gadertal in the spring of 2007 honored the artist with the total cycles Samsara-Niflheim (2006-2008) and The Yellow Void (2008-2011).
L Museum Ladin Ćiastel de Tor à mustrà i cicles ''Samsara-Niflheim'' y L ''Uet ghiël''.

The absolute sleep in the city gallery Bressanone, Great Lauben, Bressanone 2010. Ghialar at Istitut Ladin Micurá de Rü, St. Martin in Thurn, 2016.[12]
Tl 2010 a Persenon la mostra ''Der absolute Schlaf'' Tl 2016 tl Istitut Ladin Micurá de Rü ''Ghialar''[1]

After finishing secondary school in 1964, he learned woodcarving in a workshop in Val Gardena.
Doche Egon ova finà la scola media a Urtijëi iel jit tla scola d'Ert a Urtijëi ulache si professores fova danter autri Markus Vallazza i Luis Piazza.

At the same time, he attended the art school in Ortisei, where he studied drawing under Markus Vallazza.
D'insta jivl sciche lerner a ziplé tla berstot da Doss a Urtijëi cun l moaster Heindl Moroder.

Between 1967 and 1968 he studied art in Florence and also participated in the student movement 1968/69.
Ti ani 1967-1969 iel stat tl Istituto d'Arte de Firenze ulache l à giatà l titul de ''maestro d'arte''.

During this period of his life, he developed a strong political-social commitment.[1]
Te chei ani al fat pea cun l muvimënt di studënc y a svilupà n sterch sentimënt politich-soziel. [1]

From 1969 to 1973 he taught as an art teacher at the Brixen middle school and at the same time participated in the "circle for art and culture (Circolo)" in Ortisei, he is currently still active in this organization. At this time his first experimental exhibitions started: in August 1970 he experimented with cybernetics in the exhibition space of the Circolo; A play of lights made of discontinuous movements of undefined objects in combination with electronic music should give the visitor a feeling of unrest.
Dal 1969 al 1973 al ensenià ert tla scola media de Persenon. Te chëi tëmpes al laurà truep per la Circolo Lia mostra d'ert a Urtijëi cun mostres sperimenteles, installazions sciche la mostra MAMALEEG cun ert cinetica y mujiga eletronica, mudan adum cun autri encë l'urientamënt culturel dla lia.

In August 1971 he built a 15 meters long and 2 meters high hedgehog installation. At the same time, he dealt with his community's political satire by drawing and distributing posters and leaflets.
Te chei ani se a L'artist truep dedicá alla satira dla politica chemunela y dl Südtirol cun la publicazion de n liber cun Markus Schenk y truepes cuiërtli dla plata FF.

In 1973 he quit his apprenticeship and travelled to Munich living there for a year as a draftsman.[2]
L majer contribut te chei ani ala politica locala ie stata la publicazion dl Brunsin na plata satirica de Gherdëina publicheda per n valgun ani a Urtijëi.

Homeland mountain and slaughterhouse
Cësa, montes y cësa de becaria

Title drawing for the narrative book by Adele Moroder
Prima plata de Egon Moroder dl liber Stories de si lava Adele Moroder

From 1975 to 1979 he worked on the theme of "Meat, Blood and Bone, Life and Death" in various drawings and paintings that were created in the mountains and in a slaughterhouse.
Dal 1975 al 1979 a Egon laurà truep tul tema ''cërn, sanch y osc, vita y mort'' cun pitures fates cul sanch y depëntes cun penel ma ncé cun i dëic de tieres tëuc via.

He sometimes used blood as a dye and for the first time used the fingers instead of the brush. "The Great Luck" by Albrecht Dürer inspired a series of bizarre pictures.[3]
''La gran fertuna'' de Albrecht Dührer à inspirà n auter ziclus de pitures strambes. .[1]

Sociocritical Realism
Realism critich