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Mercedes Helnwein (born November 12, 1979) is an artist, writer and filmmaker.^[1] She was born in Vienna, Austria and primarily lives and works in Los Angeles.^[2]^[3]

Early life

Helnwein was born in Vienna, Austria.^[1] Her father is Austro-Irish artist Gottfried Helnwein.^[4]^[5] She and her brothers, Cyril, Ali, and Wolfgang Amadeus, often modeled for their father's work as children,^[6] whose works often included nightmarish depictions of war and exploitation.^[7] As children, Mercedes and her siblings were given the freedom to express themselves, and she developed a style distinctively hers.^[7]

Art

Helnwein has no formal art training,^[8] but, growing up, she interacted with art figures such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring through her father's connections.^[1] She creates large-scale drawings, most of which are done with black pencil, colored pencils, or pastels.^[8] Helnwein's art debuted in 2000,^[7] with one of her first group exhibitions curated in Downtown Los Angeles by actor Jason Lee.^[9] In 2007 Helnwein's New York solo exhibition debut, Untitled (Self-Portrait With Ribbon) at Bespoke Gallery.^[10] Rachel Wolff, writing for Vulture, suggested Helnwein's "immaculately executed drawings play out like dramatically lit, attractively cast indie flicks."^[10]

Helnwein has exhibited over ten solo exhibits and over a dozen group exhibits.^[2] In 2005, Damien Hirst acquired Helnwein's collections "East of Eden," "Strange Days," and "Whistling Past the Graveyard" which were then presented at A Gallery in London.^[9]^[11] The Molesworth Gallery hosted its first solo exhibit of Helnwein's work in 2007.^[12] The Molesworth Gallery hosted its second solo exhibit of Helnwein's work in 2009, "Whistling past the graveyard."^[13] Helnwein's "Temptation to be Good," a series of drawings in oil pastels, was exhibited at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in 2010,^[11] and in 2012, Helnwein's work was again shown at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in her solo show, "Make It Dark."^[9] The Molesworth Gallery, in 2014, exhibited Helnwein's "No Way Home,"^[14]^[15] and it also made available her monograph of the same name.^[14]^[16] In 2017, Edward Hopper House held a solo exhibit of Helnwein's oil pastel, "Chaos Theory."^[17]^[18]^[19]

Helnwein also contributed art for stickers included in Beck's 2006 album, The Information.^[20]

Writing

In 2004, Helnwein's travelogue, "Devil Got Religion," covered the 15-day road trip with Alex Prager and Beth Riesgraf for their "America Motel" installation.^[4] In 2008 her debut novel, The Potential Hazards of Hester Day, was published by Simon & Schuster.^[21]^[22]

Discussing her 2021 novel, Slingshot, Helnwein says, "The secrets of suburbia, the surface fakeness, have always been interesting to me."^[7]^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mercedes Helnwein". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2009 – via Gale Literature Resource Center.
^ ^a ^b Gelt, Jessica (October 16, 2011). "The Helnwein siblings' artful life in L.A.". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ "Mercedes Helnwein: Temptation to be Good". Juxtapoz. December 30, 2013. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Gelt, Jessica (April 8, 2004). "Rooms with a view of America's heartland". Los Angeles Times. pp. E.16. ProQuest 421889092. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Haramis, Nick (November 13, 2007). "The New Literary Enfant Terrible: Mercedes Helnwein". BlackBook. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
^ Haramis, Nicholas (December 7, 2014). "The Helnweins Will See You Now". The New York Times Magazine. pp. 146, 148, 150. ISSN 0028-7822. ProQuest 1634180871.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lynch, Dónal (October 29, 2021). "Mercedes Helnwein: 'It almost feels like walking into a painting. It's mind-blowingly beautiful and it will always be home'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Parentela, Claudio (June 15, 2007). "Interview with Mercedes Helnwein". The Extra Finger. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dugas, Keith (November 20, 2012). "People Are Strange: Mercedes Helnwein's 'Make It Dark' at Merry Karnowsky Gallery". Cartwheel Art. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wolff, Rachel (July 3, 2007). "Making Cindy Sherman Proud". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Seidler, Heather (June 21, 2011). "Ladygunn Surprise Issue: Mercedes Helnwein". Ladygunn. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ "Exhibitions - New Works - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2007. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ "Exhibitions - Whistling past the graveyard - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2009. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Helnwein. No way home". Meer. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ "Exhibitions - No Way Home - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ Helnwein, Mercedes (2014). Mercedes Helnwein: No Way Home. Added commentary by Shana Nys Dambrot. Corte Madera: Gingko Press. ISBN 9781937222277. OCLC 872733375.
^ "Chaos Theory: Mercedes Helnwein" (PDF). Edwards Hopper House. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ Perry, Carole (2017). "Mercedes Helnwein: Chaos Theory" (PDF). Edward Hopper House. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ Helnwein, Mercedes; Perry, Carole (2017). Chaos Theory. Claremont, CA: ZERO+ Publishing. ISBN 9781937222468. OCLC 1004260014.
^ "Beck - The Information - Project Notes - Project Credits - Sticker Images". bigactive.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009.
^ "The Potential Hazards of Hester Day by Mercedes Helnwein". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ Helnwein, Mercedes (2008). The Potential Hazards of Hester Day. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416574668. OCLC 163603154.
^ Helnwein, Mercedes (2021). Slingshot. New York: Wednesday Books. ISBN 9781250253002. OCLC 1151090411.

External links

Official website

[:5-1] "Mercedes Helnwein". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2009 – via Gale Literature Resource Center.

[:3-2] Gelt, Jessica (October 16, 2011). "The Helnwein siblings' artful life in L.A.". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[3] "Mercedes Helnwein: Temptation to be Good". Juxtapoz. December 30, 2013. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.

[Rooms_with_view-4] Gelt, Jessica (April 8, 2004). "Rooms with a view of America's heartland". Los Angeles Times. pp. E.16. ProQuest 421889092. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[blackbook-5] Haramis, Nick (November 13, 2007). "The New Literary Enfant Terrible: Mercedes Helnwein". BlackBook. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.

[6] Haramis, Nicholas (December 7, 2014). "The Helnweins Will See You Now". The New York Times Magazine. pp. 146, 148, 150. ISSN 0028-7822. ProQuest 1634180871.

[:0-7] Lynch, Dónal (October 29, 2021). "Mercedes Helnwein: 'It almost feels like walking into a painting. It's mind-blowingly beautiful and it will always be home'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[:6-8] Parentela, Claudio (June 15, 2007). "Interview with Mercedes Helnwein". The Extra Finger. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[:2-9] Dugas, Keith (November 20, 2012). "People Are Strange: Mercedes Helnwein's 'Make It Dark' at Merry Karnowsky Gallery". Cartwheel Art. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[:4-10] Wolff, Rachel (July 3, 2007). "Making Cindy Sherman Proud". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[:1-11] Seidler, Heather (June 21, 2011). "Ladygunn Surprise Issue: Mercedes Helnwein". Ladygunn. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[12] "Exhibitions - New Works - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2007. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[13] "Exhibitions - Whistling past the graveyard - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2009. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[:7-14] "Helnwein. No way home". Meer. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[15] "Exhibitions - No Way Home - Mercedes Helnwein". The Molesworth Gallery. 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[16] Helnwein, Mercedes (2014). Mercedes Helnwein: No Way Home. Added commentary by Shana Nys Dambrot. Corte Madera: Gingko Press. ISBN 9781937222277. OCLC 872733375.

[17] "Chaos Theory: Mercedes Helnwein" (PDF). Edwards Hopper House. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[18] Perry, Carole (2017). "Mercedes Helnwein: Chaos Theory" (PDF). Edward Hopper House. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[19] Helnwein, Mercedes; Perry, Carole (2017). Chaos Theory. Claremont, CA: ZERO+ Publishing. ISBN 9781937222468. OCLC 1004260014.

[20] "Beck - The Information - Project Notes - Project Credits - Sticker Images". bigactive.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009.

[21] "The Potential Hazards of Hester Day by Mercedes Helnwein". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[22] Helnwein, Mercedes (2008). The Potential Hazards of Hester Day. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416574668. OCLC 163603154.

[23] Helnwein, Mercedes (2021). Slingshot. New York: Wednesday Books. ISBN 9781250253002. OCLC 1151090411.

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+{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}'''Mercedes Helnwein''' (born November 12, 1979) is an artist, writer and filmmaker.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |year=2009 |series=[[Contemporary Authors]] |language=en |chapter=Mercedes Helnwein |via=Gale Literature Resource Center}}</ref> She was born in Vienna, Austria and primarily lives and works in Los Angeles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Gelt |first=Jessica |date=October 16, 2011 |title=The Helnwein siblings' artful life in L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-oct-16-la-ca-helnweins-20111016-story.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524-030433/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-oct-16-la-ca-helnweins-20111016-story.html |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 30, 2013 |title=Mercedes Helnwein: Temptation to be Good |url=http://www.juxtapoz.com/illustration/mercedes-helnwein-temptation-to-be-good |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528014424/http://www.juxtapoz.com/illustration/mercedes-helnwein-temptation-to-be-good |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |work=[[Juxtapoz]]}}</ref>
+==Early life==
-'''Mercedes Helnwein''' is a fine artist, writer, and video artist. She lives in Ireland and Los Angeles, CA.
+Helnwein was born in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref name=":5" /> Her father is Austro-Irish artist [[Gottfried Helnwein]].<ref name="Rooms with view">{{Cite news |last=Gelt |first=Jessica |date=April 8, 2004 |title=Rooms with a view of America's heartland |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-08-wk-ungallery8-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127-155623/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/08/news/wk-ungallery8 |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |pages=E.16 |id={{ProQuest|421889092}}}}</ref><ref name="blackbook">{{Cite news |last=Haramis |first=Nick |date=November 13, 2007 |title=The New Literary Enfant Terrible: Mercedes Helnwein |url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/the-new-literary-enfant-terrible/1546 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209224018/http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/the-new-literary-enfant-terrible/1546#When:17:01:00Z |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |access-date=January 1, 2010 |work=[[BlackBook]]}}</ref> She and her brothers, Cyril, Ali, and Wolfgang Amadeus, often modeled for their father's work as children,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haramis |first=Nicholas |date=December 7, 2014 |title=The Helnweins Will See You Now |access-date= |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |pages=146, 148, 150 |issn=0028-7822 |id={{ProQuest|1634180871}}}}</ref> whose works often included nightmarish depictions of war and exploitation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Dónal |date=October 29, 2021 |title=Mercedes Helnwein: 'It almost feels like walking into a painting. It's mind-blowingly beautiful and it will always be home' |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/mercedes-helnwein-it-almost-feels-like-walking-into-a-painting-its-mind-blowingly-beautiful-and-it-will-always-be-home/40989396.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524020120/https://www.independent.ie/life/mercedes-helnwein-it-almost-feels-like-walking-into-a-painting-its-mind-blowingly-beautiful-and-it-will-always-be-home/40989396.html |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=[[Irish Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> As children, Mercedes and her siblings were given the freedom to express themselves, and she developed a style distinctively hers.<ref name=":0" />
+== Art ==
+Helnwein has no formal art training,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Parentela |first=Claudio |date=June 15, 2007 |title=Interview with Mercedes Helnwein |url=http://theextrafinger.blogspot.com/2007/06/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219161959/http://theextrafinger.blogspot.com/2007/06/ |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=The Extra Finger}}</ref> but, growing up, she interacted with art figures such as [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Keith Haring]] through her father's connections.<ref name=":5" /> She creates large-scale drawings, most of which are done with black pencil, colored pencils, or pastels.<ref name=":6" /> Helnwein's art debuted in 2000,<ref name=":0" /> with one of her first group exhibitions curated in Downtown Los Angeles by actor [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Dugas |first=Keith |date=November 20, 2012 |title=People Are Strange: Mercedes Helnwein's 'Make It Dark' at Merry Karnowsky Gallery |url=http://www.cartwheelart.com/2012/11/20/people-are-strange-mercedes-helnweins-make-it-dark-at-merry-karnowsky-gallery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201024602/http://www.cartwheelart.com/2012/11/20/people-are-strange-mercedes-helnweins-make-it-dark-at-merry-karnowsky-gallery/ |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Cartwheel Art |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2007 Helnwein's New York solo exhibition debut, ''Untitled (Self-Portrait With Ribbon)'' at Bespoke Gallery.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Rachel |date=July 3, 2007 |title=Making Cindy Sherman Proud |url=https://www.vulture.com/2007/07/making_cindy_sherman_proud.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322073602/https://www.vulture.com/2007/07/making_cindy_sherman_proud.html |archive-date=March 22, 2014 |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en}}</ref> Rachel Wolff, writing for [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]], suggested Helnwein's "immaculately executed drawings play out like dramatically lit, attractively cast indie flicks."<ref name=":4" />
+Helnwein has exhibited over ten solo exhibits and over a dozen group exhibits.<ref name=":3" /> In 2005, [[Damien Hirst]] acquired Helnwein's collections "East of Eden," "Strange Days," and "Whistling Past the Graveyard" which were then presented at A Gallery in London.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Seidler |first=Heather |date=June 21, 2011 |title=Ladygunn Surprise Issue: Mercedes Helnwein |url=http://www.ladygunn.com/art-3/ladygunn-surprise-issue-mercedes-helnwein/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525042038/http://ladygunn.com/art-3/ladygunn-surprise-issue-mercedes-helnwein |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Ladygunn |language=en-US}}</ref> [[The Molesworth Gallery]] hosted its first solo exhibit of Helnwein's work in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Exhibitions - New Works - Mercedes Helnwein |url=https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/61-new-works-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525220846/https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/61-new-works-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=[[The Molesworth Gallery]] |language=en}}</ref> The Molesworth Gallery hosted its second solo exhibit of Helnwein's work in 2009, "Whistling past the graveyard."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Exhibitions - Whistling past the graveyard - Mercedes Helnwein |url=https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/60-whistling-past-the-graveyard-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201175712/https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/60-whistling-past-the-graveyard-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=[[The Molesworth Gallery]] |language=en}}</ref> Helnwein's "Temptation to be Good," a series of drawings in oil pastels, was exhibited at the [[The Merry Karnowsky Gallery|Merry Karnowsky Gallery]] in 2010,<ref name=":1" /> and in 2012, Helnwein's work was again shown at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in her solo show, "Make It Dark."<ref name=":2" /> The Molesworth Gallery, in 2014, exhibited Helnwein's "No Way Home,"<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Helnwein. No way home |url=https://www.meer.com/en/8238-helnwein-no-way-home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525213655/https://www.meer.com/en/8238-helnwein-no-way-home |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=Meer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=Exhibitions - No Way Home - Mercedes Helnwein |url=https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/22-no-way-home-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321043814/https://molesworthgallery.com/exhibitions/22-no-way-home-mercedes-helnwein/overview/ |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=[[The Molesworth Gallery]] |language=en}}</ref> and it also made available her [[monograph]] of the same name.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Helnwein |first=Mercedes |title=Mercedes Helnwein: No Way Home |publisher=Gingko Press |others=Added commentary by Shana Nys Dambrot |year=2014 |isbn=9781937222277 |location=Corte Madera |language=en |oclc=872733375}}</ref> In 2017, [[Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Home|Edward Hopper House]] held a solo exhibit of Helnwein's oil pastel, "Chaos Theory."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=<em>Chaos Theory</em>: Mercedes Helnwein |url=https://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/uploads/5/4/7/4/5474766/ehhpress_release_chaostheory_mercedeshelnwein_final.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525-222655/https://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/uploads/5/4/7/4/5474766/ehhpress_release_chaostheory_mercedeshelnwein_final.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=[[Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Home|Edwards Hopper House]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Carole |date=2017 |title=Mercedes Helnwein: <em>Chaos Theory</em> |url=http://edwardhopperhouse.org/uploads/5/4/7/4/5474766/mercedeshelnwein_chaos-theory_edwardhopperhouse.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525-222455/http://edwardhopperhouse.org/uploads/5/4/7/4/5474766/mercedeshelnwein_chaos-theory_edwardhopperhouse.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |website=[[Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Home|Edward Hopper House]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Helnwein |first=Mercedes |title=Chaos Theory |last2=Perry |first2=Carole |publisher=ZERO+ Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=9781937222468 |location=Claremont, CA |language=en |oclc=1004260014}}</ref>
-== Family and Early Life ==
-Mercedes Helnwein was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father is Austro-Irish artist [[Gottfried Helnwein]] and her mother is Renate Helnwein. She and her brothers, Cyril, Ali, and Wolfgang Amadeus, have often modeled for their father’s work as children. <ref name="blackbook">Haramis, Nick (Dec/Jan 2008). “The New Literary Enfant Terrible.” ''Blackbook''. Retrieved 2010-01-04 at http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/the-new-literary-enfant-terrible/1546#When:17:01:00Z</ref> Helnwein and her family lived in a castle in Tipperary, Ireland. In 2000, she began dividing her time between Ireland and the U.S. Her studio is located in downtown Los Angeles. <ref name="juxtapoz">Tung, Tommy (Aug 2009). “One Million Questions for One Mercedes Helnwein,” Part One and Two. ''Juxtapoz''. Retrieved 2010-01-04 at http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-one-million-questions-for-one-mercedes-helnwein and
-http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-with-mercedes-helnwein-part-two
-</ref>
-== Fine Art ==
-Mercedes Helnwein is known for her large-scale drawings, most of which are done with black pencil. The others employ ink, colored pencils, and pastels. As described in ''New York Magazine'', her work is “immaculately executed…like dramatically lit, attractively cast indie flicks.” <ref>Wolff, Rachel (July 2007). “Making Cindy Sherman Proud.” ''New York Magazine''. Retrieved 2010-01-04 at http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/07/making_cindy_sherman_proud.html</ref> Helnwein’s art debuted in 2003, with her first group exhibition hosted in Los Angeles by art collector and actor Jason Lee. This exhibition was followed by regular self-instigated one-night-shows at spaces throughout L.A., often with photographer Alex Prager.<ref name="juxtapoz" /> Thereafter, Helnwein began to exhibit in New York, Berlin, Dublin and London.
-Helnwein contributed art to the Beck album, ''The Information'' (2006),<ref>http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/mercedes-helnwein/3818009</ref> and appeared in his music video for “Gamma Ray,” filmed by photographer and filmmaker Autumn DeWilde.
-In 2008, she obtained representation from the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles.
-Other publications to discuss her work were the ''Los Angeles Times, BlackBook, Los Angeles Confidential, Los Angeles Magazine, Nylon, New York Magazine, New York Art Magazine, i-D, Juxtapoz, the Irish Times, The Irish Independent, Berliner Morgenpost'' (Berlin), ''Die Welt, Tank Magazine'' (U.K), ''Blag'' (U.K.) ''Lodown'' magazine (Berlin), ''Metal'' magazine (Spain), and ''Yodona'' (Spain).
-== Film ==
-In 2008, Mercedes Helnwein included video as a medium in her work. Her brother, Ali Helnwein, composed the scores. They continue collaborating as filmmaker and composer. Titled after their respective exhibitions, the short films, “Whistling Past the Graveyard” and “East of Eden,” played for visitors at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery.<ref>http://www.mkgallery.com/artistpages/Mercedes_Helnwein/index.php?mm=video</ref>
+Helnwein also contributed art for stickers included in [[Beck|Beck's]] 2006 album, ''[[The Information (Beck album)|The Information]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beck - The Information - Project Notes - Project Credits - Sticker Images |url=http://www.bigactive.com/art-direction-and-design/music/beck/the-information |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204184157/http://www.bigactive.com/art-direction-and-design/music/beck/the-information |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |website=bigactive.com}}</ref>
 == Writing ==
+In 2004, Helnwein's travelogue, "Devil Got Religion," covered the 15-day road trip with Alex Prager and [[Beth Riesgraf]] for their "America Motel" installation.<ref name="Rooms with view"/> In 2008 her debut novel, ''The Potential Hazards of Hester Day'', was published by [[Simon & Schuster]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=The Potential Hazards of Hester Day by Mercedes Helnwein |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416574668 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140859/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4165-7466-8 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=May 24, 2024 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Helnwein |first=Mercedes |title=The Potential Hazards of Hester Day |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2008 |isbn=9781416574668 |location=New York |language=en |oclc=163603154}}</ref>
+Discussing her 2021 novel, ''Slingshot'', Helnwein says, "The secrets of suburbia, the surface fakeness, have always been interesting to me."<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Helnwein |first=Mercedes |title=Slingshot |publisher=[[St. Martin's Press|Wednesday Books]] |year=2021 |isbn=9781250253002 |location=New York |language=en |oclc=1151090411}}</ref>
-In 2004, her travelogue, “Devil Got Religion,” covered the 15-day road trip with Alex Prager and Beth Riesgraf for their “America Motel” installation.<ref>Gelt, Jessica (Apr 2004). “Rooms With a View of America’s Heartland.” ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved 2010-01-04 at http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/08/news/wk-ungallery8</ref>
-In 2006, she signed with the literary agency, Ed Victor Ltd., based in London. Other representation includes the New York agency, Fletcher & Company as well as William Clark in New York.<ref>http://www.fletcherandco.com/fletcher_clients.html</ref>
-Her debut novel, ''The Potential Hazards of Hester Day'', was released in February 2008 by Simon & Schuster.<ref>http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Mercedes-Helnwein/44023180/books</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'' reviewed the work of literary fiction as a “funny, offbeat debut novel...[Helnwein’s] soul-searching adventure is reliably entertaining and her obligatory final-page epiphany feels just right.”<ref>http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6496571.html</ref>
-== Quotes ==
-''Employing a precise but unprepossessing realism in her drawing, Helnwein renders strange lighting conditions, odd clothing (odd at least within the context), and even odder gestures. Her models are lissome but spooked, as if caught, alone, in the first minutes of a slasher movie -- although they evince far more self-awareness than the dispensable cheerleader types who usually get the buzzsaw. Indeed, the heightened sensitivity that flickers across these youthful but wary faces may be the most radical aspect of Helnwein’s series: she portrays what is probably the Western world’s most ogled demographic as people, not mere objects of the gaze. Invested with such affect, Helnwein’s subjects need only hold a toy or a kitchen implement a certain way and, in the raking light, it takes on dramatic portent.''<ref>Frank, Peter (Oct 2008). “Mercedes Helnwein: Whistling Past the Graveyard.” ''THE Magazine'', Los Angeles. Retrieved 2010-01-05 at http://themagla.com/cgi-bin/artmagla/review.cgi?ID=267</ref>
-- [[Peter Frank]], ''THE Magazine'', Los Angeles
-''There is a sense of protagonists engrossed in their own disturbed, hallucinatory worlds. The protagonists are usually young women, and they are alternatively strong, self-contained, in control, and possible victims. While there is a theatrical air to it all, a sense of make-believe, Helnwein maintains a genuine edginess as well, so that we can’t be quite sure that everything will be okay. It is stylish noir, delivered with considerable bravura.''<ref>Dunne, Aidan (Apr 2009). “A mixture of the assertive and the uncertain.” ''Irish Times''. Retrieved 2010-01-05 at http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0401/1224243788136.html</ref>
-- ''[[The Irish Times]]''
-''Helnwein's drawings -- feminine and smooth as porcelain -- portray her subjects as they cover their ears and shy away from unknowns; they sit with toy trucks, alligators, antlers, and handguns, all props that suggest that even though they wear high-heels and fancy dresses, there's still something not quite right.''<ref>Williams, Kate (May 2008). “Girls Interrupted: Writer and artist Mercedes Helnwein is adept at portraying women on the edge -- though she herself remains far from it.” ''Nylon''.</ref>
-- ''[[Nylon magazine]]''
-''Her visual works feature women juggling defiance and restraint… She came of age in a Viennese castle, her face bandaged, mouth filled with medical instruments (all in the name of art). With her forthcoming novel, and new solo shows on the horizon, the next generation is out to prove just how strange—and genius—she can get....''<ref name="blackbook" />
-- ''[[BlackBook magazine]]''
-''...an exciting mixture of purity, mysticism and raging beauty that follows the concept of no rules.''<ref>Rambow, Christoph Johann (May/June 2007). “Vienna Calling.” Lodown magazine (Berlin).</ref>
-- ''Lodown'' magazine (Berlin)
-''Mercedes epitomizes the true pursuance of art, and my hat's off to her for maintaining that thing that too many creative folks either never had, or let go of because they've somehow lost their way. I'm talking about sincerity, and purity. Mercedes has the kind of discipline you might find in a great concert pianist; she never stops working. And with artists like Mercedes, I can always rest assured that there is still in fact a real drive somewhere out there to maintain a tradition of intelligent and sincere artistic progression.''<ref>Lee, Jason (Aug 2006). “Kindred Spirit: Mercedes Helnwein epitomizes the true pursuance of art.” ''Anthem''.</ref>
-- [[Jason Lee_(actor)|Jason Lee]], ''Anthem'' magazine
-== References ==
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-{{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com Mercedes Helnwein: official Web site]
-* [http://www.myspace.com/mercedeshelnwein Mercedes Helnwein on MySpace]
-* [http://www.youtube.com/user/mhelnwein Mercedes Helnwein on YouTube]
-* [http://www.youtube.com/user/strayeddogs#p/u/16/Ybyu9FiMjyk Strayed Dogs on YouTube]
-* [http://mkgallery.com/artistpages/Mercedes_Helnwein/index.php artist page at the Merry Karnosky Gallery]
-* [http://www.pool-gallery.com/?page_id=68 artist page at the Pool Gallery, Berlin]
-* [http://www.molesworthgallery.com/artists/Helnwein%20artist's%20page%20link.html artist page at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin]
-* [http://www.bo-lee.co.uk/artists/mercedes-helnwein/ artist page at Bo Lee Gallery]
-* [http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/3737-mercedes-helnwein artist page at ArtSlant]
-* [http://www.artnet.com/ag/fulltextsearch.asp?searchstring=mercedes+helnwein artist page at ArtNet]
-* [http://wesc.com/activist/1271 WeActivist page at We Are the Superlative Conspiracy (WeSC)]
-* [http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Mercedes-Helnwein/44023180/books author page at Simon & Schuster]
-* [http://www.fletcherandco.com/fletcher_clients.html author page at Fletcher & Co, literary representation]
-* [http://www.amazon.com/Potential-Hazards-Hester-Day-Novel/dp/1416574662/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt ''The Potential Hazards of Hester Day'' on Amazon]
-* [http://www.tlchicken.com/search.php?keywords=&issue=All&section=All&byline=mercedes+helnwein&Submit=Submit short stories by Mercedes Helnwein at Tastes Like Chicken]
-* [http://www.untitledbooks.com/fiction/short-stories/frank-by-mercedes-helnwein/ "Frank," a short story by Mercedes Helnwein]
-=== Interviews ===
+==References==
+<!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using<ref></ref> tags which will then appear here automatically -->
-* [http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-one-million-questions-for-one-mercedes-helnwein ''Juxtapoz'' magazine, "Exclusive: One Million Questions for One Mercedes Helnwein (Part One)," August 2009]
+{{Reflist}}
-* [http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-with-mercedes-helnwein-part-two ''Juxtapoz'' magazine, "Exclusive Interview with Mercedes Helnwein (Part Two)," August 2009]
-* [http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com/press/wp-content/press/09/pdf/lula.pdf ''Lula'' magazine, "Dark Star," September 2009]
-* [http://www.la-confidential-magazine.com/LAC_JA09_041_WHA.html ''LA Confidential'', "What Drives Mercedes," July/August 2009]
-* [http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com/press/wp-content/press/09/pdf/blaglondon2009.pdf ''BLAG'' magazine (London), "Danny Masterson interviews Mercedes Helnwein," 2009]
-* [http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com/press/wp-content/press/09/pdf/callespain2009.pdf ''Calle 20//'' (Spain), "La Sombra, La Luz Y La Incertidumbre Son Esenciales," September 2009]
-* [http://thisbookisforyou.blogspot.com/2008/02/q-with-debut-novelist-mercedes-helnwein.html This Book Is For You, "Q&A with Debut Novelist Mercedes Helnwein," February 2008]
-* [http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/mercedes-helnwein-in-conversation-with-gottfried-helnwein/1675 ''BlackBook'', "Mercedes Helnwein in Conversation with Gottfried Helnwein," November 2007]
-* [http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com/press-2007/wp-content/press/07/pdf/lodown2007.pdf Lodown magazine (Berlin), "Vienna Calling," May/June 2007]
-=== Reviews ===
+==External links==
+* {{Official website|http://www.mercedeshelnwein.com}}
-* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6496571.html ''Publishers Weekly'', "The Potential Hazards of Hester Day"]
-* [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/07/making_cindy_sherman_proud.html ''New York Magazine'', "Making Cindy Sherman Proud"]
-* [http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/the-new-literary-enfant-terrible/1546 ''BlackBook'' magazine, "The New Literary Enfant Terrible"]
-* [http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/whistling-past-the-graveyard-merry-karnowsky/3978 ''BlackBook'' magazine, "Whistling Past the Graveyard"]
-* [http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2009/11/mercedes-helnweins-east-of-eden-at-merry-karnowsky-1114.html Brand X (''Los Angeles Times''), "East of Eden"]
-* [http://www.laweekly.com/events/east-of-eden-mercedes-melnwein-drawings-759375/ ''LA Weekly'', "East of Eden"]
-* [http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/08/news/wk-ungallery8 ''Los Angeles Times'', "Rooms with a View of America’s Heartland"]
-* [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/28/entertainment/et-pickwhistling28 ''Los Angeles Times'', "Whistling Past the Graveyard"]
-* [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0401/1224243788136.html ''The Irish Times'', "A mixture of assertive and uncertain"]
-* [http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/putting-down-roots-in-south-tipperary-93223.html ''Irish Independent'', "Putting down roots in south Tipperary"]
-* [http://www.anthemmagazine.com/story/829 ''Anthem'' magazine, "Mercedes Helnwein, 'Whistling Past the Graveyard' Recap"]
-* [http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=6798 ''Campus Circle'', "Mercedes Helnwein: Whistling Past the Graveyard"]
-* [http://issuu.com/mfmagazine/docs/issue9?mode=embed&documentId=090212001522-1e9229eb0fc947ef923db58445d44017&layout=wood ''MF'' magazine, "Mercedes Helnwein"]
-* [http://themagla.com/cgi-bin/artmagla/review.cgi?ID=267 ''THE Magazine'', Los Angeles, "Whistling Past the Graveyard"]
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