{"id":12,"date":"2026-03-02T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:24:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What the art does not tell you about the artist <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-0ded1d17-7d98-44b6-ab9c-b4c901a5ad5d\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-0ded1d17-7d98-44b6-ab9c-b4c901a5ad5d .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-icon-color: #ffffff;--ctlb-date-fontsize: 20px;--ctlb-date-font-family: Times New Roman;--ctlb-date-color: #ffffff;--ctlb-icon-size: 20px;--ctlb-heading-color: #000000;--ctlb-sub-heading-color: #000000;--ctlb-line-color: #ffffff;--ctlb-icon-bg: #87a5ff;--ctlb-story-border-color: #87a5ff;--ctlb-middle-line-size: 3px;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper one-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2007<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image wp-duotone-000-ffffff-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GalleryVisit-edited-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#192c5c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Early Years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.196), 1rem);\">I was born in Saxony, Germany, home to the artist Will Schestak, my great-grandfather. My family relocated after a few years to live at the Bavarian-Austrian border and I grew up among the rugged limestone ranges of the Alps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2020<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image wp-duotone-rgb000-rgb255255255-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EternalPeakjpg_WM-1-edited-1.jpg 1481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left ctlb-block-title has-custom-color-4-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">First Artwork<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.196), 1rem);\">While attending an Austrian High School I began to explore art on my own, experimenting with both realistic and imaginary themes. Storytelling quickly grew to an essential part of my creative work. At that time I came across Welsh mythology and developed a great artistic interest in <em>The Mabinogion <\/em>and similar stories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>Summer 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image wp-duotone-000-ffffff-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FirstExhibition-1-2048x1470.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-custom-color-4-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">FIRST PUBLIC EXHIBITION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.196), 1rem);\">Being a proud member of the An Talla Solais Gallery in Ullapool I took the opportunity to display my work at the annual Member&#8217;s Show. It was an honour to see it hung among the positions of more established artists and to support the community in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>Ongoing<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title has-custom-color-4-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.196), 1rem);\">I am currently studying Art and Design Education in Salzburg, Austria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What the art does not tell you about the artist Timeline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":517,"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rschestak-art.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}