Bizarre beasts in the bike resort

Creative Art alongside the bike tracks

Bernd Püribauer, born in Neunkirchen in 1976, is an Austrian multimedia artist who works just as virtuously with a computer mouse and toilet brush as he does with a paintbrush and performance. He became known for his cartoons in ‘Falter’ and his ‘Contemporary Toilet Brush Art’. Together with Saalbach Hinterglemm, Bizarre Beasts were designed to provide variety and funny photo spots along the bike trails.

Here, the Bizarre Beasts introduce themselves in detail and reveal their location.

Fun on the Skewer

Here's an animal happily spinning on the barbecue - and it looks like it's really up for it! While we get beads of sweat at the sight of it, it grins cheekily at us as if it's at the spa. The message? Perhaps: if you're going to have a barbecue, please do it in style and in a good mood.

A real barbecue feast of absurdities - crispy, grotesque and hilarious.

Location: Z-LINE

chamois mutated into a unicorn

Alpine meadow meets enchanted forest: this chamois hasn't got lost, but simply upgraded - with a glittering horn and fairytale aura. Whether she now prefers to pose on Instagram or still hops through the mountains remains to be seen.
Half Heidi, half Harry Potter - an animal on a journey of self-discovery with a fantasy boost.

Location: FAIRY-LINE

Fetish Giraffe

Long neck, long gaze - and plenty of outfit drama! This giraffe has dressed up like it's Fashion Week in the savannah. But what exactly is fetish and what is just weird, even she probably doesn't know.
Fashionably wild, slightly shameless and definitely not a child's plaything.

Location: PRO-LINE

Hot Pig

This pig is not there to be roasted, but to be chatted up! With a chilli in the corner of its mouth and the self-confidence of a rock star, it prances across the stage - or the farm.
Piquant, provocative and probably deeply in love with itself.

Location: X-LINE

Eat and be eaten

There's no time to waste here: If you eat, you will soon be eaten yourself - that's the way it is in the animal circle of life. Only here it looks more like a caricature than nature.
Philosophy meets fast food - biting, twisted and marvellously exaggerated.

Location: BLUE-LINE

The fallen cow

The cow is lying down. Just like that. No longer in the mood for standing, mooing or crises of meaning. Maybe she's rebelling against the system. Or maybe she's overdone it with the yoga.
A ruminant with attitude - literally stuck to the ground.

Location: MONTI-LINE

bespectacled worm

Glasses on, cleverness on! This worm looks like the clever uncle at the family party who always knows everything better - and rolls awkwardly through the vegetable patch.
Intelligence meets shelter - nerdy, cute, a little crazy.

Location: LEARN TO RIDE PARK

Worm Brothers

Two worms, one mission: sticking together, scurrying around and never losing their sense of humour. Whether they are arguing, cuddling or digging holes together - you realise the two are inseparable.
Pure worm love - touching, quirky and guaranteed not to be alone.

Location: HACKLBERG-TRAIL

Mega mouse

This mouse is big. Really big. And strong. And a little megalomaniac. With her cape and hero pose, she looks like she's about to save the world - or at least the cheese supply.
Supermouse at the start - oversized, cute and completely megalomaniac.

Location: PANORAMA-LINE

Pierced Bull

Masculine power meets metallic courage. This bull stands with legs apart and proudly shows off what he has - including glittering jewellery in unusual places. An animal that provokes, but with style.
A real maned bull with depth - testosterone meets trash.

Location: BUCHEGG-LINE