My purpose is to create exciting, contemporary works of art that are beautiful to live with. Most of my paintings originate high in the mountains in the Swiss regional nature park of the Binn Valley. These works are mostly non-figurative, but throughout the seasons the surrounding glaciers, rocks, wildwaters serve as a backdrop. In the beginning there is almost always a thought, a feeling or an image. Instead of copying it on canvas, when lucky, I can switch into a dreamlike state, removed from reality, and my approach becomes free and gestural. Sometimes the result is a work of beauty, and I may feel reminded of my initial thoughts. There isn't a literal image of these thoughts, but our imagination is stimulated beyond the obvious. |
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A former businessman, I believe art and science, the spiritual and the logical, the esthetic and the functional, are not mutually exclusive opposites, but essential elements of a our holistic experience as humans. I believe that art and the spiritual are inseparable. I am therefore irretrievably committed to esthetics and spirituality in art. I reject the cynicism and frivolity of current artists and their scene, the spiritual and emotional emptiness, and the domination of art by academy and commercialized trends. I must create without commercial objectives in mind, which would make my art less than sincere. |
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Recent exhibitions: "The Spirit in Art", Ferrara (2007); Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art (2007); Galeria Centro Storico Florence (2008); Galeria de Marchi, Bologna (2008); Visionary Artists for Tibet, Zurich (2008); Galerie Billing, Baar, Switzerland (Dec/Jan 2008/9); "Traces of Memory", Ferrara (2008); Affordable Arts Fair New York (2009); Kunst in Binn (ongoing since 1-2009). "Imaginary Journeys" Ferrara (2009), Galleria de' Marchi, Bologna (2010). |
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| My works are in private collections in the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Australia, and several European countries. |
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