Richard Aeschlimann
Richard François Aeschlimann (born February 21, 1944 in Yverdon , Switzerland , lives in Langnau in Emmental and in Lausanne ) is a Swiss painter , graphic artist , draftsman , object artist and designer . He is also a well-known gallery owner and writer .
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Richard Aeschlimann is best known for his drawings, watercolors and aquatint works. As a graphic artist, he has also illustrated numerous books . He also created objects from alienated everyday objects.
In 1972 he took part in Documenta 5 in Kassel in the Department of Parallel Imagery: Science Fiction . There, some of his drawings were shown - including utopian coffee pots - and an absurd toilet as an object, which he had alienated by installing a fruit press insert in the seat.
literature
- Exhibition catalog: documenta 5. Survey of Reality - Imagery Today ; Catalog (as a file folder) Volume 1: (Material); Volume 2: (list of exhibits); Kassel 1972
- documenta archive (ed.); Resubmission d5 - A survey of the archive on documenta 1972 ; Kassel / Ostfildern 2001, ISBN 3-7757-1121-X
Web links
- Aeschlimann, Richard. In: Sikart
- Materials by and about Richard Aeschlimann in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aeschlimann, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aeschlimann, Richard François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, graphic artist, draftsman, gallery owner and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yverdon Switzerland |