Alex Sadkowsky

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Alex Sadkowsky

Alex Sadkowsky (* 1934 in Zurich ) is a Swiss multimedia artist, painter, draftsman, graphic artist, photographer, performer and author.

Life

Sadkowsky was born in Zurich in 1934 into a family of artists. His ancestors were artists and traders. He spent his childhood and youth in Zurich and Freienstein (Canton of Zurich). Until the age of 24 he was u. a. works as a jazz musician, traveling salesman, tree painter, Spanish teacher, graphologist, tap dancer and prize boxer. From 1946 he created his first poems and many drawings; In 1952 he took brief drawing lessons from Walter Jonas and Charles Kissling. 1957 marriage, four children. Has worked as a freelance artist since 1958. Participation in the exhibition Young Zurich Artists in the Helmhaus Zurich. At times he shared a studio with Friedrich Kuhn and, in collaboration with Kuhn, gave the bibliophile portfolio with etchings, published in 1965, Sadlowski greets Kuhn / Kuhn greets Sadlowski . In 1969 Sadkowsky was granted Swiss citizenship.

Travel is an important part of Sadkowsky's life: several months in India. Studied Brahmin Buddhism in Darbhanga and Darjeeling. Trip to Russia with Max Frisch . The following year travels to Germany, Austria and Italy. Stay in Ireland in 1967: First texts for the novel The Chinese Wasp: The story of a love originate in Dublin. In 1970 he had a studio from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and an exhibition in the Gallery Krikhaar. 1972 study visit to Finland, exhibitions in Turku, Tampere and Helsinki. A trip to the Balkans and a stay in Istanbul followed in 1973, domicile and work year in New York 1975. Trip to California and Mexico. 1980 second stay in Mexico. From 1985–1993 he traveled and stayed in Italy, Greece, Holland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Malta, Ireland, France and the USA with individual readings. Sadkowsky has been spending the winters in northern Thailand since 1994. 2003 trips to Italy, Portugal, Malta and Greece. 2015 stay in Ireland, 2017 in Israel.

Films were made with Sadkowsky again and again: 2001–2003 shooting for the video production I love myself in Switzerland and Thailand. Director: Beat Kuert. 1982 Monte Video: Video production with Maria Luxus and Pancho Mariotti. Galleria Flaviana Locarno. 1973 Shooting of the film Herr Wilhelm Tell . 1968–1969 shooting the film Sad * Is * Fiction . Script and direction Fredi M. Murer . 1965 Realization of three black and white short films: Hommage à Dylan Thomas , Rabbit Life , How Much Earth Do People Need? A large literary oeuvre was created parallel to the pictorial work: 1996–2006 Sadkowsky received ten sponsorship and recognition prizes, in 2010 he was invited to the Solothurn Literature Days, and in 2012 he received another sponsorship award for literature.

Works

  • The transformation. Novella. Verlag Pudel and Pinscher Wädenswil 2018, ISBN 978-3-906061-14-6 .
  • The only temptation. Poems. Howeg Verlag Zurich 2018, ISBN 978-3-85736-325-2 .
  • The title II. A title novel. Text collection consisting of sentences, aphorisms, puns and possible book titles. Howeg-Verlag Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-85736-303-0 .
  • Lindenhof. Poems and short prose, Littera Authors-Verlag Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-906731-47-6 .
  • Photo-Bio-Kultografie 2. Scheidegger & Spiess Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-85881-295-7 .
  • I wait for the eternal summer. Poems. Orte-Verlag Oberegg AI / Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85830-140-6 .
  • The Chinese wasp. Novel trilogy. Bilger Verlag Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-908010-58-6 .
  • Step mistake while walking through the dugout park. Poems. Orte-Verlag Zelg / Wolfhalden / Zurich 1992, ISBN 3-85830-036-5 .
  • The cheerfulness of the beau on the black ice. Poems. Orte-Verlag Zelg / Wolfhalden / Zurich 1992, ISBN 3-85830-062-4 .
  • The title I. Lutz-Verlag Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-7212-0640-1 .
  • Metamorphoses of Reality. Monograph on AS Text: Hans Heinz Holz ABC Verlag Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-85504-101-6 .
  • Frauenleben I. ABC Verlag Zürich 1980, ISBN 3-85504-101-6 .
  • Photo-Bio-Kultografie 1. Lutz-Verlag Zurich 1975.
  • Trunk of the world. Niggli-Verlag St. Gallen 1971
  • The Song of the Police. Jasonya-Verlag Zurich 1962

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2019 exhibitions in Wettingen, Aarau and Dublin
  • 2015/16 silver in the KunstZEUGhaus in Rapperswil (SG)
  • 2014 Helmhaus Zurich
  • 1997 City of Tuttlingen Gallery
  • 1996 Taylor Galleries Dublin
  • 1993 "Who knows and blue and money" Kunsthaus Zurich
  • 1991 Jaski Art Gallery Amsterdam
  • 1986 Jamileh Weber Gallery, Zurich
  • 1983 New pictures, drawings and marble sculptures Galerie Jamileh Weber Zurich Release of the CD single Banktrust with lyrics by Alex Sadkowsky
  • 1982 Galeria Flaviana Locarno
  • 1981 Kunsthaus Glarus, Instituto Aleman in Guadalajara, Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca Mexico
  • 1979 poster campaign What do you love most about Zurich? The last three letters
  • 1978 Jamileh Weber Gallery at Art '78 Basel
  • 1977 Pictures and drawings were made in America / Galerie Jamileh Weber Zurich
  • 1977 America first Xerox pictures shown in Europe in the Nikon Gallery Zurich / exhibition Taylor Galleries Dublin
  • 1975–1976 retrospective art hike , Kunstkammer zum Strauhof , in the gallery Blackbox and in the shop window of the Kunsthaus Zürich
  • 1972 Turku, Tampere and Helsinki museums with film screenings
  • 1971 All Saints Museum in Schaffhausen
  • 1970 Portrait exhibition at Eugene Ionesco Theater at Neumarkt Zurich
  • 1969 Double exhibition swimming room galleries Obere Fences Zurich
  • 1969 Gallery Krikhaar Amsterdam
  • 1968 Kunstkammer zum Strauhof of the City of Zurich: retrospective - drawings and prints
  • 1967 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart / Galerie Castelnuovo Ascona
  • 1963 Clythi Jessop London
  • 1961 Galerie Hansaviertel Berlin
  • 1958 Young Zurich artist Helmhaus Zurich
  • 1957 Galerie au premier Zurich
  • 1954 Kunstraum Elsässergasse Zurich

literature

  • Hans Heinz Holz: Alex Sadkowsky: Metamorphosen derreality / Metamorphosis of reality , ABC-Verlag, 1986 (German / English)
  • Fritz Billeter: Alex Sadkowsky. In: Sikart (as of: 2018), accessed on August 24, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Sadkowsky, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Life, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss multimedia artist, photographer, painter, draftsman, graphic artist, photographer, performer and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich