André Bucher (sculptor)

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Sculpture by André Bucher in front of a bridge in Friborg
Kirchheimer Kunstweg: André Bucher, comparison, 1985, - Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kirchheim / Teck (Ötlingen district), Eduard-Mörike-Schule

André E. Bucher (born March 7, 1924 in Inhambane , Mozambique , † June 6, 2009 in Geneva ) was a Swiss artist and sculptor .

Life

As a child, Bucher was influenced by artists such as Marino Marini , whom he also met personally in Ascona . He studied art and sculpture in Zurich , Paris , London , Berlin and Rome , among others . From 1967 he was only active as a sculptor.

plant

From 1976 Bucher created works of art that contained liquid lava . For this purpose he climbed volcanoes himself in order to be able to process the works he had prepared with lava on site.

His sculpture "Justice", which stands before the German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, is also known. A picture of this sculpture was printed in 2001 on a commemorative stamp “50 Years of the Federal Constitutional Court”.

literature

  • André Bucher: Plastic fountain on the Postplatz - gallery in the Kornhaus from June 2 to June 30, 1985. Kirchheim unter Teck 1985.
  • André Bucher: Sculptor - Fire and Lava. ABC-Verlag, Zurich 1984 (together with Sylvio Acatos).
  • Etna: sculteur sur le volcan. Geneva 1979.

Web links

Commons : André Bucher (sculptor)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary of the Basler Zeitung
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.s-line.de
  3. ↑ http://opac.kunsthaus.ch/LIBERO/WebOpac.cls?VERSION=2&ACTION=DISPLAY&RSN=61021&DATA=ZUR&TOKEN=Us0vgRiq4C6095&Z=1&SET=2  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically defective marked. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / opac.kunsthaus.ch  
personal data
SURNAME Bucher, André
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bucher, André E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss artist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Inhambane , Mozambique
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 2009
Place of death Geneva