CA Schmalz

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Caesar Adolf Schmalz (born February 11, 1887 in Staldendorf , Konolfingen municipality ; † November 21, 1966 in Heimberg BE ) was a Swiss draftsman, ceramist, potter, sculptor and painter. He created mosaics and sgraffiti on public buildings. As a heraldist he was a co-designer of the community coats of arms of Heimberg and Konolfingen; the first flag of the federal yodelling association goes back to him. He also created illustrations for club anniversaries and in books and music books for the yodelling movement.

Life

After finishing school at the Grosshöchstetten secondary school, Caesar Adolf Schmalz completed a three-year apprenticeship as a “commercial draftsman” at the Cantonal Trade Museum in Bern under Paul Wyss, with additional pottery courses. He did work in various pottery shops in the Steffisburg - Heimberg area, and his work was awarded prizes in competitions.

In 1908/1909 he was on a state scholarship to travel to southern France, Madrid, Barcelona and Paris. He studied in the Prado and worked in factories in Barcelona and Paris (Lachenal). He had meetings with and commissioned work for Auguste Rodin .

In 1921 he bought the small “Rebli” farmhouse over the Aare in Heimberg. He worked as a small farmer, potter and sculptor (plates / plates / trophies for clubs, small sculptures) to earn a living. 1931 and 1932 worked as a teacher at the Ecole suisse de Céramique  in Lausanne. He gave modeling courses at the community college. He also pursued a job as a restorer at the Thun Castle Museum . From 1932 to 1935 Schmalz was a member of the "Free Group of Bernese Painters and Sculptors".

During his work as an art ceramist, Schmalz carried out all the steps from the extraction of clay from his own property to the finished workpiece himself. He experimented with different clay mixes. Ceramic paintings depicting current or historical events are predominant. These replace the traditional, mostly ornamental painting by decorators (painters) in the Heimberg pottery.

Exhibitions

  • 1912: Christmas exhibition, Kunstmuseum Bern .
  • 1913: Competition for travel and exhibition souvenirs SLAB 1914. Swiss national exhibition.
  • 1922: 1st National Art Appliqué Exposition , Schweizerischer Werkbund , Lausanne.                            
  • 1930: together with Albert Häubi; Gasthaus zum Ochsen, Münsingen.
  • 1930: together with Walter Krebs; Zunfthaus zur Meisen , Zurich.                     
  • 1931: together with Walter Krebs; Basel.             
  • 1932: with Roman Tschabold and Etienne Clare ; Tuna.                       
  • 1934: Falkensaal, Thun.
  • 1944: Thun.
  • 1955: MOWO, Bern.
  • 2016: Memorial exhibition on the 50th anniversary of death, Heimberg BE.

literature

  • Ulrich Amstutz: The sculptor Adolf Schmalz in Heimberg near Thun. In: Hinkender Bote , 1931, pp. 52–54.
  • Erich Marti, Beat Straubhaar: CA Schmalz 1887–1966 - Life and work with brush, pen and clay. Gerber Duck, Steffisburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-9521677-9-3 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Paul Gmünder: The free group. In: Painter's Life and "Free Group". Autobiography, Chapter 2, 1929–1938.
personal data
SURNAME Schmalz, CA
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmalz, Caesar Adolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss draftsmen, ceramists, potters, sculptors and painters
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Staldendorf , Konolfingen community
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1966
Place of death Heimberg BE