Carlo E. Lischetti

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Lischetti fountain on Postgasse in Bern
Dancing bear, Bärengraben, Bern
Jet d'eau de Berne
Movie poster "The Present"

Carlo Edoardo Lischetti (born October 18, 1946 in Brugg , Switzerland; † November 30, 2005 ) was a Swiss painter, sculptor and action artist (video artist, performer and word juggler).

Life

Carlo E. Lischetti was born in Brugg (AG) as the son of a Swiss woman and an Italian born in Switzerland. After completing his apprenticeship as a decorator in Zurich, he moved to Bern, where he lived with brief interruptions from 1966. In addition to his occasional work as a decorator, he initially ran a “laboratory for applied environmental design” and later the “Lischetti office”. Among other things, he is the inventor of the perpetual calendar, which consists of only one sheet (“Today”). He also sometimes used the “present” to refer to his work: “The past can catch up with us, the future can pick us up, the present cleanses all sides.”

In 1971 Lischetti ran among others with Polo Hofer on list 9 “Härdlütli” for the Bern city council elections and was elected.

plant

Many of Lischetti's projects failed because of conservative objections, such as the “Schacht bei Sempach”, which contained the missing “L”.

No fountain figure

A fountain in the Postgasse in Bern, on which everyone can be a fountain figure. Lischetti opened the factory by climbing up in knight armor and undressing. He called it "disarmament". The objection of the association "Heit Sorg zu Bärn" against his fountain sculpture had no consequences. Since then this fountain in Postgasse has been popularly known as the “Lischetti Fountain”. The official name is Kronenbrunnen . It is also known as the “Speakers Corner of Bern”.

Dancing bear

At the Bärengraben in Bern there was a parallel work of art with the dancing street wipers. Lischetti wanted to place this in place of the bear once a year. He wanted to honor the anonymous street sweepers who ensure clean streets especially during the Zibelemärit .

Awards

  • 1986 Bäredräck Prize of the City of Bern
  • 1996 City of Bern Art Prize

Publications and works

  • I am my job, 1999, ISBN 3-7165-1110-2 .
  • Lischetti Fountain, 1992, fountain in the Rathausgasse in Bern, also called "Speakers Corner von Bern".
  • Balancing Bear, 1986, figure until the beginning of 2007 on Bubenbergplatz near the train station, from 2009 on at Bärengraben in Bern.
  • Jet d'eau, year of creation missing, a touch of Geneva also in Bern.
  • Münster platform on the cathedral platform, 1983, floor sculpture on the cathedral platform in Bern.
  • “Memorial to the Sewing Needle”, 1995–97, Bern, Bantigerturm .
  • “Strengen thinks”, motto in a lecture hall at the University of Bern .

About Lischetti

In the 2013 documentary The Present , Bernhard Nick and Stephan Ribi filmed the life and work of Carlo E. Lischetti.

Web links

Commons : Carlo E. Lischetti  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernese action artist died. At: News.ch. December 5, 2005.
  2. ↑ As a fountain figure in the present. At: DerBund.ch. August 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Willi Wottreng: Help for the brownies. In: NZZ. December 25, 2005, accessed September 25, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Lischetti, Carlo E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lischetti, Carlo Edoardo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter, sculptor and action artist
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Brugg
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2005