Carlo Vivarelli

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Four concave and four convex room corners , chrome-nickel steel, 250 cm, Oescher school complex, Zollikon
Six square areas , Rosengarten bus station, Zollikerberg

Carlo Vivarelli (born May 8, 1919 in Zurich ; † June 12, 1986 ibid) was a Swiss sculptor , painter and graphic designer .

life and work

Vivarelli studied from 1934 to 1939 at the Zurich School of Applied Arts . In 1946 he became artistic director of the progressive Studio Boggeri in Milan. Vivarelli advanced here - and later back again in Switzerland - to one of the leading forces of Swiss modernism. The first paintings were created in 1950, and in 1958 he was the founder of the Neue Grafik magazine together with Richard Paul Lohse and Hans Neuburg . The Museum of Decorative Arts Zurich presented in the same year under the title Constructive graphic work of three from. The first sculpture was created in 1960, 6 square surfaces .

Company logo designed by Vivarelli

In 1961 Vivarelli won the competition to design the Electrolux company logo . Later he concentrated on concrete painting and sculpture . In 1977 Vivarelli was a member of the art commission for the new university buildings in Zurich-Irchel, and from 1978 to 1986 he was on the board of the Zurich Art Society.

He found his final resting place in the Sihlfeld cemetery .

Solo exhibitions (selection)

A catalog was published for the exhibitions marked with "K".

  • 1958: Constructive graphics . Kunstgewerbemuseum Zurich, March 8 to April 6, 1958. (Together with Richard P. Lohse and Hans Neuburg) K
  • 1966: pictures and sculptures. Gallery 58, Rapperswil . K
  • 1989: Museum Haus Konstruktiv , Zurich, November 4, 1988 to February 28, 1989.
  • 2012: march gallery mannheim. February 12 to March 17, 2012

Works in public space (selection)

Vivarelli received numerous commissions for art in architecture , in particular from the city of Zurich.

  • 1960–69: 6 square areas . Location: Zollikerberg, Rosengarten bus stop
  • 1963: centrifugal . Location: Eugen-Huber-Strasse school building, Zurich . Concrete, 225 cm high
  • 1967/1969: 5-part column from 10 identical groups . Location: University of Zurich cafeteria . Concrete, 970 cm high
  • 1967/1987: 3-part cube consisting of 15 units, extraverted . Location: Terrace of the University of Zurich City. Chrome-nickel steel, 220 cm high
  • 1971/1972: 4 concave and 4 convex corners . Location: Buechholz gymnastics and sports facility, Zollikon . Chrome-nickel steel, 250 high
  • 1975/1976: Integrated relief . Location: Main wall of the Witikon cemetery chapel , Zurich. Wood, 600 cm high

literature

Web links

Commons : Carlo Vivarelli  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jochen Hesse: Vivarelli, Carlo. In: Sikart (status: 1998), accessed on August 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ neue grafik / new graphic design / graphisme actuel , Verlag Otto Walter, Olten 1958.
personal data
SURNAME Vivarelli, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1986
Place of death Zurich