Ernst Jordi

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The tree of life at the former retirement home in Zollikofen

Ernst Jordi (born October 7, 1945 in Zollikofen , hometown Huttwil ) is a Swiss iron sculptor and object artist

Life

After finishing primary school, Ernst Jordi initially trained as a mechanic and worked in a commercial enterprise. He attended the arts and crafts school in Bern from 1968 to 1969 and went on a two-year trip around the world the following year. In addition to his full-time activity, the first objects were made from forged iron. Jordi received his first public contract in 1976 to open the Zollikofen retirement home. The tall sculpture The Tree of Life was created according to his own statement: after almost 2,000 hours of hard work with hammer, anvil, welding device and welding torch. It represents: a way of life (tree of life), with a dominant upward movement (optimism), connected with a harmonious balance and with a focus in the middle. Numerous orders for public buildings and company buildings followed. Jordi's works have been exhibited at many solo and group exhibitions. Ernst Jordi works in his studio on Landgarbenstrasse in Zollikofen.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1973: Plastic exhibition as part of the Int. Triennial for printmaking, Grenchen
  • 1974: Solo exhibition, Galerie E. + F. Schneider, Le Landeron
  • 1981: Solo exhibition, Galerie Schindler, Bern
  • 1982: ART 13, Basel
  • 1984: Artist jewelry, Lenzburg Gallery
  • 1984: Solo exhibition, Kulturforum Zollikofen
  • 1989: Industry artist workshop, Solothurn Art Museum
  • 1992: Solo exhibition, Galerie H, Bern
  • 2000: Art in the Tower, Käfigturm Bern

Works (selection)

  • 1976: The Tree of Life , Zollikofen retirement home
  • 1979: Relief, UBS Zollikofen branch
  • 1980: Iron sculpture, Bethlehemacker school building, Bern
  • 1984: Magnetic wheel water feature, collaboration with the Manuel School, Bern
  • 1986: Windmobil, Berner Versicherung, Häberlimatte Zollikofen
  • 1997: Art in architecture, Bernstrasse Ostermundigen school complex
  • 2002: Sculpture, Schw. Hochschule für die Holzwirtschaft, Biel

Art in a sacred environment

literature

  • Ernst Jordi, Peter Betts, Leonardo Bezzola: Ernst Jordi, iron sculptor . Zytglogge, Bern 1985, ISBN 3-7296-0226-8 , pp. 96 .
  • Ernst Jordi, Katrin Künzi: Ernst Jordi, iron sculptures, 1990–1995 . Vogt-Schild, Solothurn 1995, p. 80 .
  • Ernst Jordi, Anneliese Zwez, Leonardo Bezzola: Ernst Jordi: please touch: [Exhibition], June 12 to June 11, 2004, Haus der Kunst St. Josef, Solothurn . Greib-Verlag, Solothurn 2004, ISBN 3-906223-25-6 , p. 40 .
  • Ernst Jordi: Ernst Jordi. Exhibition, Galerie E. + F. Schneider, Le Landeron, June 11th-July 31st, 1977. Catalog. Le Landeron, Le Landeron 1977, pp. 20 .
  • Peter Federer, Ernst Jordi, Walter Kretz: Peter Federer, Ernst Jordi, Walter Kretz: Exhibition, 3.7.-30.8.1987, Galerie Kurt Schürer, Skulpturenplatz am See, Biel: Catalog . Gallery K. Schürer, Biel 1987, p. 10 .
  • Caterine Stritt: Public Art in Zollikofen: a book about artists . Zollikofen Art Forum, Zollikofen 2000.

Web links

Commons : Ernst Jordi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ magazine of the elderly home Zollikofen, 2013/02 , page 10
personal data
SURNAME Jordi, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss iron sculptor and object artist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Zollikofen