Gianfredo Camesi
Gianfredo Camesi (born March 24, 1940 in Cevio , in the Swiss canton of Ticino ) is a Swiss painter and sculptor .
Live and act
Growing up in Menzonio , Gianfredo Camesi completed an apprenticeship as a structural draftsman in Locarno from 1955 to 1958 , before devoting himself to artistic activity. He lived and worked in Geneva from 1960 to 1974 , then for a few years in France in Bages , in Fontenay-aux-Roses and from 1981 in Paris . In 1997 he moved to Vienna and since 2002 he has lived in Cologne .
He produces his works of art using various methods: photography, sculpture, painting, theater, and installations. He is self-taught . Camesi received several Swiss federal scholarships for the fine arts and was appointed "Ambassador" for Swiss art abroad. In the Museo Cantonale d'Arte in Lugano are visible 27 works.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1964: Musée Rath , Geneva
- 1970: Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
- 1973: XII. Sao Paulo Biennial
- 1985: Musée Rath, Geneva
- 1986: Kunsthalle Mannheim
- 1987: Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo
- 1988: Center culturel suisse de Paris
- 1994: Musée des Beaux Arts de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
- 1994: Kunstmuseum Bern
- 1998: Le Manoir, Martigny
- 2014: Gianfredo Camesi. Eccéité , Museum DKM , Duisburg
Artistic projects in public space
- 1991: “Ciel-Terre-Ciel” on the Baden – Wettingen – Neuenhof cultural route
Individual evidence
Web links
- Literature by and about Gianfredo Camesi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Visarte members, società delle arti visive - svizzera - sezione ticino (images of some works)
- Sculpture in Muttenz
- www.ammannart.ch (short curriculum vitae and short list of exhibitions)
- Gianfredo Camesi at artfacts.net
- Maddalena Disch: Camesi, Gianfredo. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Camesi, Gianfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cevio |