Jean Otth
Jean Otth (born November 16, 1940 in Lausanne ; † October 31, 2013 in Chavannes-près-Renens ) was a Swiss video artist .
life and work
Jean Otth studied art history and philosophy at the University of Lausanne , at the same time he attended the Lausanne Art School. From 1979 to 2002 Otth taught at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) .
Otth was already working with video in the early 1970s .
"My idea is to add to the movement that a painting creates in its immobility, a movement in itself. It is a time movement which I also consider to be a color, that can be added to the painter's palette. "
- Jean Otth
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2012: Musée d'art moderne et contemporain (Geneva) , Geneva
- 2006: Swiss Video Tate Gallery of Modern Art , London
- 2005: Swiss Video Bunkier Sztuki , Krakow
- 1977: documenta 6 , Kassel
- 1973: São Paulo Biennale , São Paulo
Web links
- Website Jean Otth
- Jean Otth
- Edmond Charrière: Otth, Jean. In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swiss Institute for Art Research Otth, Jean accessed on January 5, 2014 (English)
- ^ Death of Swiss artist Jean Otth , accessed on January 5, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Mamco Geneva, Katharina Holderegger Rossier Geneva: Jean Otth ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 5, 2014.
- ^ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 2: Photography, film and video; Kassel, page 351, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otth, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 2013 |
| Place of death | Chavannes-près-Renens |