Josef Ammann (artist)

Josef Ammann (born June 2, 1934 in Gähwil ) is a contemporary Swiss artist .

biography

Ammann grew up in Gähwil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. After graduating from high school, he studied philosophy , education and theology at the Universities of Freiburg (in Üechtland, Switzerland), Munich and Freiburg im Breisgau. Further training stations were:

• 1960/61 head and figure drawing, drawing and water color painting at Reiff, Freiburg im Breisgau
• 1965 sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi, Salzburg
• 1974 Studio work and educational seminar, School of Design, Zurich
• 1975 Visual communication with Mario Deluigi, Salzburg
• 1978 Lithography by Werner Otte, Salzburg
• 1982 Etching with Ivo Malknecht, IFAB Bruneck I
• 1989 University of Applied Sciences for Design with Sigrid Delius. Dusseldorf, Germany

From 1972 to 1979 Ammann was a teacher for drawing and design at the Altdorf Cantonal Shed and from 1979 to 1999 he had a teaching position at the St. Gallen School of Design . Ammann has been running a studio in Gordola, where he lives in Ticino, since 2001 .

Create

“Craftsmanship paired with artistic intuition makes it possible to create such impressive works of art. For Josef Ammann, who found his artistic statements over a long and continuous path, the creation of a work is a mystical process. He has remained the great idealist, a master who masters the difficulties inherent in this art and leads them to perfection. It is not for nothing that his works are known and sought after all over the world. Josef Ammann is an artist who doesn't need it. to stage yourself. His art speaks for itself and impresses, because the designer's joy is burned into the works. "

- Hansjakob Becker

A communion cross hangs in the Reformed Church of Sargans and a Resurrection cross by Josef Ammann hangs in the Catholic Church in Wang .

Exhibitions (selection)

• 1964: Salzburg A, Biennale of Christian Art
• 1966: Ostend NL, Kultureel Centrum Feestpalais
• 1973: Augsburg D, Ecclesiastical Devices Augsburgerdom
• 1976: Krems A, Wolfsberger Gallery
• 1985: Long Beach USA, «The best enamel works worldwide»
• 1986: New York USA, Aaron Faber Gallery
• 1988: Kaiserslautern D, Baden-Baden D, Neustadt D, Hambach Castle
• 1991: Erlangen D, Municipal Museum
• 1992: Langenfeld D, city gallery
• 1995: Wolnzach b. Munich D, Gallery Hock-Grässlin
• 1997: Wolnzach b. Munich D, Gallery Hock-Grässlin
• 2001: Järvenpää FIN, emaljtriennalen
• 2007: Morez F, Maison d'email
• 2009: Gallery to the green door
• 2011: Coburg, D, Email 3
• 2014: Coburg, D, Email 11

literature

• Simmrisham S, Dislöv Smidesmuseum
• San Francisco USA, American Booksellers Association
• Friedrichshafen D, International Lake Constance Fair
• Lübeck D, trade journal metallhandwerk
• Geneve CH, Bibliotheque d'art
• Frankfurt D, Frankfurt Book Fair
• Bristol GB. Faculty of Art, Medla and Design
• Richmond USA, "glass on metal" The Enamelist's Magazine
• Josef Ammann. Painting, enamel, jewelry, sculptures, sacred design. NZN Buchverlag, Zurich 1984, ISBN 978-3-85827-068-9 .
• 12 [twelve] artists from the districts of Wil and Alttoggenburg: Josef Ammann, Bruno Berlinger ...; Exhibition hall government building north wing, St. Gallen, 29 Aug. to 26 Sept. 1982. Illustrated by Josef Ammann. Department of the Interior of the Canton of St. Gallen, 1982.

Web links

• Ammann, Josef. In: Sikart
• Website by Josef Ammann
• Green Door Gallery (PDF; 264 kB)
• Joseph Ammann: Resurrection Cross (Wangs parish church) (PDF; 579 kB) Image in the parish sheet in the diocese of St. Gallen, 06/2006 ( Memento from February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hansjakob Becker in the Zürichsee-Zeitung, Linth-Zeitung, May 2009
2. ↑ Green Door Gallery - Past Exhibitions ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.