Josef Anton Geiser

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Josef Anton Geiser, also Ios / Jos / Anurodha / ABEA Geiser (born May 20, 1945 in Langnau near Reiden , † July 8, 2007 in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate ) was a Swiss painter and artist . Geiser achieved international fame in the 1970s, especially in Japan , the USA and Switzerland . At the height of his career, he turned away from the art scene until the mid-1980s. Only then did Geiser begin to present his pictures to the public again and exhibit them regionally.

biography

Josef Anton Geiser was born in 1945 in Langnau in the canton of Lucerne as the son of the butcher's owner Josef Geiser and his wife Berta Geiser (née Gräninger) into a middle-class family. As is customary in the extremely traditional family, Geiser was to take over the family's business. The family name Geiser dates back to the 14th century in Switzerland.

Geiser first spent his school days in Langnau and then in Reiden. He then studied at a seminary at the Catholic College in Mornings . At an early age he began to paint self-taught in oil. After studying at the commercial academy, Geiser began working as a banker at UBS Bank in Zurich in 1966 . This year he held his first exhibition at the “July Culture Weeks” ( Zurich Festival ).

Geiser family coat of arms

In 1967 Geiser began traveling and at the same time ended his career at the bank to devote himself entirely to art. He traveled to a large number of countries and used their cultural environment mainly for philosophical and artistic studies. In 1971 Geiser returned to Switzerland and began working on his first “TALE phase”. For this he developed his own "two-phase mixing technique" (see work). This work earned him a travel grant from the Kunstmuseum Winterthur . This enabled him to travel to Japan. Geiser celebrated his greatest successes there, supported by the Swiss embassy. His "TALE" pictures were z. B. exhibited in the "Osaka Formes Gallery" in Tokyo. The highlight of his young career is an exhibition together with Pablo Picasso's pictures in the "Hanshin Gallery" in Osaka, which was held in honor of Picasso's death in 1973. After his stay in Japan, Geiser went to the USA. There he mainly continued to work on his "TALE phases". With the support of the Swiss cultural attaché , Geiser's works have been exhibited in various galleries in the USA. The most famous among them were the "Bader Gallery" in Washington DC . and an exhibition at the Lynn Kottler Gallery in New York .

Geiser returned to Europe in 1974 and, after completing his fifth "TALE phase", went into a long phase of seclusion, which he only ended in 1981. That year Geiser went to Switzerland and resumed exhibiting his paintings there (e.g. in the “Hilton Hotel” in Basel). In 1989 Geiser moved to Germany. On a trip to Russia he met his wife in Moscow; he was in a relationship with her until his death. The couple had their son in 1991. In the following years Geiser painted intensively, founded various art projects and exhibited throughout Germany. In 2007 Josef Anton Geiser died due to a serious cancer disease in the Bavarian city of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate . The artist leaves an extensive legacy.

The early work: until 1970

The early work includes the works that JA Geiser painted in the 1960s. At this time he began to paint self-taught oil paintings. At this time, z. B. the painting "Mont Blanc" from 1965. He used different painting techniques and materials. The paintings of this period were painted in acrylic , watercolor or oil . Geiser's drawings were painted with Indian ink on paper.

The TALE series: 1971–2004

"TALE" painting by JA Geiser; Mixed media; 70 × 120 cm; 1973
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In 1971 JA Geiser started the "TALE" series in Winterthur , Switzerland, which accompanied him throughout his life. With this abstract series he made his breakthrough in the Japanese art scene in the early 1970s. Paintings from this series have been exhibited in Japan, Korea, the United States and Switzerland. For this series the artist developed a special "two-phase technique". This is a mixed technique in which he is acrylic. Oil and lacquer colors combined on paper, canvas, wood or glass. In 1972 Geiser donated the painting "be careful switzerland" to the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, which is still part of the museum's art collection today.

Geiser divided the TALE series into eight phases:

1-TALE Phase (1971) “Origin of Form”; Use of the colors black, white and gold

2-TALE Phase (1972) “Form and Content”; Integration of colors

3-TALE phase (1973) "Decomposition of the form"

4-TALE Phase (1974) “Dissolution of Form”; Incorporation of surreal elements

5-TALE phase (1975–1977) "Complete dissolution of form", color gradient: "Blue in silver" and "Blue in blue"

6-TALE Phase (1986) "Black Holes"

7-TALE Phase (1996) “Colored Ocean in Heaven and Hell”; First integration of intense colors

8-TALE phase (2004) "Extinction of form, birth of the new"

The late work: 1990–2007

This work includes Geiser's paintings from 1990 until the end of the artist's life. Almost all of the pictures in this work were painted using the “ Alla Prima ” technique . They are characterized by clear colors combined with a wide variety of expressive options. The styles in this work vary widely, ranging from abstract , expressionist , figurative to orphic-cubist art.

The following series belong to this work:

“Flowing Mountains” (1991), “Painted Art” (1992–1993), “Amrito” (1992–1993), “Light and Shadow” (1992–1993), “Summer” (1992–1993), “Delphine ”(1994–2001),“ Birth of Water ”(1995–1997),“ Potential ”(1996–1998)“ Power of Colors ”(1999–2003),“ Memory ”(2000–2001),“ Transformation ”( 2001), "The Great Abundance" (2001-2003), "Zen" (2004), "Talking Pictures" (2005-2006)

  • Geiser's late work: a selection

  • Oil painting from the series "Flowing Mountains"; 110 × 150 cm; 1992

  • Oil paintings from the "Painted-Art" series; 70 × 90 cm; 1992

  • Oil paintings from the series "Light and Shadow"; 60 × 80 cm; 1992

  • Oil paintings from the series "Summer"; 100 × 130 cm; 1993;

  • Oil painting from the series "Dolphins"; 90 × 60 cm; 1994;

  • Oil painting from the series "Birth of Water"; 80 × 100 cm; 1996;

  • Oil paintings from the series "Power of Colors"; 110 × 150 cm; 1999-2002;

  • Oil paintings from the series "Remembrance"; 69 × 90 cm; 2001;

  • Oil painting from the series "Große Fülle"; 90 × 60 cm; 2003;

  • Oil paintings from the series "Zen"; 100 × 80 cm; 2004;

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Gallery "70", Zurich (1972)
  • City-Hall, Akashi City (1973)
  • "Osaka Formes Gallery", Tokyo (1973)
  • "Hanshin Gallery", Tokyo (1973)
  • "Ginza Gallery", Tokyo (1973)
  • "Shinanobashi Gallery", Osaka (1973)
  • "Chosun Gallery", Seoul (1973)
  • "ICG" Troy , New York (1974)
  • "Lynn Kotter Gallery", New York (1974)
  • "ge " gallery, Zurich (1975)
  • "Bellerive au Lac" Hotel, Zurich (1975)
  • "Hilton Hotel", Basel (1982)
  • "Arthur Maag" gallery, Löhningen / Schaffhausen (1984)
  • "Alte Post", Waldshut (1989)
  • Art fair "Art Hamburg", Hamburg (1991)
  • "Amrito" gallery, Neualbenreuth (1994)
  • Max Reger Halle , Weiden (1994)
  • Volksbank branch "am Sattlersberg", Tirschenreuth (1995)
  • "Old Harbor House", Rostock
  • "Vietgest" Castle , Rostock (2002–2003)
  • OSPA Center, Rostock (2002)
  • Regional library, Weiden (2006)

Post mortem exhibitions

publication

  • Jos Geiser: The early work "Tale" 1971–1976

Web links

Commons : Josef Anton Geiser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Vita of JA Geiser - Swiss painter, worldwide artist. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  3. ^ Biography of JA Geiser - Swiss painter, worldwide artist. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  4. ↑ On the trail of your name - Geiser / Geisser. May 14, 2014, accessed May 22, 2020 .
  5. ↑ artist document by gallery "Täschler". Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b G. Wenger: Swiss artist at the Hanshin Department Store . Ed .: Kansai-Action. Tokyo July 6, 1973 (English).
  7. ↑ a b c unknown: People & Events . Exhibition of Tales. Ed .: Mainichi Daily News. Osaka August 22, 1973 (English).
  8. ↑ a b SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  9. ↑ article aargauer volksblatt. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Ulrike Buchmann: "I also bow to a flower". Swiss painter Anton Geiser feels positive energies in Templin. Ed .: Templiner Zeitung. Templin October 30, 1997.
  11. ↑ a b Krüsli, Peter: Ellikon / Rhein, open day with the painter A. Jos Geiser . Ed .: Andelfinger Zeitung. January 25, 1989.
  12. ↑ Anonymous - Jos Geiser. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Helmut, Kruschwitz: Dualistic Order. Ios Geiser in the Winterthur gallery ge . Ed .: Der Landbote. October 9, 1974.
  14. ↑ Title of the picture: "be careful Switzland"; Acrylic paints on plywood; dated 1972, size: 118 x 17 cm; Inventory number: KV 1224; ID: 5663
  15. ^ Neue Zürcher Nachrichten January 15, 1972 - e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  16. ↑ SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  17. ↑ SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
  18. ↑ a b gallery ge artist description. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  19. ↑ SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Gabriela, Patrzek: Man and Woman in Variations. The Swiss Jos Geiser exhibits in Waldshut. Ed .: Südkurier. February 15, 1989.
  21. ↑ Ralph Gammanick: Simply paint from the gut . Ed .: The new day. February 16, 1992.
  22. ↑ Norbert Gleißner: Josef Geiser's new specialty: 15 dolphins in oil . Ed .: The New Day. August 28, 1994.
  23. ↑ Norbert Gleißner: Expressionistic dolphin pictures. Exhibition by Anurodha Josef Geiser . Ed .: The new day. Pastures in the Upper Palatinate November 7, 1994.
  24. ↑ Norbert Gleißner: Anurotha Josef Geiser exhibits pictures. Citizen: "A gain in quality of life". Ed .: Oberpfälzer Post. Tirschenreuth December 17, 1995.
  25. ↑ Kerstin Wesselow: "Not just talking - feeling and feeling is much nicer". Four hours with ABEA - a gifted artist and an extremely amiable person. Ed .: Warnow Kurier. March 11, 2001.
  26. ↑ SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  27. ↑ SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  28. ↑ Heinz Weißflog: The power of colors. Painting by Olga and Josef Anton Geiser in the Gaia Gallery. Ed .: Dresdner Latest News. June 22, 2008.
  29. ↑ Helmut Kunz: Art gives impulses. Exhibition of the Kunsthaus Geiser in the cultural center. Ed .: The new day. Willows April 1, 2010.
  30. ↑ Just let the pictures work their way. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  31. ↑ Stop for "traveling artist". Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  32. ^ Andreas M. Eisen: WaldWelt-Festival 2010: "Lebendige Kunst" from the Kunsthaus Geiser at the WaldWelt-Festival. In: WaldWelt-Festival 2010. May 20, 2010, accessed on May 22, 2020 .
  33. ↑ Living art among the farmers. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  34. ↑ Pictures as sources of strength. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  35. ^ Jos Geiser: The early work "Tale" 1971-1976: Hotel Hilton International, Basel, 5.5.-31.5.1982 . Täschler Galerie, 1982 ( kunsthaus.ch [accessed on May 22, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Geiser, Josef Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geiser, Ios; Geiser, Jos; Geiser, Anurodha; Geiser, ABEA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Langnau near Reiden
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 2007
Place of death Willows in the Upper Palatinate