Josef Schädler
Josef "Sepp" Schädler (born April 11, 1930 in Triesen ; † May 13, 2012 in Triesenberg ) was a Liechtenstein painter and draftsman .
biography
After completing his apprenticeship as a painter, Schädler attended the Basel School of Applied Arts for four years , among others with the teachers Bodmer and Ebble. At the age of 24 he opened his own painting business in Triesen, which later developed into a special atelier for screen printing and lettering. During these years he devoted himself intensively to drawing and free painting in addition to his manual livelihood as a painter and screen printer. In 1962 he was invited to his first exhibition in Krefeld . Now one became aware of the artist in the closer home. His first solo exhibition in Vaduz followed just a year later .
One after the other, the artist went public with his painting in Switzerland , Germany , Austria , Monaco and of course in Liechtenstein. Until the end of the nineties, solo exhibitions or participation in exhibitions followed almost every year. In addition, there were public commissions such as the design of Liechtenstein postage stamps and various works of art on public buildings in Liechtenstein. His area of activity included painting in watercolor and acrylic , murals, drawings, graphics, screen printing, sculptures, photography, building design and art in building.
Solo exhibitions and participation in exhibitions
- 1962 Krefeld
- 1963/66 Vaduz
- 1964 Voltaire Gallery, Geneva
- 1964 Riebl Gallery, Altstätten SG
- 1967 Young artists from Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen Art Museum
- 1968 Trois artistes du Liechtenstein, Geneva
- 1969 Saalbau-Galerie Berlin-Neukölln
- 1970/73 Liechtenstein artist, Theater am Kirchplatz , Schaan
- 1973 Liechtenstein artist, Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch
- 1974 Haas Gallery, Vaduz
- 1976 Grand Prix International d'Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo, Monaco
- 1977 All Swiss exhibition BEA, Bern
- 1978 City Theater St. Gallen
- 1982/87/90 in the Triesnersaal, Triesen
- 1985 Pfrundhaus Eschen
- 1988 self-portrait, Eschen, beneficiary house
- 1989 Galerie Zech, Vaduz
- 1992 Landesbank Vaduz
- 1992 Grindelwald ( Swiss Mountain Painters Guild )
- 1993 Old Bad Pfäfers (Swiss Mountain Painters Guild)
- 1995 Bern (Swiss Mountain Painters Guild)
- 1996 Grindelwald (Swiss Mountain Painters Guild)
- 1997 Triesenberg (Swiss Mountain Painters Guild)
- 1998 Hotel Bristol, Bad Ragaz
- 1999 Art work from the Principality of Liechtenstein
- 2000 Millenium, Landesbank, Vaduz
- 2000 life's work in the community hall, Triesen
- 2001 Art fair Grenzlos, Spörry-Halle, Vaduz
- 2002 Liechtensteiner Weidealpen, postage stamp designs, Vaduz Postal Museum
- 2002 Sources of Inspiration - Nature, Triesner Community Hall, Triesen
- 2006 From the depot of the cultural advisory board, Vaduz in the art space Engländerbau
- 2008 Hotel Gorfion, Malbun
- 2009 Valens Clinic
- 2010 retrospective for the 80th birthday in the Triesen gasometer
Stamp design
- 1968 Europe CEPT key, 1 subject
- 1970 Europe CEPT mesh, 1 subject
- 1971 Europe CEPT chain, based on a community motif by MH Haflidason, 1 subject
- 1972 Europe CEPT, based on a community motif by P. Huovinen, 1 subject
- 1973 Europe CEPT spiral whistle, based on a community motif by LF Anisdahl, 2 subjects
- 1979 50 years of CCIR , 50 years of the International Advisory Committee for Radio Services, 1 subject
- 1985 Christmas, 3 subjects
- 1989–1993 mountains, 15 subjects
- 1997 125 years of the railway in Liechtenstein, 3 subjects
- 1998–2001 Old craft, 6 subjects
- 2001 Water - natural wealth (joint theme of the EUROPA brands), 1 subject
- 2005–2008 Weidealpen, 12 subjects
architectural art
- Triesen community hall, material reliefs and fountain
- various village fountains (local legends)
- Triesen indoor swimming pool, plastic
- Facade painting
- Secondary schools in Triesen, mural in acrylic (6 × 8.5 m)
- Post and administration building in Vaduz
Art ceramic jewelry
- 1991 Liechtenstein annual egg, Schaedler ceramics, Nendeln
Publications
- Liechtensteiner Alpenverein , Balzers: Our mountains - watercolors by Josef Schädler, 1987. Foreword: Eugen Bühler; Biography: Hermann Hassler; Epilogue: Hansrudi Sele.
- editio text + publication : Josef Schädler, Kunstband, 2010. On the occasion of the 80th birthday of the Liechtenstein artist Josef Schädler, the Triesner Verlag published a 200-page book with around 150 images on Schädler's life's work. The book contains essays by Anton Banzer, Eva Maria Bechter , Hermann Hassler, Hansjörg Quaderer and Walter Walch.
- SIKART : Entry in the SIKART lexicon and database
Honors
- BBKL : On June 6, 2010, the artist Josef Schädler was appointed the first honorary member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists of Liechtenstein (BBKL).
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Schädler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rita Vogt-Frommelt: Schädler, Josef. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schadler, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schadler, Sepp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein painter and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Triesen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 2012 |
| Place of death | Triesenberg , Liechtenstein |