Karl Imfeld (sculptor)

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Karl Imfeld (born February 27, 1953 in Lungern ) is a Swiss sculptor . He works in wood and stone.

Life

Imfeld grew up in the village of Lungern in the canton of Obwalden , where sculpture has a strong tradition. He completed an apprenticeship in wood carving there from 1968 to 1972, after which he learned to work stone. In 1972 he went to Locarno to study with Remo Rossi . From 1973 to 1974 he attended the Vienna Art Academy with the sculptor Fritz Wotruba . He has worked as a freelance sculptor since 1974 and has his studio in Lungern, where he also lives with his family.

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Karl Imfeld creates sculptures in stone and wood, also in metal and glass. His areas of activity are building art, plaza design, fountains and sculptures. Many of his works are installed in public spaces, for example profane works in Oberarth (fountain), Schwyz (steel sculpture) and Sarnen (relief) as well as sacred works in Aarau, Ahrensburg, Bern, Courtepin, Egerkingen, Frankfurt, Lüchow, Murten, Nuremberg, Siegen, Stansstad, Witten and Zurich. Between 2003 and 2008 Imfeld organized six artist symposia in Lungern under the title Art-Work-Week , to which he invited artists from the community of artistically working Christians Das Rad eV . Imfeld also designs tombs and is considered one of the most important Obwalden tomb artists.

Imfeldcubi

Imfeld developed the idea of ​​the Imfeldcubi , a basically cubic, but not regularly rectangular shape, from which he also developed a line of furniture. The minimalist elements can be combined into numerous shapes. Imfeld presented the Imfeldcubi 2010 at several furniture fairs .

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1975 Biel, Swiss sculpture exhibition
  • 1976 Vira Gambarogno
  • 1977 Altdorf (solo exhibition)
  • 1980 Lucerne, Basel
  • 1982 Vira Gambarogno
  • 1987–1988 traveling exhibition “From the tower to the fountain”
  • 1988 Basel (Art 88 Basel), Lucerne
  • 1990 Vira Gambarogno, Weinheim
  • 1991 Zug, Brig, Cham
  • 1992–1993 traveling exhibition “Das Rad” in Germany and Switzerland
  • 1995 Nuremberg
  • 1996 Zug, Werner Bommer Gallery
  • 1998 Medebach, Limburg, Lungern
  • 1999 Glattfelden, Gnadenthal
  • 2000 Expo 2000 Hanover, Loccum, Volkenroda (Thuringia)
  • 2001 La Roche
  • 2002 Mainz, Bavarian State Ministry, Munich
  • 2003 Mazzara Gallery, Riehen / Basel; Lounging
  • 2009 Galery Hergiswyl: Sculptures & Light Objects , with Melchior Imboden.
  • 2011 Sculptures and design objects, Dallenwil
  • 2013 Natural objects made of stone and wood: «Light and Shadow» , Stansstad, Sust, invitation from the Stansstad Culture Commission.

Awards (selection)

  • 1973–1975 Federal Art Scholarship
  • 1974 Certificate of Honor from the Canton of Schwyz
  • 2001 International competition «Granite in public space», Aicha , 5th prize
  • 2013 Quality mark of the Association of Swiss Master Sculptors and Stonemasons (VSBS)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Artists are eagerly awaiting the finale , article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of July 31, 2008, p. 25
  2. ↑ "Hope flickers here" , article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of October 31, 2013, p. 25
  3. ↑ Website for the imfeldcubi
  4. ↑ Viewing habits are there to be strained ( memento from April 13, 2014 on WebCite ), article in the ONZ Obwalden and Nidwalden newspaper from December 10, 2010. Archived from the original online version on April 13, 2014
  5. ↑ Lungerer tinkerer invents a “new” cube , article from Central Switzerland on Sunday of January 3, 2010, p. 21
  6. ↑ Made a breakthrough? , Article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of June 2, 2010, p. 23
  7. ↑ Two independent artists , article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of December 11, 2009, p. 25
  8. ↑ You play with light, art and images , article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of May 3, 2011, p. 26
  9. ↑ His respect pays off , article in the Neue Obwaldner Zeitung of March 12, 2013, p. 21
  10. ↑ The artistic claim . In: Kunst und Stein, 6.2013, magazine of the Swiss Association of Sculptors and Stonemasons, p. 21
personal data
SURNAME Imfeld, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Imfeld-Spögler, Kari
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Lounging