Martin Bickel
Martin Bickel , also Martin Bickel-Hummel (born August 10, 1938 in Widnau ; † August 13, 2003 in Balgach ; resident in St. Gallen and Tablat ZH ), was a Swiss artist of Art brut .
life and work
Martin Bickel was partially disabled from birth . He worked as an unskilled worker. In 1973 he married the kitchen assistant Therese Hummel . In 1992 he began to create objects out of stone and found materials. He used it to create narrative, genre-like scenes that sometimes touched the fantastic.
The objects of Martin Bickel were discovered by the collector Josef John. A significant group of works by Martin Bickel came to the museum in the warehouse in St. Gallen via the collection built up by him and his wife Mina .
Exhibitions
- 2015 The Mina and Josef John Collection, Museum im Lagerhaus, St. Gallen (group exhibition)
Web links
- Biography and work pictures on the website of the museum in the warehouse
- Bickel, Martin. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bickel, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bickel-Hummel, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Art Brut artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Widnau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2003 |
| Place of death | Balgach |