Martin Disler
Martin Disler (born March 1, 1949 in Seewen ; † August 27, 1996 in Geneva ) was a Swiss painter, sculptor and writer .
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Martin Disler attended boarding school in Stans , but did not take a Matura . In 1969 he had his first studio in Solothurn together with the painter Agnes Barmettler . He first exhibited in a solo exhibition in 1970. He then moved to Olten in 1970 . In 1970 he married Agnes Barmettler, from whom he divorced in 1977. In 1971 he moved to Dulliken near Olten. From 1972 onwards, Martin Disler made frequent trips to Italy and France and, since 1977, to the USA with his painter friend Rolf Winnewisser . In 1978 he moved to Zurich. He moved his studio to ZurichRote Fabrik , an “alternative” arts center. In 1980 he exhibited in a solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel entitled “Invasion by a false language”. The exhibition in Basel was the international breakthrough for Martin Disler. He described his experiences before and during this exhibition in his book "Pictures from the Painter", excerpts of which were reprinted in numerous newspapers and magazines.
Exhibitions in Switzerland , Germany , France, Italy, the Netherlands , Brazil and the USA followed . Martin Disler met the artist Irene Grundel in 1980 . Together with Dieter Hall he founded the publishing house “Neighbor of the World”, which published books by artists and artist friends such as Helmut Federle and Martin Frank . In 1981 he exhibited at the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart with the title “The Environment of Love”. A 140 × 4.5 meter panorama picture "The environment of love" deserves special mention. In 1982 he moved to Harlingen and in 1983 to Paris . In 1984 he married his life partner Irene Grundel. In 1985 they moved to Samedan and in 1988 to Les Planchettes in the Swiss Jura . Martin Disler died in Geneva in 1996 of complications from a stroke.
In 2014 the novel "The Temptation of the Painter" was published posthumously.
Disler is one of the new savages .
- In 1982 he was represented at Documenta 7 in Kassel.
- 1983 Participation in Aktuell 83 .
- In 1985 he received the Bremen Art Prize .
Exhibitions
His solo and group exhibitions began in 1970/71, his first museum exhibition took place in 1976 in Solothurn.
- Kunstmuseum Solothurn , Das Vokabular, May 29, 1976 - July 4, 1976
- Kunsthalle Basel , Invasion by a Wrong Language, March 16, 1980 - April 20, 1980
- Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino CACT, Bellinzona, July 26, 2014 - August 24, 2014
- Kunsthalle Bielefeld 2016
- Cabinet d'arts graphiques, Genève, April 7th - July 30th 2017
- Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, The Environment of Love, February 16 - May 26, 2019
Web links
- Literature by and about Martin Disler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Andreas Meier: Disler, Martin. In: Sikart
- SIKART web documentation Martin Disler
Individual evidence
- ↑ aq-verlag.de first edition Saarbrücken 1980 AQ-Verlag - new edition 2015 Pearlbooksedition Zurich ISBN 978-3-9523550-6-0 .
- ↑ pearlbooksedition.ch Pearlbooksedition, ISBN 978-3-9523550-5-3 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Disler, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, sculptor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seewen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1996 |
| Place of death | Geneva |