Robert Müller (sculptor)
Robert Müller (born June 17, 1920 in Zurich , Switzerland ; † October 15, 2003 in Villiers-le-Bel near Paris , France ) was a Swiss sculptor . He is one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century and a co-founder of the technology of modern iron sculpture.
life and work
Robert Müller attended the commercial school in Zurich. After finishing his school education he received his artistic training in the studio of the sculptor Germaine Richier in Zurich. From 1947 onwards he spent two years in Genoa and in 1949 he moved with his family first to Paris and later to Villiers-le-Bel, where he lived and worked until his death.
Robert Müller received the highest international recognition and reputation as early as the mid-1950s. He had a reputation as an international artist from Zurich. Robert Müller went down in art history as " Eisen-Müller " because, together with the Swiss sculptors Bernhard Luginbühl and Jean Tinguely, he is considered to be one of the creators of modern iron sculpture.
From 1956 to 1960 he was represented as an artist at the Venice Biennale , the São Paulo Biennale and the Paris Biennale . In 1959 he was a participant in the documenta II in Kassel . His works have been purchased by major museums and collections, including US museums and collections. On the other hand, his monumental sculpture » Fanfare «, which he designed for the court of the Langenthal grammar school on behalf of the Art Commission of the Canton of Bern , was so severely criticized by teachers and the population in 1968 that the order was canceled; the sculpture stood in front of the Kunsthaus Zürich for 33 years .
In 1966 he created the sculpture " L'Orgue ", his last sculpture made of iron and using the usual technique, after which he began to work with other possibilities, techniques and materials.
Robert Müller died in 2003 in his home in Villiers-le-Bel.
Literature and Sources
- Literature by and about Robert Müller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
Web links
- Examples of his work
- Materials by and about Robert Müller in the documenta archive
- Beat Wismer: Müller, Robert. In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ^ Farewell to the »Fanfare« . In: Tages-Anzeiger , May 18, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 2003 |
| Place of death | Villiers-le-Bel |