Robert Wyss (graphic designer)
Robert "Röbi" Wyss (born July 10, 1925 in Lucerne ; † February 15, 2004 in Adligenswil ) was a Swiss wood cutter , illustrator , draftsman , graphic artist and painter .
Life
Röbi Wyss attended the Lucerne School of Applied Arts as a student of Max von Moos . At the end of the 1940s he went to Paris to attend the Académie de la Grande Chaumière . From 1953 Wyss worked as a freelance graphic designer. He was one of the best-known woodcut artists in Switzerland of the 20th century and from 1970 presided over the Switzerland section of the international woodcutter association XYLON ; he gave up the office only in 1991.
In his early work, Wyss primarily focused on people and “actors in human comedy”. In the 1970s he became increasingly concerned with abstract landscapes. He discovered color printing for himself late. As a graphic artist and illustrator, he illustrated newspapers, literary works and school books, such as those of the Benziger Verlag and the Goldauer Conference . Wyss has received several awards for his work. In 1957, Wyss received the recognition award from the City of Lucerne's Art and Culture Prize .
Publications
- Xylon 5: Robert Wyss
- Xylon 43: Robert Wyss
- Xylon 51/52: Swiss artist of the Xylon
- Xylon 66: portrait
- Woodcuts 1948-1998. Diopter-Verlag, Lucerne. (Detailed monograph)
- Robert Wyss: Catalog of the special exhibition at the Lucerne Art Museum from October 2 to December 14. November 1976.
- Manuel Gasser: Robert Wyss. Zurich, 1964.
Exhibitions
Wyss exhibited at many solo exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad, such as the special exhibition at the Lucerne Art Museum in late autumn 1976. In 1998, the Engelberg Valley Museum honored Wyss with a comprehensive retrospective of the woodcut work.
Prices
- 1979: First prize for graphics at the International Triennale in Grenchen .
- 1984: Art and Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne
- 1991: Prize of the Swiss Association of Lithographers.
swell
- ↑ a b c d e Lucerne artist Robert Wyss has died. In: nzz.ch. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , February 18, 2004, accessed on July 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Röbi Wyss. In: fotodok.swiss. Photo document, accessed on July 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Works by the artist Robert Wyss. In: xylon.ch. Xylon, accessed July 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b entry library catalog
- ↑ Nebis catalog
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Wyss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Wyss, Robert. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyss, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wyss, Röbi (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss wood cutter, illustrator, draftsman, graphic artist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2004 |
| Place of death | Adligenswil |