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Franz Bucher (born 15 January 1940)[1] is a Swiss artist. He has produced paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings, sculptural objects, reliefs, murals, and stained glass.[citation needed]

Franz Bucher
Born (1940-01-15) 15 January 1940 (age 82)
Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Known forArtist

Biography



Early life and education


Franz Bucher was born in 1940 in Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland.[2] He attended schools in Sarnen and St. Michael's College, Zug. From 1957 to 1962, he worked as a painter and decorator. During this time, he worked in places such as Lucerne, Basel and Zürich. Following this, he studied at the Arts-&-Crafts School and at the High School for Applied Arts in Basel and Lucerne. In 1965 he received the Scholarship of the Canton Obwalden. During his time at these schools, Bucher submitted his first works to exhibitions.


Career


In 1967 Bucher was awarded an Art Teaching Certificate. He married Pia Heer in the same year and moved house to Zug. There, he began teaching art part-time at St. Michael's College and Dr. Pfister's School in Oberägeri until 1967. During this period, he also took extended journeys in Europe and Africa. Bucher had three children of his four children between 1968 and 1971; Peter was born in 1968, Christian was born in 1069 and Claudia born in 1971. Bucher's fourth child, Simon, was born in 1977. Between 1971 and 1991, he was a member of the Funerary Art Committee of the City of Zug. From 1971 to 1989, he was also a member of the Association of Zug Artists.

Between 1972 and 1983, Bucher was awarded scholarships by the Swiss Federal Art Awards three times: in 1972, 1974, and 1975. In 1972, he moved house to Horw. In 1973, he became a residentiary student at the Swiss Institute in Rome. Also in this year he became a member of the SWB (Swiss Handiwork League) which he left in 1981. Bucher was appointed lecturer for Design and Art Didactics at St.Michael's Teachers’ Training College in 1974. This was a position which he maintained until 2003.

In 1975, Bucher was admitted to the Sektion Zentralschweiz der Visarte, and in 1976 to the Xylon CH, Internatio¬nal Association of Woodcutters. Then in 1978 he was admitted to the Working Group of the St. Luke's Society of Switzerland (SSL).

1984–1993

Purchase of a studio-home on the lake of Sarnen, Hostettstrasse 34 in CH-Wilen (1984). In the same year: „Premio Regione Sarda“ of the 2nd. International Graphics Biennial, Cagliari. 1985-1995: Activity as committee member of the SSL. 1986-1993: Temporary Artists’ Collective for the travelling exhibition with 8 artists of the St. Luke's Society: From Tower to Fountain. Premio Milano Capitale dell’Arte – Artista dell’ Anno 1988, Istituto d’Arte Contemporanea Milano. 1990: Admitted to the Gesellschaft Schweizericher Bergmaler (GSB). After the Review Exhibition 1985 in the Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, large individual travelling exhibition as retrospective in Hungary (1989/90) in the Art Museums of Esztergom, Tata,-Budapest, under the auspices of Pro Helvetia. 1991: Prize, Musée Suisse du Vitrail, Romont. In the same year: Premio Agazzi, Concorso Internationale di Grafica Mapello in Bergamo. 1986-1992: Member of the Arts and Prize Committee of the City of Lucerne. 1969-1993: regular annual exhibitions of the Inner Swiss Artists Group. Since then, no further submitted entries. Frequent activity as Jury member for exhibitions and competitions.

1993–1995

Horwer Art and Culture Prize, January 1, 1993. 1993: 1st GSB prize: Alpine Art in Switzerland, in Bad Ragaz. Book presentation on 3 December 1993 in the Art Museum, Zug: Monograph, Franz Bucher, My Theme is Painting“ with texts by Dr. Fabrizio Brentini und Karl Iten, Verlag Gisler AG, Altdorf. 1993: Grant of the Cultural Foundation of Landis und Gyr, Zug. 1994: Curator of the Travelling Exhibition Brückenschlag, SSL, Pro Helvetia; Kunstverein und Galerie an der Finkenstrasse, München; Diocesan Museum Brünn; National Museum Danzig. Since 1995, member of the Arts Committee of the Clinic St. Anna, Hirslanden, Luzern.

1996–2007

Obwalden Arts and Culture Prize 1996. Study-semester in New York, 1996. Monograph: Das graphische Werk 1970-2000, with texts by Dr. Niklaus Oberholzer und Markus Britschgi, Diopter Verlag, Luzern, 2001. Video, Franz Bucher – Kunst und Bau in Profan- und Sakralbauten seit 1971, edited by Damian Heini und Franz Bucher, Horw. 2001: guest lecturer in the series „Christologie“ by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Müller. (Workshop discussion with Franz Bucher (paintings and video films) : The Image of Christ in modern Art, Lucerne University, 19.06.2001.

Book publication: Franz Bucher/Romano Cuonz, Veränderungen, Explanatory text by Urs Beat Frei, Brättig Verlag, Alpnach-Dorf, 2002. Guest lecturer in the series „Passion“ by Dozent Henk Geuke, Hochschule für Kirchen- und Schulmusik Luzern, 10.04.2003. 2005 Admitted to the verarte.ch.

Two journeys to North Norway – in Summer 1998 and in Winter 2004, and a journey to Finland in Spring 2007 led to experiences with light, such as cannot be lived in Switzerland.


Marriage and children


Bucher married Pia Heer in 1967, and they have four children.


Selected bibliography


Books, Catalogues, Literary and Pictorial Supplements, Laudations.


Exhibitions


Detailed bibliography with list of exhibitions (1965–1993) and (1994–2000) in two monographies:

Selected individual exhibitions and retrospectives:

Selected group exhibitions (after 2000)

2004: 04/04/04 = 50/50/50, Galerie Roland Aphold, Art u. Edition, CH-Allschwil-Basel, Art D-Karlsruhe

Folders

Franz Bucher, Fritz Wotruba, Eugen Hotz, Werner Hofmann, hrsg. Zuger Kunstgesellschaft

hrsg: v. Freunden von Geny Hotz, Zug 1977

Förderblatt der Xylon, 1982


Awards



References


  1. Profile of Franz Bucher
  2. "Franz Bucher: Biography". Museum of Learning. Retrieved 18 October 2010.



На других языках

[de] Franz Bucher (Künstler, 1940)

Franz Bucher (* 15. Januar 1940 in Sarnen) ist ein Schweizer bildender Künstler. Sein Werk umfasst Malerei, Zeichnungen, Holzschnitte, Radierungen, Reliefs sowie Wand- und Glasbilder.
- [en] Franz Bucher


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