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Urs Amann (25 May 1951 – 7 May 2019)[1][2] was a Swiss surrealist painter. He is mostly known as the painter of the cover art for several Klaus Schulze records, all in a style reminiscent of Salvador Dalí. He also illustrated the covers of many books, including some by his brother, Jürg Amann.[3] Urs Amann liked to qualify his work as "meta-realistic painting".

Biography

Urs Amman was born 1951 in Winterthur. During 1971, in Berlin, he produced his first oil paintings. In 1972, he followed the course of the Form+Farbe art school in Zurich. In 1974, he began his career as a freelance artist, and since 1980, he has been a member of the Winterthur artists group.[4]

Cover art

Note: some records (Irrlicht, Cyborg, and Picture Music) have been published several times under various covers from other artists.

Klaus Schulze[5]

• Irrlicht (1972)
• Cyborg (1973)
• Blackdance (1974)
• Picture Music (1975)
• Timewind (1975)

Adelbert Von Deyen

• Atmosphere (1980)

Wolfgang Bock

• Cycles (1980)

References

External links

• Website of Urs Amann

На других языках

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[de] Urs Amann

Urs Amann (* 25. Mai 1951 in Winterthur; † 7. Mai 2019 in Cevio) war ein Schweizer Maler.[1]

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- [en] Urs Amann

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[fr] Urs Amann

Urs Amann est un peintre surréaliste suisse. Il est connu, en particulier, pour avoir été l'auteur de la couverture d'albums de Klaus Schulze[1], dans un style qui parfois évoque certaines œuvres de Salvador Dalí (par exemple, la couverture de Timewind). Il a aussi illustré les couvertures de nombreux ouvrages, en particulier certains livres de son frère[2] écrivain Jürg Amann. Il aime à qualifier son œuvre de « peinture méta-réaliste ».

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