Vision Im Bavonatal (vision In Bavona Valley) by Jürgen Brodwolf

Jürgen Brodwolf

Jürgen Brodwolf (Dübendorf/Zürich (CH), 1932) lives and works in Kandern (DE) and Vezia (CH).
1932
Born March, 14th in Dübendorf/Zürich.
1948-52
Education in drawing and lithography at the Kunstanstalt Brügger, Meiringen.
1950-52
Attendance at the graphic class of Eugen Jordi at the Kunstgewerbeschule Bern.
1953-54
Stay in Paris.
1955
Scholarship for Painting of Confederation of Switzerland (CH).
1955-60
Activity as restorer.
1956
Marriage with Adelheid Ueberwasser.
1957
Moves to Vogelbach.
1959
Discovery of the tube-figure.
1961-68
Several stays in Berlin.
1965
First tube-figure boxes.
1966
First drypoint and apparitional figure outline.
1968
Scholarship of the Academy of Arts, Berlin (DE).
1970
Award of the Reinhold-Schneider-Foundation, Freiburg (DE).
1971
First mechanical peep-in-boxes and figure-theatres.
1972
First lead-figures and electromechanical figure-theatres.
1973
First canvas-figures.
1974
First papier mâché figures.
1975
Award of the Böttcherstrasse, Bremen (DE).
1976
First board figures.
1976-82
Professor for Drawing at the technical College for Artistically Creation, Pforzheim.
1977
Participation at the „Documenta 6″, Kassel.
1980
From 1980 on regular stays in Vezia, Tessin.
1981
First board-gauze-figures.
Hans-Thoma-Award of Baden-Württemberg (DE).
1982
Participation at „Aperto 82″, Biennale of Venice.
1982-94
Professor for sculpture at the State Academy of Arts, Stuttgart.
1986
Award of the city of Darmstadt (DE).
1989
Award of the city of Stuttgart (DE).
1993
First paper-figures.
1995
Moving to Kandern.
Award of the artists, Düsseldorf (DE).
1998
Death of Adelheid Brodwolf.
First shaking-tables.
1999
First Pigment-figures.
“Iceland”, a journey through the art of Jürgen Brodwolf, Film by Rolf Frei.
2001
“Magie Figur/Mythos Raum”, Film by Luciano Bignotti.
2002
Marriage with Erika Lösch.
First bronze-figures.
2003
Installations and petrographs in the Verzasca Valley, Tessin (CH)
2005
Establishment of the foundation “Jürgen Brodwolf Stiftung” in Kandern (DE)
2008
Guest of honour of FAMA-Kunststiftung, Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE)
2011
Erich Heckel Award (DE)