Alex Sadkowsky (1934-) - hommage aan max Ernst

Kunstenaar: Alex Sadkowsky (1934-)
Titel: hommage aan max Ernst
Jaar: 1977
Techniek: kleuren zeefdruk
Oplage: 10/100
Afmeting (afbeelding): 50 x 65 cm
Afmeting (incl. lijst):
Signatuur: Handgesigneerd
Staat: zeer goede staat


Alex Sadkowsky (born 16 January 1934) is a Swiss artist, painter, illustrator, graphic artist, photographer, performer, and author.

Alex Sadkowsky was born in Zürich, Switzerland. Sadkowsky's mother was an artist, as was his brother. His father was a portraitist and restorer in Vienna, Zürich and Salzburg, like his mother before him. As a young adult, Sadkowsky engaged in various occupations, including being a jazz musician, a traveling salesman, a Spanish teacher, a tap-dancer, an exterior painter, and a brief time as a boxer. Furthermore, his life includes diverse exhibitions, experiences and publications of writings.
Timeline
1946 He wrote short poems and drew paintings. Short drawing lessons by Walter Jonas and Charles Kissling.
1957 Marriage with Sonja Blattmann; one daughter and three sons.[2] 6 months stay in Spain. Student at the Academie de Bellas Artes.
1958 Freelancer (for artist). Shared an atelier with the artist Friedrich Kunath for a while.
1960 Several stays in India. studied Buddhisms in Darbanga and Darjeeling.
1961 Travel to Venice, Italy.
1963 Stay in London, UK. Meeting with Francis Bacon. First stay in Ireland (out of 70 stays). Co founder of Group 65. First texts of the roman "Die Chinesische Wespe – Geschichte einer Liebe" created in Dublin.
1965 Three short movies: "Kaninchenleben", "Der Blinde" and "Wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch".
1966 Travel to Russia with Max Frisch, Tankred Dorst and Marianne Oehlers.
1970 Stedelijk museum gives Sadkowsky an atelier. He devised works about "Animal metaphysicum". "Wilhelm Tell" was created. Travel to Mexico and Guatemala.
1972 Travel to Greece. Solo exhibition in the museums from Turku and Tampere.
1973 Travel to Balkan with a stay in Istanbul.
1977 Zürich: Solo Exhibition in the Taylor Gallery in Dublin.
1983 New paintings, drawings and sculptures under the title "Kommunikation in Wolle".
1984 The novel «Die gelbe Frau oder Schriftsymbiose zweier Blondinen» was finished.
1985 – 1993 Travel to Italy, Greece, Holland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Malta, Mexico, Ireland, France and the USA.
1995 Travel to Hang Dong, Pudoi in Sansai.
1996 – 2006 Received 8 recognition prices for literature.
1998 New project: "Neunundneunzig neue Zürcher Märchen".
2000 After 9 1⁄2 years: He finished the roman "Die Chinesische Wespe – Geschichte einer Liebe".
2005/06 Novel "Die Umwandlung" in progress. Paintings and Sculptures: "Etymologie - Kolloquium".
2017 Gallery in Feldmeile.