Wolf Werthmüller

Born 1946 in Basel / Switzerland

Studies:

Ethnology, Egyptology, Pre- and Early history

Occupation:

Lecturer, Librarian

Experiences and influences:

Through travelling in Europe and Mexico and through the art of the Korewori (New Guinea), Jawlenski, Kandinski, Klee, Kirchner,Beckmann, Picasso, Miro etc.

Since his fortieth birthday: intensive Studies in painting and sculpture.

Exhibitions:

Regularl exhibitions in Switzerland: Biel, Bern, Zurich  

1. 'Harmonie' 1995, Oil / Canvas
2. 'Skippy' 1996, Oil / Canvas

3. 'Drei- Eck-Auge', Natural stone painted
4. 'Frau in Orange', Natural stone painted
5. 'Hasenfisch', Natural stone painted
6. 'Trixter', Natural stone painted

7. Aufwind, Oil / Canvas
8. Ersatzköpfe, Oil / Canvas
9. Falsche Liebe, Oil / Canvas

10. 'Kaktus', Oil / Canvas
11. 'Ferien', Oil / Canvas
12. 'Tagwandel', Oil / Canvas

He writes:

Labour and Art

Labour is the repetition of a trained sequence of movements with the wanted result as the target.

An idea which is created through sudden insight, disturbs the sequence of movements, since it is embedded in a systematic complete set, which falls behind or gets mixed up.

Art thrives from this insight, the result and the time leading to that, is not pre-programmed, since otherwise no creativity can happen.

Labour and art are dependent on each other, are as a comparison linked to each other like matter and energy.

The labour dies without the stimulating effect of the art,  but sluggishness and jealousy often inhibit the possibility of fertilization.

On the other hand, the artist can for this reason not demand a systematic safeguarding by the society, while this causes the death of the spontaneous improvisation.

The uncertainty in existence and there from resulting strain is the potential of a real artist.  

Wolf Werthmüller