Black-and-white tradition
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Alice Spaeti (1943-): Winterwald, 1994, 12.5 x 21 cm, -
Beatrice Straubhaar (1956-): Winternacht, 2002, 45 x 36 cm. -
Johann Jakob Hauswirth (1809-1871): Alpaufzug, 1855, 51 x 40.5 cm. -
Sonja Züblin (1958-): D'Linde, 2006, 56 x 44 cm. -
Anna Barbara Siegrist (1959-): Relaxe, 2000, 30 x 30 cm. -
Doris Henchoz (1954-): "Gehn wir zum Ball", 1991, 24 x 30 cm. -
Raphalea Seeberger (1959-): Mannequins, 2004, 30 x 20 cm. -
Heinz Pfister (1949-): Romantische Streifen, 2006, 32 x 43 cm. -
Christina Baur-Meder (1956-) Regen lässt's spriessen, 2006, 33 x 26 cm. -
Ernst Oppliger (1950-) Zebraherde, 2005, 60 x 20 cm.
From tradition to modern art.
This content was published on January 1, 2008 - 18:55Silhouette cut-outs are a traditional art form in Switzerland, but many artists have brought modern techniques to the craft. A new book from Mondo Editions - "Schweizer Scherenschnitte - von der Tradition zur Moderne" takes a look at the development in Swiss cut-out artistry.
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