Alex Sadkowsky

Alex Sadkowsky (born 1934) is a Swiss multimedia artist, author, painter, performer and photographer.

Life

Alex Sadkowsky

Sadkowsky was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1934. His parents were artists and merchants. He spent his childhood and youth in Zürich and in Freienstein with foster parents. Up to the age of 24 he tried his hand at being a jazz musician, representative, decorator, Spanish teacher, step dancer and prize boxer. He started to write poems and made numerous drawings after 1946. He only studied art for a short while. He married his wife Sonja in 1957. They have four children. Since 1958 he has worked as an independent artist. He shared a studio with Friedrich Kuhn and he participated in the exhibition "Young Zurich artists" in the Helmhaus in Zurich in 1958. He was made a Swiss citizen in 1969. Travelling is an important part in his life. He spent several months in India, studying Brahmanic Buddhism in Darbhanga and Darjeeling. He traveled to Russia with Max Frisch in 1966 and in the following year he went to Germany, Austria and Italy. He made a first trip to Ireland in 1967 where he started his monumental text "Die chinesische Wespe: eine Liebesgeschichte": ("The Chinese Wasp: a love story"). By 1970 he was living in Amsterdam, 1972 in Finland with exhibitions in Turku, Tampere and Helsinki. In 1993 he travelled through the Balkans. ending up in Istanbul. Having received a grant he moved to New York City in 1975. There followed voyages to California and Mexico and a second trip to Mexico in 1980. 1985-93 voyages and stays in Italy, Greece, Holland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Malta, Ireland, France and the USA, giving some lectures of his works. Since 1994 Sadkowsky has been spending the winters in northern Thailand. In 2003 he travelled to Italy, Portugal, Malta and Greece. Several films were made with Sadkowsky acting and performing: Three short films were produced in 1965. In 1968 the film "Sad is Fiction" was directed by Fredi M. Murer, the Swiss cinematographer. Then in 1973 "Herr Wilhelm Tell"/"Mr William Tell" (Swiss national hero). To be followed in 1982 by "Monte Video", video art with Maria Luxus and Pancho Mariotti. And in 2001 the video production "Ich liebe mich"/"I love myself" in Switzerland and Thailand with Beat Kuert was produced. The artist has also written a number of literary works. During the years 1996-2006 he was honoured with ten prizes. In 2010 he was invited to the Solothurner Literaturtage/Solothurn literary festival and in 2012 he was awarded another prize. (Reference: Foto-Bio-Kultografie2" Scheidegger & Spiess Zürich 2010, pp. 216–217) Sadkowsky was the subject of a 57-minute documentary by Beat Kuert in 2004.[1]

Works

Die Umwandlung Novella. Verlag Pudel und Pinscher Wädenswil 2018, {{ISBN 978-3-906061-14-6}}. Einziger Lockruf Poems. Howeg-Verlag Zürich 2018, Template:ISBN978-3-85736-325-2. Der Titel II. Ein Titelroman Prose. Howeg-Verlag Zürich 2014, ISBN 978-3-85736-303-0. Lindenhof Poems and short prose Littera Autoren-Verlag Zürich 2010, ISBN 978-3-906731-47-6. Foto-Bio-Kultografie 2 Illustrated autobiography Scheidegger & Spiess, Zürich 2009, ISBN 978-3-85881-295-7. Ich warte auf den ewigen Sommer Poetry. Orte-Verlag Oberegg AI/ Zürich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85830-140-6. Die Chinesische Wespe Trilogy of novels. Bilger Verlag Zürich 2002, ISBN 3-908010-58-6. Schrittfehler beim Spaziergang durch den einbaumigen Park Poetry. Orte-Verlag, Zelg/ Wolfhalden/ Zürich 1992, ISBN 3-85830-036-5. Die Munterkeit des Galans auf dem Glatteis Poetry. Orte-Verlag, Zelg/ Wolfhalden/ Zürich 1992, ISBN 3-85830-062-4. Der Titel 1 Prose. Lutz-Verlag, Zürich 1991, ISBN 3-7212-0640-1. Metamorphosen der Wirklichkeit Monograph about Alex Sadkowsky. Frauenleben drawings ABC Verlag Zürich 1980, ISBN 3-85504-101-6. Foto-Bio-Kultografie 1 Illustrated autobiography Lutz-Verlag Zürich 1975. Kofferraum der Welt Niggli-Verlag St. Gallen 1971. The Song of the Police Jasonya-Verlag Zürich 1962.

Exhibitions

2015/16 Silber in KunstZEUGhaus in Rapperswil (SG) 2014 Helmhaus Zurich 1997 Galerie Stadt Tuttlingen 1996 Taylor Galleries, Dublin 1993 "Wer weiss und blau und Geld" ("Who knows and blue and money") Kunsthaus Zurich 1991 Jaski Art Gallery Amsterdam 1986 Galerie Jamileh Weber Zurich 1983 New paintings, drawings and marble sculptures Galerie Jamileh Weber Zurich Release of the CD single "Banktrust" with lyrics by Alex Sadkowsky 1982 Galeria Flaviana Locarno 1981 Kunsthaus Glarus, Instituto Aleman in Guadalajara, Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca Mexico 1979 Poster action "Was lieben Sie am meisten an Zürich? Die letzten drei Buchstaben" (What do you like most about Zürich? The last three letters: ich=I/me/myself) 1978 Galerie Jamileh Weber and Art '78 Basel 1977 Painting and drawing in the USA/Galerie Jamileh Weber Zurich 1977 "America" Retrospective art walk, Kunstkammer zum Strauhof, in the Galerie Blackbox and in Kunsthaus Zurich 1972 Museums of Turku, Tampere und Helsinki with film projections 1971 Museum Allerheiligen Schaffhausen 1970 Portrait exhibition Eugene Ionesco Theater am Neumarkt Zurich 1969 double exhibition "swimming room" Galerien Obere Zäune Zurich 1969 Galerie Krikhaar Amsterdam 1968 Kunstkammer zum Strauhof der Stadt Zürich: Retrospective—drawings and prints 1967 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart/Galerie Castelnuovo Ascona 1963 Clythi Jessop London 1961 Galerie Hansaviertel Berlin 1958 Junge Zürcher Künstler Helmhaus Zurich 1957 Galerie au premier Zurich 1954 Kunstraum Elsässergasse Zurich

References

  1. ↑ "IchliebemIch (Alex Sadkowsky)". Swiss Films. Swiss Films Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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