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ALFONS BUERGLER

Lives and works in Steinen, Switzerland
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Alfons Buergler was born in Illgau, Switzerland
in 1936 and attended public schools in Illgau and
Disentis. After pursuing various professions, he
began courses in drawing, painting and sculpture
at the School of Art and Design in Lucerne and
the New Art School in Zurich. He chose painting
as his focus and his first group-show took place
in 1969. The following years were devoted to
developing and refining his skills and style and
included study trips to North Africa, the USA
and various European countries. Up until 1990
he concentrated on representational painting.
A move to abstraction began in 1991 that led to
a long period of non-representational painting,
culminating in an important discovery in 1998 which
brought about a lasting change in his style. His new
works incorporate signs and figures in movement,
remindful of hieroglyphics. Alfons Buergler calls

this, has created a new artistic imagery. In 2001 he
was appointed artist in residence for 12 months by
the community of Hünenberg, Switzerland, which
provided him with financial support and a studio
for his work for them. Beginning in 1969 Alfons
Buergler has exhibited regularly in group and
one-man shows at the Art Museum of Lucerne,
the Kunstszene in Schwyz and various galleries
in Switzerland and abroad. Since 1985 he has led
several art projects for the Kunstszene in Schwyz,
the 700th centennial celebrations of Switzerland  KÖRPERSCHRIFTEN (1156), 2004 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 20X28 IN. /50X70 CM.  KÖRPERSCHRIFTEN (1213), 2003 OIL ON CANVAS 67X102 IN. /170X160 CM.
and others and has taught courses for painting and
drawing. He was a co-curator of exhibits of artists
from the Canton of Schwyz for the Forum of Swiss
History and is a member of the board of the Artists’
Association of the Canton of Schwyz. An exhaustive
monograph was published by Triner in 2000 with
221 color reproductions of his early works as well
as a biography and bibliography. His works can be
found in many public and private collections. Alfons
Buergler lives and works in Steinen, Switzerland.
During the summer he works in his summer studio
in Arth-Goldau, Switzerland.
this style of painting “Körperschriften” and with  KÖRPERSCHRIFTEN (1181), 2003 OIL ON CANVAS 32X40 IN. /80X100 CM.
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