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1927 Solothurn, Switzerland - 2016 Muriaux, Switzerland. Known for: Forged iron and steel sculpture,torsos, abstract objects, ink and charcoal drawing.
Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich... Read full biography
Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955. Since 1956, he lives... Read full biography
Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955. Since 1956, he lives in Paris and in Muriaux, in Switzerland. In 1980, his works were shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale*. From 1981 on, he also started experimenting and composing with electronic... Read full biography
Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955. Since 1956, he lives in Paris and in Muriaux, in Switzerland. In 1980, his works were shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale*. From 1981 on, he also started experimenting and composing with electronic instruments. In 2007, a retrospective was held in the Kunstmuseum Bern with the Zentrum Paul Klee, both in Bern. Source:Wikipedia, 2020... Read full biography
Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955. Since 1956, he lives in Paris and in Muriaux, in Switzerland. In 1980, his works were shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale*. From 1981 on, he also started experimenting and composing with electronic instruments. In 2007, a retrospective was held in the Kunstmuseum Bern with the Zentrum Paul Klee, both in Bern. Source:Wikipedia, 2020... Read full biography
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Oscar Wiggli (9 March 1927 – 26 January 2016) was a Swiss composer and sculptor. He was born in Solothurn in 1927. After working a few years as a mechanic, he studied architecture at the Zurich University from 1949 to 1951. He created his first wrought iron sculptures in 1955.
Since 1956, he lives in Paris and in Muriaux, in Switzerland. In 1980, his works were shown in the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale*. From 1981 on, he also started experimenting and composing with electronic instruments.
In 2007, a retrospective was held in the Kunstmuseum Bern with the Zentrum Paul Klee, both in Bern.
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