Heidi Schöni
WEISS UND WEITER
August 27, 2016 – October 8, 2016
The references in Heidi Schönis new, large format acrylic paintings are evident. These motives have been used already too many times in landscape painting. Be it by Alfred Dietrich or Ferdinand Hodler in their mountain pictures, Claude Monet’s works of water lilies, or the Minoan and Roman garden frescos, nature has always been a central motif. At an early stage landscapes were merely used as a background or as a decoration, whereas after the 17th century landscapes became an independent and full-size motif. Freed of mythological and historical connotations landscapes became a mirror of the prevailing movement in art: impressionism, expressionism, romanticism or realism.
Heidi Schönis ‘Landscapes’ are free of any symbolism and only by the lack of it they give way to a feeling of time, place and condition. They appear to be enlarged sections of landscapes whose details are not disclosed. With this particular approach, Heidi Schöni embraces the nearby and the remote and manages to create an image of universal timelessness.
steffenschöni (1989) are Heidi Schöni and Karl Steffen. Heidi Schöni completed her studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHHdK). She is a freelance artist and lecturer since 1981. Karl Steffen studied at the University of Florida and at the Illinois University. Together they live and work in Schmidshof, Switzerland. Their works have been presented in numerous exhibitions, including the Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Kunstmuseum Singen, Museum Bickel Walenstadt and Kunsthalle Arbon.
Heidi Schönis ‘Landscapes’ are free of any symbolism and only by the lack of it they give way to a feeling of time, place and condition. They appear to be enlarged sections of landscapes whose details are not disclosed. With this particular approach, Heidi Schöni embraces the nearby and the remote and manages to create an image of universal timelessness.
steffenschöni (1989) are Heidi Schöni and Karl Steffen. Heidi Schöni completed her studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHHdK). She is a freelance artist and lecturer since 1981. Karl Steffen studied at the University of Florida and at the Illinois University. Together they live and work in Schmidshof, Switzerland. Their works have been presented in numerous exhibitions, including the Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Kunstmuseum Singen, Museum Bickel Walenstadt and Kunsthalle Arbon.
Exhibition
August 27 – October 8, 2016
Opening reception:
Saturday, August 27, 2016, 3–8 pm
3 pm
Opening reception
4 pm
Welcome address
Tasting MÜKON beer, Eschlikon
Sweet surprise by HIRT, Frauenfeld
6 pm
Exhibition tour
Sunday, August 28, 2016, 11 am–4 pm
Long weekend:
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 11 am–9 pm
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 11 am–4 pm
Opening hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2–6 pm
Saturday 11 am–4 pm
and by appointment
Opening reception:
Saturday, August 27, 2016, 3–8 pm
3 pm
Opening reception
4 pm
Welcome address
Tasting MÜKON beer, Eschlikon
Sweet surprise by HIRT, Frauenfeld
6 pm
Exhibition tour
Sunday, August 28, 2016, 11 am–4 pm
Long weekend:
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 11 am–9 pm
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 11 am–4 pm
Opening hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2–6 pm
Saturday 11 am–4 pm
and by appointment