Anna Maria Kupper – Journal 0–13

In 14 journals, the Lucerne sculptor Anna Maria Kupper presents a documentation of her work since 1970 using photographs and reproduced drawings and sketches. In the form of a loose report, the “Tour d’Horizon” describes all her pieces produced in various phases between 1970 and 2017, beginning with her very first contributions to international sculpture symposia. They are impressive works of sculpture in polyester, papier mâché, plaster, sheet iron, stone, adhesive-bonded sand and wood. Often they are spontaneously, playfully abstracted figures or portraits. Later, the artist’s work transformed into geometrical panel paintings on wood with gold plating and colour framing. Drawings and sketches accompany the sculptural works through all their creative cycles. Initially, they are prefigurative studies on sculptural pieces, while later, the drawings increasingly become autonomous artistic pieces with their own expression, always created spontaneously, with confident strokes, leading to large images. Each of the numerous drawings reflects the artist’s joy and passion in creating visual art. In this way, Anna Maria Kupper delves deep into the world of observation. Each of the 14 volumes includes one or more articles by authors who engage with and describe the artist’s work from a specific perspective.