Yma Amsler
January 12, 1950 - March 25, 2014
O. T. about Yma's artwork:
«It is not the precision or the accuracy of the artist’s hand which enchants me.
It is not the excellence of the colours or the dimension of the work which fascinates me.
The paintings of the artist are a vast and abundant ocean.
They touch my heart and my spirit.
Here, I not only encounter the beauty of nature, but also spiritual ethic, cosmology and sacral anthropology, carried by mystical poetry, which the world could one day discover.
Brush stroke upon brush stroke, the painting unveils diverse and unique details: the beholder is confronted with a vision of pure and true beauty and the true gentleness of nature. A creative process takes place, transposing the intelligent power of nature, culminating in almost pure perfection.
Should there be perfection, it would appear in nature, and mankind would be one of the components.
The words, which are part of the paintings, not only encourage an encounter with peace and love between mankind, cultures and religions, but also between nature and mankind itself. At long last, I find true peace – a calmness full of serenity.»
A statement by the artist:
«Even when I was a young girl leafing through the sketchbook of my artist-grandfather, it dawned on me that, one day, I would become a painter too.»
CV
1971 f&f Schule für experimentelle Gestaltung, Zurich
1988 painting with Joe Mugnaini, aquarell painting with Jackie Kirk, University of California, St.Cruz, USA
1988 akt painting with Jean Louis Bertrand, HGKZ Zurich
1989-1992 ETH 'natural-scientific drawing and painting' with Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, Zurich
1998-2005 HGKZ 'painting and drawing in Botanical Gardens' with Gerda Tobler, Zurich
2006-2007 'Arabic Calligraphy' with Daniel Reichenbach, Zurich
Exhibitions
1977-2005 solo and group exhibitions
2008 solo exhibition 'Perfume of Roses', Omani Society for Fine Arts, Muscat, Oman
2008 group exhibition artacademy.ch
2008 group exhibition Al-Tarhal Gallery Muscat, Oman
Paintings in private collections