Ferdinand Hodler, Thunersee mit Spiegelung, 1904, oil on canvas, 89 x 100 cm, private collection (archive number 9163)
Félix Edouard Vallotton, Poivrons rouges, 1915, oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm, Kunstmuseum Solothurn (archive number 37481)
Johann Heinrich Füssli, Handstudien, around 1775–1779, pencil on paper, 17,1 x 23,4 cm, Museum Oskar Reinhart am Stadtgarten, Winterthur (archive number 9089)
Albert Anker, Schlafendes Mädchen auf einer Holzbank, around 1900, oil on canvas, 45 x 70 cm, private collection (archive number 1210310002)
Maria Netter, Alberto Giacometti in seinem Atelier, Paris, 25.10.1955, Black & White Photography, SIK-ISEA, Courtesy Fotostiftung Schweiz (archive number 1407240005)
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Women have always been present in the art world but for a long time they were seen primarily as models or as the motivating spirit and driving force behind their artistic husbands. As artists themselves they were largely denied public attention. This circumstance is reflected in the photography archives at SIK-ISEA; barely one fifth of the works documented there are by women. This gallery shows a selection. Efforts are required to boost the visibility of female artists. SIK-ISEA is keen to play its part and counter this imbalance. Examples are the series of interviews «On Words», the recently initiated research project on the paintings of Ottilie W. Roederstein and the new campaign launched by SIKART to publish more lexicon entries about women artists in history.
We are always on the go, forever moving around on foot, by car or by train. Come the holidays we might travel even farther afield as we yearn for distant climes or perhaps feel the urge to explore. A variety of Swiss artists lend shape and colour to this theme, inviting us with their motifs to join them on a journey. Discover a plethora of artworks in our Photo Archive.
It’s that time of the year when the days are so short and the nights seem even longer than they are. Darkness casts a veil of tranquillity and evokes a magical mood, but it also unsettles us and holds strange surprises in store. Swiss artists have approached this theme from many different angles, illuminating the shadows with stray light, accentuating the contrasts or transporting the viewer away into dreamland. Explore the many artworks in our Photo Archive.
Humour: a double-edged sword – and art is no exception. Some artists choose funny or quirky motifs, some depict ordinary, everyday things in humorous ways and some even poke fun at themselves. There are others who use humour as a weapon, wielding sarcasm and irony critically to address global, social or artistic problems, to question rules or make people think. Take a look at our Photo Archive and find out how Swiss artists tackle issues of their day through the lens of humour.
Artists engage with planet Earth, its fragility and the destruction wrought by humans. They raise urgent questions in their works. Will climate justice prevail? Do we have enough time? Does Switzerland have a duty to cut consumption radically? Are we capable, as citizens, of changing our lifestyle to reduce consumption and own fewer things? Take a look at the rich holdings in our Photo Archive.
Ever since the Middle Ages artists have explored their sense of self, their role in society and their own mortality. Self-portraits also highlight the artist’s practice and authorial status. As a genre in their own right, they address an enduringly central theme in art by raising questions about identity, revealing hopes and granting intimate insights into the contemplation of the self as an expression of essence or as a constructed conceit. Discover the rich resources in our Photo Archive
Das kühle Nass lockt uns während des Sommers an die unzähligen Gewässer in der Schweiz oder weiter weg ans Meer. Gerade in den heissen Monaten haben jedoch viele Länder mit Wasserknappheit zu kämpfen, was uns die Lebensnotwendigkeit dieses wertvollen Guts für Mensch und Natur immer wieder vergegenwärtigt. In der Kunst lässt sich eine vielseitige Auseinandersetzung mit dem Element Wasser beobachten: das Wasser als Naturphänomen, als erfrischendes Vergnügen, als Transport- und Handelsweg und nicht zuletzt als unentbehrlicher Stoff für die Existenz aller Lebenswesen. Eine Auswahl von Werken finden Sie in unserem Fotoarchiv.