Heidi Bucher

Heidi Bucher

BornNationalityBased In
1926SwissN/A
Biography

The Swiss avant-garde artist Heidi Bucher was primarily known for her iconic "mouldings", which delved into architecture and the human form through sculptural work. Her transformative creations focus on subjects such as private spaces and personal belongings, architectural elements from the 19th century, feminism, domesticity, and individual or collective memory. She married Carl Bucher in 1960 and pursued their shared vision of an "artist's family" until they separated in the 1970s'. Bucher and her husband formed a close friendship with Pop Art artist Ed Kienholz in Los Angeles. This friendship inspired Bucher to use mother-of-pearl pigment in her large-scale monochrome paintings with the spray technique. After returning to Switzerland in the early 1970s, she began her most notable works, casting objects and architectural elements in latex. Bucher's works are commended for their meticulous attention to form and the dissection of objects, focusing on pre-existing shapes found in structures like floors and staircases. Through a process she referred to as “skinning”, the artist used textiles and latex to peel away the "skin" of these architectural bodies and capture their essence without replicating their physical form. At first glance, Bucher's work may seem like a dark representation of the world around us. Still, she views her images as dynamic and in motion, with latex as a crucial expression of her commitment to curiosity. ...

Selected Artworks
Grande Albergo Brissago (Entrance)
Heidi Bucher
Grande Albergo Brissago (Entrance), 1987
382 x 732 x 90cm
Jetzt fliesst das Wasser aus der Vase (Presently the water flows from the vase))
Heidi Bucher
Jetzt fliesst das Wasser aus der Vase (Presently the water flows from the vase)), 1986
154 x 665 x 64cm
Borg
Heidi Bucher
Borg, 1975
230 x 350 x 20cm
Bellevue (kleines Glasportal)
Heidi Bucher
Bellevue (kleines Glasportal), 1988
340 x 455cm
Psychiatrische Anstalt in Kreuzlingen - Schloss Bellevue - Türe
Heidi Bucher
Psychiatrische Anstalt in Kreuzlingen - Schloss Bellevue - Türe
225 x 100cm
Kasten, Perlmutterhaut
Heidi Bucher
Kasten, Perlmutterhaut, 1979
220 x 200cm
Lingerie
Heidi Bucher
Lingerie, 1976
215 x 120cm
Blätzli) Floorpiece from the Herrenzimmer
Heidi Bucher
Blätzli) Floorpiece from the Herrenzimmer, 1978
82 x 82 x 4cm
Untitled
Heidi Bucher
Untitled, 1979
74 x 55 x 4.5cm
Title unknown Le Landeron (fragment)
Heidi Bucher
Title unknown Le Landeron (fragment), 1983
118.7 x 87 x 4.5cm
Title unknown
Heidi Bucher
Title unknown, 1985
30 x 30 x 2.8cm
Object Boden-Kissen (floor cushion) title unknown
Heidi Bucher
Object Boden-Kissen (floor cushion) title unknown, 1980
50 x 50 x 3cm
Libelle (Dragonfly)
Heidi Bucher
Libelle (Dragonfly), 1979
45.3 x 56.5cm
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing)
Heidi Bucher
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing), 1985
34 x 24.5cm
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing)
Heidi Bucher
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing), 1985
56 x 35.5cm
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing)
Heidi Bucher
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing), 1985
40 x 30cm
Südlicher Blaupfeil (Arrow of the South)
Heidi Bucher
Südlicher Blaupfeil (Arrow of the South), 1979
50 x 40.2cm
Libelle (Dragonfly)
Heidi Bucher
Libelle (Dragonfly), 1979
45.5 x 57cm
Libellenobjekt (Dragonflyobject)
Heidi Bucher
Libellenobjekt (Dragonflyobject), 1980
77 x 59cm
Untitled (Pillow)
Heidi Bucher
Untitled (Pillow), 1978
11.5 x 32 x 33cm
Wassertor (Water Gate)
Heidi Bucher
Wassertor (Water Gate), 1986
322 x 187 x 20cm
Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones
Heidi Bucher
Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones, 1985
24 x 24 x 15cm
Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones 6/10
Heidi Bucher
Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones 6/10, 1985
20 x 19 x 13cm
Untitled
Heidi Bucher
Untitled, 1985
18 x 25 x 4cm
Obermühle (Ahnenhaus)
Heidi Bucher
Obermühle (Ahnenhaus), 1980
60 x 62cm
Bodenhaut Borg
Heidi Bucher
Bodenhaut Borg, 1976
53 x 29cm
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