Borg

Heidi Bucher

Borg, 1975230 x 350 x 20cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
textile, latex, mother-of-pearl pigments and bambooThe approachLondon
Description
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The artwork features a large, metal-framed structure draped in panels of translucent, tattered fabric. The composition employs a muted, earthy color palette, with hues of beige, pink, and green creating a sense of weathered, industrial decay. The fabric panels are arranged in a bulbous, tent-like form, suggesting a sense of fragility and impermanence. The overall style and technique evoke a sense of impermanence and the passage of time, alluding to the artist's intention to explore themes of ephemerality and the transient nature of physical structures. ...

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Heidi Bucher
Artist
Heidi Bucher
1926 , Swiss

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. ...

Heidi Bucher: Artworks
Grande Albergo Brissago (Entrance)
Heidi BucherGrande Albergo Brissago (Entrance), 1987Price on Request
Jetzt fliesst das Wasser aus der Vase (Presently the water flows from the vase))
Heidi BucherJetzt fliesst das Wasser aus der Vase (Presently the water flows from the vase)), 1986Price on Request
Borg
Heidi BucherBorg, 1975Price on Request
Bellevue (kleines Glasportal)
Heidi BucherBellevue (kleines Glasportal), 1988Price on Request
Psychiatrische Anstalt in Kreuzlingen - Schloss Bellevue - Türe
Heidi BucherPsychiatrische Anstalt in Kreuzlingen - Schloss Bellevue - Türe, nullPrice on Request
Kasten, Perlmutterhaut
Heidi BucherKasten, Perlmutterhaut, 1979Price on Request
Lingerie
Heidi BucherLingerie, 1976Price on Request
Blätzli) Floorpiece from the Herrenzimmer
Heidi BucherBlätzli) Floorpiece from the Herrenzimmer, 197850000 CHF
Untitled
Heidi BucherUntitled, 197940000 CHF
Title unknown Le Landeron (fragment)
Heidi BucherTitle unknown Le Landeron (fragment), 198380000 CHF
Title unknown
Heidi BucherTitle unknown, 198530000 CHF
Object Boden-Kissen (floor cushion) title unknown
Heidi BucherObject Boden-Kissen (floor cushion) title unknown, 198070000 CHF
Libelle (Dragonfly)
Heidi BucherLibelle (Dragonfly), 197935000 CHF
Wasserzeichnung (Water drawing)
Heidi BucherWasserzeichnung (Water drawing), 198514000 CHF
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Südlicher Blaupfeil (Arrow of the South)
Heidi BucherSüdlicher Blaupfeil (Arrow of the South), 197935000 CHF
Libelle (Dragonfly)
Heidi BucherLibelle (Dragonfly), 197935000 CHF
Libellenobjekt (Dragonflyobject)
Heidi BucherLibellenobjekt (Dragonflyobject), 198050000 CHF
Untitled (Pillow)
Heidi BucherUntitled (Pillow), 197835000 CHF
Wassertor (Water Gate)
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Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones
Heidi BucherMother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones, 198530000 CHF
Mother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones 6/10
Heidi BucherMother-of-pearl stones Series of Stones 6/10, 198530000 CHF
Untitled
Heidi BucherUntitled, 198520000 CHF
Obermühle (Ahnenhaus)
Heidi BucherObermühle (Ahnenhaus), 198050000 CHF
Bodenhaut Borg
Heidi BucherBodenhaut Borg, 197635000 CHF
The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...