Eva Aeppli

Eva Aeppli (Zofingen, 2 maggio 1925 – Honfleur, 4 maggio 2015) è stata una pittrice e scultrice svizzera ed è stata la prima moglie di Jean Tinguely.

Nata a Zofingen, trascorse la sua infanzia a Basilea dove frequentò la Scuola di Arti Decorative. In seguito, trasferitasi in Francia, iniziò la sua carriera artistica come pittrice. Si interessò poi alla scultura di statuette di stoffa e di bronzo.
Nel 1975, scoprì l'astrologia grazie a Jacques Berthon e al pittore Eric Leraille. Quindici anni dopo, decise di combattere la povertà, l'oppressione e l'ignoranza creando la Myrrahkir Foundation.
Sue opere sono esposte al Museo Tinguely a Basilea, mentre in Italia se ne trovano alcune al Giardino di Daniel Spoerri a Seggiano, in Toscana.

Bronzo che simboleggia il segno dello Scorpione, offerto al Museo Tinguel da Christoph Aeppli, fratello di Eva, per l'esposizione "Eva offre Eva", del settembre 2008

Eva Aeppli (2 May 1925 – May 4, 2015) was a Swiss artist.

Personal life

Born in Zofingen, Aeppli spent her childhood in Basel where she attended the School of Decorative Arts. Her father was Waldorf educator and child development author, Willi Aeppli, who worked with Rudolf Steiner.
She moved to France in 1952 with her second husband, the sculptor Jean Tinguely. Subsequently she began her artistic career as a painter in Paris. From 1954 to 1960 Aeppli and Tinguely shared a living and working space, at the Impasse Ronsin, opposite Constantin Brancusi's which had been there since 1916. They belonged to the Parisian avantgarde with other artists Daniel Spoerri, Yves Klein and Niki de Saint-Phalle. Eva Aeppli became interested in sculpting figurines in textile and in bronze.
In 1975, she discovered astrology thanks to Jacques Berthon and the painter Eric Leraille. Fifteen years later, she decided to combat poverty, oppression and ignorance by creating the Myrrahkir Foundation. Aeppli lived until the age of 90 and died in Normandy, France.
Aeppli’s first child, with architect Hans Leu, was artist Felix Leu (1945). Her granddchildren are therapist Jane Leu Rekas, tattoo artist and artist Filip Leu, former model Ama Leu, artist Aia Leu and musician Ajja Leu. Aeppli's daughter with Jean Tinguely is painter Miriam Tinguely.

"Komm mit mir in den siebten Himmel der Liebe"/"Samurai an der Öllampe", 1985-1991
Metals, Wooden Wheel, Textiles, Electric Motor, Mask by Eva Aeppli
74 4/5 × 119 3/10 × 24 2/5 in
190 × 303 × 62 cm

Eva Maria Aeppli (Zofingen, 2 mei 1925 – Honfleur, 4 mei 2015) was een Zwitserse beeldhouwster, schilderes en stofkunstenares.

Leven en werk

Eva Aeppli bracht haar jeugd door in Bazel, waar haar vader leraar was aan de Rudolf Steiner Schule. Zij groeide op in een antroposofisch milieu. Van 1943 tot 1945 bezocht zij de Kunstgewerbeschule in Bazel, waar zij Jean Tinguely leerde kennen. In 1946 huwde zij de Bazelse architect Hans Leu. Het huwelijk hield slechts kort stand en in 1951 trouwde zij met Tinguely. In 1952 raakte zij bevriend met Daniel Spoerri en vanaf 1953, na hun verhuizing naar Parijs in dat jaar, met de Zweedse kunsthistoricus Pontus Hulten, de kunstcriticus Pierre Restany, de galeriste Iris Clert en de kunstenaars Yves Klein, Niki de Saint Phalle en Jesús Rafael Soto. Tinguely en De Saint Phalle gingen vanaf 1955 samenwerken, woonden vanaf 1960 samen en trouwden in 1971. Aeppli trouwde op haar beurt in 1960 met Samuel Mercer, met wie zij in de omgeving van Parijs en in Omaha in de Amerikaanse staat Nebraska woonde. In 1964 ontmoette zij de beeldhouwer Jean-Pierre Raynaud, met wie zij ging samenwerken. Ook werkte zij nog met Jean Tinguely, onder andere aan het project Le Cyclop de Jean Tinguely in Milly-la-Forêt.
Het werk van Aeppli, vaak in serie of cyclus gemaakt, is sterk beïnvloed door de thema's oorlog, geweld, concentratiekamp, massavernietiging en het verlies van menselijkheid. Zij schilderde en maakte van verschillende materialen figuren of figuurgroepen, skeletten, schedels en handen.
De kunstenares woonde vanaf 2000 in de Normandische gemeente Honfleur. In 2006 werd aan haar oeuvre een overzichtstentoonstelling gewijd in het Museum Tinguely in Bazel. Van de expositie maakten ook haar Lebensbücher van 1954 tot 2002 deel uit.

Werken (selectie)

La Table (1965/67), sinds 1968 in het Moderna Museet in Stockholm
Groupe de 48 (1969/70), Moderna Museet
Bijdrage aan Le Cyclop de Jean Tinguely (1969/87) in Milly-la-Forêt (Île-de-France): "Hommage aux déportés" (15 sculpturen in witte zijde en kastanjebruine velours in een spoorwegwagon van de SNCF)
Les Planètes (1975/76), Old Omaha Association in Omaha (Nebraska)
Garden of the Zodiac in Omaha (Nebraska)
Fountain of Erinnyesdiac in Omaha (Nebraska)
Les Erynies, fontein met drie sculpturen in Parijs
Le Zodiaque (1979/80), Kunsthaus Zürich
Bijdragen aan het beeldenpark Il Giardino di Daniel Spoerri van Daniel Spoerri in Seggiano:
- Einige menschliche Schwächen (1993/94) - (nr. 14** Die andere Seite (1974/80) - (Nr. 15)
- Furien (1977–78/1999) - (Nr. 48)
- Die Planeten (Nr. 49)
- Tierkreiszeichen (1979–80/1999) - (Platz 51))
- Astrologische Aspekte (1977–84/2000) - (Nr. 53)

Expositie

Eva Aeppli in der Fondazione "Il Giardino di Daniel Spoerri" : zur 50jährigen Freundschaft Eva Aeppli - Daniel Spoerri, Fondazione, Seggiano 1999

Nyon, 1955

Frühling, 1957

charcoal on paper 36 x 22.4 cm. (14.2 x 8.8 in.)

Narcisses. III, 1957

charcoal on paper
128 x 75.2 cm. (50.4 x 29.6 in.)

Ohne Titel, 1960

oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm. (25.6 x 21.3 in.)

Fleuve II 1960

Öl auf Leinwand 115 x 240 cm

Aeppli, Eva 1925 Zofingen "Le Pensionnat". 1961. Acrylic on canvas. 130 x 232cm.

Où es-tu?, 1961

oil on canvas 130 x 195 cm. (51.2 x 76.8 in.)

La Fête 1962

Öl auf Leinwand 130 x 195 cm

Niki the Tigger La Neige 1964

Öl auf Leinwand 120 x 230 cm

Textile Figur, 1965

fabrics, metal
120 x 35 x 15 cm. (47.2 x 13.8 x 5.9 in.)

L'Aube Groupe de 7, Les Juges 1960/67

7 Figuren: Seide, Kapok, Watte, Samt, Metallstäbe. Gemälde: Öl auf Leinwand, doubliert

"IL TAVOLO" (1967)

2006, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

"BELLA" (1968) in primo piano e sullo sfondo "LA CROCE", opererealizzate con Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

Madeleine de Neuilly-sur-Seine 1968

Seide, Kapok, Watte, Samt, Metallstab 115 cm hoch (sitzend)

"CINQUE VEDOVE" 1969

2006, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

"IL GRUPPO DI 48" (1969)

2006, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

Ohne Titel (Textile Figur), 1969

silk, kapok, cotton wool and metal

200 x 31 x 26 cm. (78.7 x 12.2 x 10.2 in.)

"HONORE'" (1974) al centro, a sinistra "LA FESTA" (1962) e a destra "MAUTZ" (1962/65)

2006, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

Inside, Verbindung von mond und Saturn im Zeichen der Jungfrau, 1978

silk, kapok, cotton, metal 36 cm. (14.2 in.)

Verseau (Pluviose), 1980

bronze w/green patina 41 cm. (16.1 in.)

"GLI INNAMORATI" (1988/89)

Impersonano Jean Tinguely e la sua seconda moglie, Niki de Saint Phalle

2006, Museo Tinguel, Basilea

Eva Aeppli and Jean Tinguely

Fatima (Collaboration), 1990

iron and fabric 188 x 42 x 57 cm. (74 x 16.5 x 22.4 in.)

Othello e Desdemona, 1990-91
Tessuto, ferro e motore; 230cm x 340cm x 120cm

Eva Aeppli and Jean Tinguely

Sans titre, 1991

welded iron, lace, cotton, synthetic fabric, and oil

154 x 103 x 86 cm. (60.6 x 40.6 x 33.9 in.)

Ohne Titel, 1991

Eva Aeppli and Jean Tinguely

silk, cotton wool, metal

40 x 46 x 33 cm. (15.7 x 18.1 x 13 in.)

Eva Aeppli and Jean Tinguely

Collaboration (Kerzenständer), 1991

iron and paper mask with fabric 73 cm. (28.7 in.)

Eva Aeppli. Vive la vie - vive la mort

Handpuppe

various textiles 73 cm. (28.7 in.)

Untitled (Head with hands)

watercolor on stuffed silk

44.5 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm. (17.5 x 8 x 8.5 in.)

Handpuppe

various textiles
92 cm. (36.2 in.)

Untitled (Bronze head)

patinated bronze

45.7 x 20.3 x 27.9 cm. (18 x 8 x 11 in.)

AEPPLI, EVA
(Zofingen 1925 - lives in Honfleur, France)
Hand.
Silk. 22 x 8 cm.

AEPPLI, EVA(Zofingen 1925 - lives in Honfleur, France)Eve.Silk and velvet. 190 x 30 cm.

Serie von 7 Figuren

charcoal on paper
17.5 x 70 cm. (6.9 x 27.6 in.)

Eva Aeppli, The Planets

Visitors look at the board describing the work of Swiss Eva Aeppli, named 'Groupe de 13 (hommage à Amnesty International)', 'Group of 13, Amnesty International Tribute to' during the exhibition 'XXL', Extra Large, at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, on July 13, 2012 in Monaco.