467 - Kaspar Toggenburger, 4 neo-expressive, signed colour woodcuts

Kaspar Toggenburger, 4 neo-expressive, signed colour woodcuts Kaspar Toggenburger, b. 1960 in St. Gallen - lives and works in Winterthur, Swiss artist (painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography and singing, here: 4 neo-expressive-figurative black/black-and-red woodcuts, each 66 x 51 cm (sheet), each numbered EA or x/12, each signed, in excellent condition About the artist: 1978-1982: Graphic design course at the School of Design in St. Gallen. 1982-1984: Further training with renowned artists such as Alfred Kobel, Max Oertli and Clément Moreau. 1984-1989: Studied at the ‘École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts’ in Paris. 1991: Moved into his own studio in Winterthur. 1992-1993: Three guest semesters at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. The human figure is often at the centre of Kaspar Toggenburger’s work. Among the most important characteristics of his oeuvre are his working in ongoing series, an expressionist formal language, an intense focus on the motif of the head, and the constant interplay between figuration and abstraction.His masterful command of a wide variety of printmaking techniques has led to numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions.