Youri Messen-Jaschin
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Youri Messen-Jaschin is an artist of Latvian
origin, born in Arosa
, Switzerland
, in 1941. He often combines oils and gouaches. His favourite colors are: strong reds, yellows, greens, and blue. He also works in body painting
, exhibiting his works in nightclubs.
. From 1962 to 1965 he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne
. He worked for two years at the Center of Contemporary Engraving in Geneva
before moving to Zurich
. Influences at this time included Friederick Kuhn. From 1968 to 1970, he studied at the University of Högskolan for design & Konsthantwerk of Gothenburg
, where he made kinetic objects out of textiles.
His first group exhibition was the Lausanne EXPO, in 1964 (Swiss fair), where he presented his kinetic sculptures of glass and acrylic
resin. In 1967 he exhibited in Scandinavia
. In 1967, he met Jesús-Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez
and Julio Le Parc
during an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum of Gothenburg. Influenced by these artists, he became interested in optical art.
In 1970, he created a kinetic sculpture for the American company Gould, at Heistetten, in Germany
. In 1973 he had a solo exhibition at the Migros Galerie-Club in Laussane.
After spending a long period in New York, Youri returned to Switzerland and settled in Bern, where he lived for eleven years. During that time he held many exhibitions at the Kunsthalle and also in other museums in the area, such as the Kunsthaus
of Zurich, Ecole Polytechnique, Federal of Zurich, and the Cabinet of Prints, of Geneva.
He lived in Venezuela
for a few years. He was awarded grants from the Foundation Mendoza and Yonekura Industrial and designed stage sets at the Sala of Conciertos del Ateneo and Teatro Ana Julia Rojas del Ateneo in Caracas
. He was invited to present his theater performance art in various venues: VI Festival Internacional de Teatro, Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza, Association Cultural Humboldt (Goethe Institute) and the Alliance Française
.
In 1986 he participated in a group exhibition "Die Welt der Schaustellerei" in Lausanne. He has participated in the World Festival of Art on Paper, Kranj, Slovenia (2000) and the Aim for the Arts international juried exhibition in Vancouver
(2002).
From 2004 to 2005, he stayed for several months in Sydney
.
Latvians
Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia...
origin, born in Arosa
Arosa
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, in 1941. He often combines oils and gouaches. His favourite colors are: strong reds, yellows, greens, and blue. He also works in body painting
Body painting
Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting...
, exhibiting his works in nightclubs.
Life and works
Messen-Jaschin studied at the Ecole Supérieur Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the SorbonneSorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. From 1962 to 1965 he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
. He worked for two years at the Center of Contemporary Engraving in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
before moving to Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. Influences at this time included Friederick Kuhn. From 1968 to 1970, he studied at the University of Högskolan for design & Konsthantwerk of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, where he made kinetic objects out of textiles.
His first group exhibition was the Lausanne EXPO, in 1964 (Swiss fair), where he presented his kinetic sculptures of glass and acrylic
Acrylic glass
Poly is a transparent thermoplastic, often used as a light or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It is sometimes called acrylic glass. Chemically, it is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate...
resin. In 1967 he exhibited in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. In 1967, he met Jesús-Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Díez
Carlos Cruz-Diez is a Venezuelan kinetic and op artist. He lives in Paris. He has spent his professional career working and teaching between both Paris and Caracas. His work is represented in museums and public art sites internationally...
and Julio Le Parc
Julio Le Parc
Julio le Parc is a modern Latin American kinetic artist born in 1928 and active mainly in Argentina. He is also an Op artist.-External links:**...
during an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum of Gothenburg. Influenced by these artists, he became interested in optical art.
In 1970, he created a kinetic sculpture for the American company Gould, at Heistetten, in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In 1973 he had a solo exhibition at the Migros Galerie-Club in Laussane.
After spending a long period in New York, Youri returned to Switzerland and settled in Bern, where he lived for eleven years. During that time he held many exhibitions at the Kunsthalle and also in other museums in the area, such as the Kunsthaus
Kunsthaus
Kunsthaus may refer to:*Kunsthaus Graz*Kunsthaus Tacheles*KunstHausWien*Kunsthaus Zürich...
of Zurich, Ecole Polytechnique, Federal of Zurich, and the Cabinet of Prints, of Geneva.
He lived in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
for a few years. He was awarded grants from the Foundation Mendoza and Yonekura Industrial and designed stage sets at the Sala of Conciertos del Ateneo and Teatro Ana Julia Rojas del Ateneo in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
. He was invited to present his theater performance art in various venues: VI Festival Internacional de Teatro, Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza, Association Cultural Humboldt (Goethe Institute) and the Alliance Française
Alliance française
The Alliance française , or AF, is an international organisation that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. created in Paris on 21 July 1883, its primary concern is teaching French as a second language and is headquartered in Paris -History:The Alliance was created in Paris...
.
In 1986 he participated in a group exhibition "Die Welt der Schaustellerei" in Lausanne. He has participated in the World Festival of Art on Paper, Kranj, Slovenia (2000) and the Aim for the Arts international juried exhibition in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
(2002).
From 2004 to 2005, he stayed for several months in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Books - Magazine
- 2000 Premio Internazionale di scultura "Terzo millenio" Terra Moretti Editor Fiorenza Mursia/MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
/ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Encyclopedic
- 1987 to 1992 Who's and Who international art
- 1981 Institut Suisse pour l'étude de l'art, Dictionnaire des artistes suisses contemporains (Swiss institute for the study of artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, Dictionary of the contemporary Swiss artists) - 1970–1980, 1980–1990, 1990–2000 Editor Huber Frauenfeld-StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
/Switzerland/Germany - 1999 Dictionnaire biographique de l'art Suisse, Répertoire des artistes suisses/ Institut suisse pour l'étude de l'art Zurich & Lausanne) (Biographical dictionary of Swiss art, Repertory of the Swiss artists/Swiss Institute for the study of art Zurich & Lausanne) Editor Neue Zürcher Zeitung/Zurich/Switzerland
- 1990–2008 QUID Editor Robert Laffont ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
/France - 2008 Visarte Vaud - 152 creative personalities | Editor League of visual artists and architects Lausanne Switzerland.
Theater
- 1982 «PSICOTRONICÓ» Caracas; (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/223/1517/1600/El-National-Psico.jpg);
- 1983 «AH! AH! BARROCO» Caracas
- 1983 «LA TORTA QUE CAMINA» Caracas; (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/223/1517/1600/El-mundo.jpg); (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/223/1517/1600/El-universal.0.jpg) ;
- 1964 «EMBRYO» CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
; (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/223/1517/1600/El-Universal-1984-.0.jpg);
Exhibitions
- 1966 Modern Nordisk Konst Karlstadt, Sweden
- 1966 Galerie du Vieux-Bourg, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1967 Modern Nordisk Konst Göteborg
- 1968 Musée Rath Geneva (SPAS)
- 1969 1st Swiss show of contemporary Engraving Musée d'Arts et d'Histoire Geneva
- 1970 Gould Gmbh Freiburg GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- 1970 Saipa SA Lugano
- 1970 Moderna Museet (group exhibition) Göteborg
- 1970 Expo-Form 70 Röhsska Museet Göteborg
- 1970 Franskacenter Göteborg
- 1971 Foundation Gould corporation Freiburg Germany
- 1971 Gewerbemuseum (Trade Museum), Berne
- 1972 Aktionsgalerie 2, Berne, (Idoles)
- 1972 Kunstkeller Berne
- 1973 Müstermesse Basel
- 1973 Gewerbemuseum (Trade Museum), Berne
- 1973 Salon des Antiquaires Lausanne
- 1974 Aktionsgalerie 1, Berne
- 1973/74 Kunsthalle Berne
- 1974 Aktionsgalerie 1, Berne; 1974 Semaine culturel Moutier, Switzerland
- 1974 Kunstmuseum Luzern
- 1974 Galerie Bertram Burgdorf, Switzerland
- 1974/75 Kunsthalle Berne
- 1975 Aktionsgalerie 1, Berne
- 1975 Gewerbemuseum (Trade Museum), Berne
- 1975 2ème Salon International de l'architecture d'intérieur Geneva
- 1975 Leuebrüggli Langenthal, Switzerland
- 1975 2ème Biennale de l'Humour et du Satire Gabrovo, BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- 1975/76 Kunsthalle Berne
- 1976 Musée des Beaux-Arts Le Locle, Switzerland
- 1976 Mostra nazionale de sculptura Vira-Gambarogno, Switzerland
- 1977 Fondation le Grand Cachot, Switzerland
- 1977 Kunsthalle Berne (Textil, Glas, Holz, Ton, Stein, Metal)
- 1977 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Fribourg, Switzerland
- 1978 Gewerbemuseum (Trade Museum), Berne
- 1978 Sculpture en Liberté Nyon, Switzerland
- 1978 Galerie Henry Meyer Lausanne
- 1979 Atelier Urs Gerber Spiez Switzerland (Kunst-Gesellschaft Spiez)
- 1979 Kunstmuseum Berne
- 1980 Gewerbemuseum (Trade Museum), Berne
- 1990 "Swissdata" (Müstermesse) Basel
- 1997 Société de Banque Suisse Renens, Switzerland
- 1997-1998 Galerie Humus Lausanne
- 1998 2nd. Angel Orensanz Foundation/Center for the ArtsAngel Orensanz CenterThe Angel Orensanz Center is located at 172 Norfolk Street on the Lower East Side of New York City, New York...
«Installation Art Award» New York - 1998 Galerie Bertram Burgdorf, Switzerland
- 2000 "Plastique" Musée Arlaud Lausanne (SPSAS)
- 2007 LipanjePuntin artecontemporaneo RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
- 2007 Musée de l'Elysée "Tous photographes" LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
External links
- http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/messenjaschin/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Op art"
- http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l3_more_artists/ma15a_messenjaschn.htm"Youri Messen-Jaschin Op art"
- http://www.babelearte.it/tipoartista.asp?arid=299&lid="Youri Messen-Jaschin Op art"
- http://yourimessenjaschinbodyart.blogspot.com/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Body art painting"
- http://bodyartpaintingvideosyouri.blogspot.com/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Body art video"
- http://video.moncinema.ch/search/?q=youri+Messen-jaschin"Youri Messen-Jaschin Body art vidéo 2"
- http://yourimessenjaschintheater.blogspot.com/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Theater director"
- http://yourimessenjaschinopart.blogspot.com/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Op Art | Newspaper | Biography"
- http://you-will-remember.blogspot.com/"Youri Messen-Jaschin Art Performance"