Abstract sculpture and painting by René Mayer
Explorez l’univers de René Mayer, où la sculpture et la peinture abstraite se rencontrent dans un dialogue artistique unique.
René Mayer – pictorial representation and art graphics through the example of his complete work
With René Mayer, every painting, every sculpture, every visual fragment seems to arise from the same breath: rigor without stiffness, movement without over-emphasis, fidelity to form without dependence on styles. From the very first abstract works he created in the 1970s, after training at the School of Applied Arts in Basel, René Mayer explored what […]
René Mayer – contemporary sculpture and matter
The Medium of Sculpture – a growing plurality What is contemporary sculpture? This question, seemingly simple, calls less for a definition, but rather for a shifting worldview. Sculpture is no longer a discipline bounded by a noble material or a recognizable tool. Today it is traversed by a multitude of practices, approaches, and gestures that […]
René Mayer and chance in contemporary art through the series “Imperceptible shift”
A fundamental theme – chance as a mirror to human behavior Chance in contemporary art is often understood as a technical process: improvised gestures, intentional accidents, uncontrolled devices. For René Mayer, it is not a central approach. His practice is characterized by rigor, construction, and attention to detail. But in the series “Imperceptible Shift”, chance […]
The cancellation of perspective – a conscious break with depth
A long history – from vanishing point to erasure In Western painting, linear perspective long served as the central tool for organizing visual space. Since Brunelleschi and Alberti, the canvas was conceived as a window into the world, built on one or several vanishing points. This system, perfected by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, […]
Biography of René Mayer – the man and his work
The Origins of a PassionRené Mayer (1947) was born and raised in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in the Basel region. Basel, Switzerland’s third-largest city, borders Germany and France along the great Rhine River. Industrious and studious, commercial, and flourishing, the city is known for its tolerance. René Mayer’s cosmopolitan spirit therefore has deep roots. […]
The sources of inspiration
Au fil des années 50 et 60, l’École des arts appliqués de Bâle était un devenu un creuset de créativité dont la réputation s’étendait jusqu’aux États-Unis et à l’Inde. Ses cadres, soucieux de rigueur formelle, dispensaient un enseignement qui s’inscrivait dans la tradition du Bauhaus de Walter Gropius. René Mayer a profité à fond de ces cours non conformistes…
Essay by Professor Luca Beatrice about the series “Imperceptible Shift”
Par Luca Beatrice, commissaire d’exposition, critique, essayiste, conférencier et président de la Quadriennale di Roma.
The origins of a passion
René Mayer (1947) est né et a grandi en Suisse allemande, dans la région bâloise. Bâle, troisième ville suisse, jouxte l’Allemagne et la France sur ce grand axe fluvial qu’est le Rhin. La ville, industrieuse et studieuse, commerçante et florissante, est réputée très tolérante. Le cosmopolitisme de René Mayer a donc de solides racines. Mais ce n’est pas tout !
