Almost 50 years after his first exhibition in Gstaad, the works of Colombian-born artist Mario Volpe (*1936 in Barranquilla - 2013 in Bern) find their way back to this place! In the exhibition "SPLIT WINDOW" we put a special focus on the oil paintings and graphic art works of the artist from the 1960s and 1970s. There is no coincidence that art works from this creative period are at the focus of the exhibition: after several years in the USA and residencies in France and Italy, Mario Volpe moved to Switzerland in 1972 where Bern and Gstaad became the permanent places of his working and family life. With the further development of "New American Painting" and the move to Europe, a new chapter in Volpe's impressive biography began. In the exhibition "SPLIT WINDOW" we are presenting several graphic works of the artist which were already exhibited in 1973 at his exhibition at the Hotel Palace in Gstaad.
Mario Volpe's art is characterized by precision craftsmanship. This is evident both in his drawings and in his abstract-gestural paintings, which the trained architect develops into sophisticated compositions.
"SPLIT WINDOW" is a collaboration with ART-Nachlassstiftung Bern, Reflector Gallery Bern. With the kind support of the Embassy of Colombia in Switzerland
