本杰明·西根塔勒 Benjamin Siegenthaler

《Rugla Swepum 1.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 170x100cm 2018
Rugla Swepum 1.0, painting, varnish on aluminum, 170x100cm, 2018

《Rugla Swepum 3.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 190x90cm 2018
Rugla Swepum 3.0 painting, varnish on aluminum, 190x90cm, 2018

《Rugla Swepum 6.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 80x51cm 2016
Rugla Swepum 6.0 painting, varnish on aluminum, 80x51cm 2016
《Rugla Swepum 2.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 110x147cm 2018
Rugla Swepum 2.0, painting, varnish on aluminum, 110x147cm, 2018

《Rugla Swepum 4.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 155x78cm 2018
Rugla Swepum 4.0 painting, varnish on aluminum, 155x78cm, 2018

《Rugla Swepum 5.0》 绘画,铝板上漆 100x100cm 2016
Rugla Swepum 5.0 painting, varnish on aluminum, 100x100cm, 2016

我随身带着素描本,勾勒一些物体。我给它们起了个抽象却很悦耳的名字Rugla Swepum,还把其中的36幅素描放大为铝板绘画。
我相信,越多地发现生活之美,越能看到和享受生活。我希望,观看者将欣赏《Rugla Swepum》作为检视自己生活的契机。我让各种元素在作品中交织,时而相互挤压,时而彼此切割,层次相连,色块独立。新颖的形式和新鲜的色彩产生碰撞,让一块块碎片构成整体。在生活中,某些事物无法简单地交织在一起,它们保持着矛盾、破碎、靠近但不相连的状态。但从宏观角度看来,它们依然是一个整体。
I always carry a sketchbook with me, in which I outline small objects. I gave them the abstract but euphonic name Rugla Swepum. Thirty-six of those scribblings I scaled up on aluminum boards.
I believe we find beauty in life the more we are able to see and enjoy the whole picture—extremes and everything between. My hope is that viewers will see the various works in Rugla Swepum as an opportunity to examine their own lives. In the paintings, elements intertwine, occasionally squeezing themselves in and cutting structures apart. Layer lines up with layer. Color sets itself apart from color. A new form arises, a new contrast, a shape made of fragments. Together they all add up. Together it is not round, not whole, not simple. It is more than that—it is complete. In life, some things simply cannot be intertwined. They remain paradoxical, broken, unconnected, next to each other… and yet when viewed altogether, they are still whole.

本杰明·西根塔勒,瑞士艺术家,在广阔的自然景观中长大,之后前往苏黎世生活。他的艺术同样游走于两极之间:高大的装置和精巧的绘画,质朴的雕塑和巧妙的拼贴。目前西根塔勒在挪威海姆瑟达尔生活,继续着艺术创作。他将普通、容易寻得的材料,精心规划,打造成为一件件艺术品,尤为注重细节。最初他雕刻石头,之后逐步拓展到绘画和舞台布景作品。他的创作热情持续不减,开始饶有兴趣地涉足拼贴艺术的创作。
Benjamin Siegenthaler is a Swiss Artist. He grew up in the countryside with vast landscapes, then moved to the city of Zürich as a young man. His art similarly travels between two poles: between spacious installations and intricate paintings; between raw sculptures and witty collages. Currently he continues his work in Hemsedal, Norway. He works with conventional and easily obtainable resources in a structured and meticulously planned manner, and with a passion for detail. Since starting as a stone sculptor, he has since expanded his interests into painting and building scenographic works. To refuel his energy, he playfully creates collages as well.