Alex Sadkowsky (born 16 January 1934) is a
Swiss artist, painter, illustrator, graphic artist, photographer, performer, and author.
Early life
Alex Sadkowsky was born in
Zürich,
Switzerland. Sadkowsky's mother was an artist, as was his brother. His father was a portraitist and restorer in
Vienna, Zürich and
Salzburg, like his mother before him. As a young adult, Sadkowsky engaged in various occupations, including being a jazz musician, a traveling salesman, a Spanish teacher, a tap-dancer, an exterior painter, and a brief time as a boxer.[1]
Artistic career
Furthermore, his life includes diverse exhibitions, experiences and publications of writings.[1]
1963 Stay in
London, UK. Meeting with Francis Bacon. First stay in
Ireland (out of 70 stays). Co founder of Group 65. First texts of the roman "Die Chinesische Wespe – Geschichte einer Liebe" created in
Dublin.
1965 Three short movies: "Kaninchenleben", "Der Blinde" and "Wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch".
1966 Travel to
Russia with
Max Frisch, Tankred Dorst and Marianne Oehlers.
Alex Sadkowsky (born 16 January 1934) is a
Swiss artist, painter, illustrator, graphic artist, photographer, performer, and author.
Early life
Alex Sadkowsky was born in
Zürich,
Switzerland. Sadkowsky's mother was an artist, as was his brother. His father was a portraitist and restorer in
Vienna, Zürich and
Salzburg, like his mother before him. As a young adult, Sadkowsky engaged in various occupations, including being a jazz musician, a traveling salesman, a Spanish teacher, a tap-dancer, an exterior painter, and a brief time as a boxer.[1]
Artistic career
Furthermore, his life includes diverse exhibitions, experiences and publications of writings.[1]
1963 Stay in
London, UK. Meeting with Francis Bacon. First stay in
Ireland (out of 70 stays). Co founder of Group 65. First texts of the roman "Die Chinesische Wespe – Geschichte einer Liebe" created in
Dublin.
1965 Three short movies: "Kaninchenleben", "Der Blinde" and "Wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch".
1966 Travel to
Russia with
Max Frisch, Tankred Dorst and Marianne Oehlers.