Silke Glättli, nationality Swiss (photo taken by Walter Glättli)
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Painting as Profession and
Vocation
Painting is a passion for me, like a
fire that burns within me. I simply have got to paint. When I
paint I am myself. Or in other words: When I paint, I am the
picture. When I paint, I forget the time and myself. I loose
myself into the subject. And out of the subject and myself
gradually the painting comes into being. Whatever I see with my
eyes, mind, heart and soul becomes an inner experience and is
transformed into a work of art...( From the chapter «About the
creation of my paintings»,
Art Book «The Painter Silke Glättli»,
page 21)
Since earliest childhood painting
has been my most beloved occupation. Therefore, after finishing
high school, I wanted to study art. However, my parents demanded
that I should learn a «real» profession that I could make a
living of.
But even after my successful graduation in English and education
at the University of Hamburg my parents warned me of the «long
and rocky road»
of an artist
and therefore did still not allow me to study art
Therefore I decided to go my
own and unique way all by myself.
On August 13, 1960 - with 21
just become of age - I got on board of the «Bremen»
to immigrate into the United States.
New York : Manhattan: Thanks to
my knowledge of languages I got a job in an American Im- and
Export Company. I had to earn my living as well as to pay
back the money for the crossing over that a dear girl friend
of mine had lent me. I managed to start the new year without
debts.
And now finally, I could start
thinking of beginning my art studies. At first only in the
evenings, of course. (For further information see
Art Book,
page 34 ff.)
In the fall of 1961 I quit my
job in the Im- and Export Company because a Manhattan
Company employed me as an artist to work in a new Fresco
technique.
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| 1962 | First one-woman- exhibition at the age of 23 years in New York (Manhattan) |
| 1963 | After a year in San Francisco - on October 12 (Columbus Day ) - getting on board the «President Wilson» to start a trip around the big rest of the world: over Hawaii, the Orient and Egypt back to Europe: without a camera but - of course - with painting materials |
| 1971 | Marriage with Walter Glättli of Zurich. Since then Switzerland has been my beloved home |
| 1972 | Participation in the art exhibition of the 1000-year celebration of Stäfa. |
| 1973 | Birth of son Markus |
| (For further information see the Art Book). | |
| Art Education | |
| Oil Painting, water colour, figure drawing | Art Students' League and Greenwich Village Art Center, New York |
| Original-(Stone-) Lithography |
Atelier Matthieu, Dielsdorf near Zurich
and Ernst Hanke, Ringgenberg, Canton Bern
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| Original colour etchings | Etching Studio Hedy Weber, Zurich |
© Silke Glättli, Stäfa; Schweiz/Switzerland
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