Ursula Stricker

Figurines

The book addresses itself to everyone interested in the field of interdisciplinary arts.

Ursula Stricker is a visual artist, dancer, author and teacher of body-alignment, centering and free dance. Her wholistic art lives out this connection of these forms of expression.

In the book entitled «Figurines» we are meeting the versatile artist. In the center of her work is the awareness of the body at rest and in movement with which she is devoted to, continuously through danc-ing, drawing, sculpting, writing and teaching. The heart of the book is 24 little sculptures – Figurines – photographed and portrayed in a sensitive way by Katharina Bütikofer. In several texts she sheds light on the interdisciplinary art and specific approach of

the artist and places the figurines into a cultural and historical context. She describes further how the Figu-rines transcend borders, cultures and epochs thereby embrassing many worlds within the realm of miniature sculpture. The Figurines emerge out of nature and merge with nature. In a meditative creative process the artist connects various fragments of nature seem-lessly by working on their position, color, structure and movement and transforms them into three dimensional creations never seen before.

«In silence, in the open room, I allow relationship with the discoveries from nature to happen ... an embody-ment emerges; a Figurine that is standing for itself, in its own way, in a new balance.» Ursula Stricker

Art Book – Monograph

Ursula Stricker – Figurineswith photographs and texts by Katharina Bütikofer

With installations of the Figurines in diverse places, like an old movie theater in the Etruscan city of Tus-cania in Italy or in the Gothic church of the cloister at St. Johannsen by Le Landeron in Switzerland, Ursula Stricker creates spaces of awareness and contem-plation. In the book «Figurines» we are meeting Ur-sula Stricker and are getting a glance into the worlds of the Figurines, and into her creative process, draw-ings, dance, texts, and installations. This publication documents attitude, devotion, concern and the work of the artist which invites and indicates a way of living with nature, oneself and the greater world in deeper communion through awareness, creativity and care.

Ursula Stricker, Swiss born in 1956, lives and works in Oberdiessbach and Bern. Professional education in dance and body awareness-align-ment-centering in New York, as visual artist in Switzerland and the USA. Numerous exhibi-tions, multimedia performances and installations of the Figurines, teacher of Placement and free dance in her own studio «Etage» in Bern and abroad.

Publishing House Stämpfli, Switzerland

Art Book – Monograph

Ursula Stricker – FigurinesPublishing House Stämpfli, SwitzerlandISBN 978-3-7272-11324bilingual, German and English (main texts in appendix)with texts by Ursula Stricker, Katharina Bütikofer, Margrit Kellerformat 25,5 x 29,5 cm, 160 pages, print four colors, bound153 color photographs and 36 black and white photographssubscription until august 15, 2010CHF 58.–/ C 36,70/ Dollar ?Afterwards CHF 68.-–/ C 43.– /Dollar ?

The pre-ordered books can be picked up at the opening and exhibition from September 3 – September 5, 2010 as well as afterwards at the Art Room QUER or by telephone.

Announcement of Drawings by Ursula Strickeran Exhibition at Art Room QUER

Junkerngasse 3, 3000 BernOpening: Friday October 22, 2010, after 5.00p.m.

October 22 – December 17,2010

Contact: Art Room QUER, Junkgerngasse 3, Postfach 569, 3000 Bern 8, SwitzerlandMail: quer-kunst@bluewin.ch/Tel 0041 31 311 35 20 or 0041 31 312 50 20

Invitation to the Book Opening

Friday, September 3, 2010 from 6p.m. on... Turm Schloss Holligen, «Kornboden»

Holligenstrasse 44, 3008 Bern

Installation of the Figurines by Ursula Stricker

Other times open: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2p.m. – 7p.m.

Sunday, September 5, 2010, 10:00a.m. – 7p.m.The artist is present.