Johanna Schweizer
1946 Born in Enschede, Netherlands
1969–1973 Ecole des Arts d’Ixelles, Brussels
1978–1980 ABK AKI Enschede (School of Art and Design), Netherlands
1980–1983 ABK St Joost (Art school), Breda, Netherlands
1983 Lives and works in Breda, Netherlands
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Johanna Schweizer

Johanna Schweizer’s tool is the crochet hook. With this archaic technique and shrilly colored polymer threads, she creates a diverse array of figures that openly reveal their sexuality. Sometimes bizarre or even demonic, her figures are inspired by the world of mythology and recall long-forgotten cultic rituals. Threatening skulls crocheted with shiny metal threads are a frequently recurring motif. All of this artist’s figures seem like compositions without inner structures, thus inviting their viewers to gaze into an empty center. In this way, Johanna Schweizer confronts the viewers with themes such as sexuality, power, dominance, life and death. By crocheting, she contributes her personally colored statement to a contemporary discussion.

<em>Hare</em> 2010, 25 x 14 x 12, cotton resin
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Hare 2010, 25 x 14 x 12, cotton resin
<em>Golden boy</em>, 2007
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Golden boy, 2007
<em>Green man</em>
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Green man
<em>Engelmann</em> (Angelman), 2009. Cotton, linen, metallic yearn. 187 x 58 x 25 cm
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Engelmann (Angelman), 2009. Cotton, linen, metallic yearn. 187 x 58 x 25 cm
<em>Harigeman</em>, 2012. Cotton
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Harigeman, 2012. Cotton
Left <em>Conjunction</em>, 2010. Cotton, metallic yarn. 132 x 44 x 23 cm Right <em>Androgyne</em>, 2010. Cotton, metallic yarn
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Left Conjunction, 2010. Cotton, metallic yarn. 132 x 44 x 23 cm Right Androgyne, 2010. Cotton, metallic yarn
<em>Tatoomann</em>, 2010. Cotton, linen, metallic yarn. 140 x 49 x 19 cm
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Tatoomann, 2010. Cotton, linen, metallic yarn. 140 x 49 x 19 cm
<em>Incantatie</em>, 2011. Cotton
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Incantatie, 2011. Cotton
<em>Incantatie</em>, 2011. Cotton
Johanna Schweizer, Textile art
Incantatie, 2011. Cotton
<em>Lobotomie</em>, 2013, 27 x 25 x 18 cm, cotton resin
Lobotomie, 2013, 27 x 25 x 18 cm, cotton resin
<em>Twin</em>, 2007, 45 x 30 x 20 cm, cotton resin
Twin, 2007, 45 x 30 x 20 cm, cotton resin

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