John Armleder

John Armleder was born in Geneva in 1948, where he now lives. The artist's work is internationally recognized, and he is particularly interested in issues of perception and reception of his pieces, as well as their integration into the environment. In 1969, he founded the Ecart group with other artists close to Fluxus. Their ambition was to master all phases of artistic production, from conception to distribution.

John Armleder began his career developing abstract paintings with geometric shapes and a formalist character. He is assimilated to the neo-geo trend, and creates works in tension between painting and sculpture. In his work, references and borrowings from art history are fully assumed.

The Capsule stools and Time frames, published by WE DO NOT WORK ALONE, respond to each other with their minimalist colors and shapes. Glitter, a familiar element in the Swiss artist's paintings, is applied in layers of varnish by a body painter specializing in motorcycle and car decoration.

Capsule by John Armleder is inspired by Max Bill's Ulm stools. Designed in 1954 for the rooms of the Ulm School of Design in Germany, they are now produced by WB Form and bear the signature of Max Bill, an icon of Swiss functionalist design.

Time and Capsule are two complementary editions. Combined, they are available in 6 glittery colors (dark blue, light blue, yellow, purple, light green and dark green), each in a limited edition of 6 numbered and signed pieces.

Presentation from the text of WE DO NOT WORK ALONE.