Born in 1934 in Stans (Switzerland). Died in 2011.
Apprenticeship as locksmith. Odermatt becomes an anthusiastic blacksmith. He takes lessons at the school for arts and crafts in Lucerne and visits the locksmith school in Basel. Friendship with Hans Christen (Swiss sculptor). In 1961 the artist moves to Paris. In 1964 he builds a studio of his own at Stans Oberdorf including a forge.
Untitled
1992 approx.
iron, forged, polished
When Josef Maria Odermatt died in 2011, the widow of the Swiss artist presented the foundation with one of his early sculptural works. The squat, abstract form was hand-forged by Odermatt. The object, with its two large »feelers«, is directed towards the villa of the Giardino. In his early works, Odermatt eschewed welding, instead placing greater emphasis on manually working the material through physical exertion.
