Swiss Artist “Kalchie”: Star Of The Art Scene At 85 Years Old
International success came overnight, at the age of 85. The artist had been working towards this night for over 40 years. Today Kalchie is an internationally renowned artist whose works were successfully presented to an international audience at the Hong Art Museum in China last year on the occasion of a European-Chinese cultural exchange.
The artist was left to her own at an early age, where she developed an affinity for artistic expression. Years later, she devoted herself to painting. The artist was born Gisela Schiel in Germany, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. She first came into contact with the art scene at the age of 12. At that time, she made a few appearances at the Koblenz Municipal Theater. She danced and acted and got her first leading role at the age of 13. She finally left her parental home at the age of 20 and moved to Switzerland. Since her 40s, she has devoted herself intensively to painting.
Art as a way of overcoming grief
In the early days, art was a means of coping with grief for Kalchie, which helped her get over the early death of her husband Paul during difficult times and eventually restored her joy in life. This is also reflected in her older works. Initially, blue predominated, without her realizing that this color symbolized mourning. However, she soon broke out of this mood and painted the first red in one of her paintings, which paved the way for a broader color palette. Since then, her works are characterized by unique and vivid compositions inspired by strong emotions such as joy, love and hope, as well as tremendous strength and energy.
Art that goes into depth
Kalchie demonstrates with her artworks that age does not matter and that creative potential is unlimited: with boundless creativity and talent, she creates dreamlike sequences of images in spectacular shades of color that encourage the viewer to contemplate both creation and his own inner life. Her works are characterized by bright colors and bold patterns that create energy, movement and longing. These are especially noticed by young people who appreciate the artist’s wealth of experience. Not only does art connect people of different backgrounds and cultures, it also brings together different age groups in a harmonious environment.
The courage with which Kalchie overcomes her age and follows her passion is remarkable and significantly inspires other artists.… weiterlesen
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