I was born on 23 august 1967 just before midnight in Zurich.
Exactly in this moment the sign of the zodiac changed from lion to virgo.
So i can roar like a lion and I am orderly and good organised like a virgo.
Art was ever in my life. In school I made a scenery for a party. And in my leisure time I was drawing and painting.
I made the diploma in the commercial college and then I was in commerce.
1999 I began to specialize in marketing and publicity.
I draw and painted in my rare leisure time.
In 2004 I had my first exhibition in a dentist's practice in Zurich.
A lot of peoble confirmed my talent so I began to increase the art.
Some more exhibition were following in restaurants, offices, and in an administration building. Then I had an exhibition with many other artist in a gallery near berne.
In september 2008 I set up my own company named "Kunst-Grafik Lüthi" as a second job.
The first orders for graphic art were following.
So I could gain from the course "graphic art in publicity and design" at the New Art School in Zurich I absolved from 2001 till 2004.
In 2005 I made the diploma as economist BI at the business management school in Basel.
My favourite technique is to paint with oil colour. The painting will be built by different coats.
First I paint the background and I create the construction of the painting and then I work on the details. This gives the painting a three-dimensional touch.
In 2006 I began to paint on velvet. This is a very difficult and intensiv technique and it takes a lot of time to work the oil colour into the velvet. I have to work really exact because the velvet is "living" with its hairs. Sometimes I d'ont paint the background so you will see the character of the velvet. It should not be only a painting but a special painting on velvet. I use also different colours ov velvet and the result is really special.
I draw with pencil, coloured pencil, water colour and charcoal. Sometimes I use a combination of it and I can get the strokes stronger.
Education
2021 Online-Studies at the Old Masters Academy and the
Drawing Academy in London
2023 Online-Studies at the Life Drawing Academy in London
Exhibitions
2024
Los Angeles Art Show
Artexpo New York Biennale Art Expo Venice
Hyperions Basel Messe during Art Basel
Hamptons Fine Art Fair
2023
Red Dot Miami
Florence Biennale
"From Europe with Love" at Westin New York at Times Square
Tokyo Tower Art Fair
Artexpo New York
2020
Artboxproject Zurich
2019
Solo exhibition in the in the rooms of the municipality Unterlunkhofen,
Switzerland
Artbox Project in Zurich and Miami
2018/19
Solo exhibition „Long Live Freedom“ at Skyvalet in Lisbon, Portugal
curated through USIA Co. UK
Hotel Eurostar das Letras at Lisbon, Portugal
2016
Artexpo New York
Art Monaco
Spectrum Miami
2015
Digital exhibition at Artexpo New York
Private exhibition in the Hotel Ritz Four Seasons in Lisbon organised through
USIA
2014
Digital exhibition at Spectrum Miami
Exhibition together with Francisco Lacerda in the Hotel Eurostar das Letras in
Lisbon, Portugal
The power of perception at the S Space Gallery, New York
„THE EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION“ at Bulgary Hotel & Residences London
ALL INDIA CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION
2013
Group exhibition in the Broadway Gallery in New York
Group exhibition at the Gallery Flussreif in Berikon, Switzerland
2012
Parallax ART Fair, London
Solo exhibition in the book shop Bodmer AG, Zurich
2011/2012
Solo exhibition in the restaurant Erushof, Bettwil Switzerland
2011
Group exhibition in the SIGNAL-IDUNA Businesstower in Mannheim, Germany, organised from the gallery Böhner.
2010
Solo exhibition in the rooms of the municipality in Buchs, Zurich
Group exhibition in the Hubraum in Buchs Kehrsatz
2008/09
Solo exhibition in the Egli’s Horse Trend Shop, Hinwil ZH
with paintings oil on velvet the first time
Solo exhibition Restaurant Eintracht, Schafisheim
2007
Solo exhibition Iftest AG, Wettingen
2005
Solo exhibition Restaurant Sternen, Wettingen
2004
Solo exhibition Restaurant Bergli, Bergdietikon
Solo exhibition In the rooms of the dentist Dr.med.dent. Barna Bescek in Zurich
Awards:
2023
Certificate of finalist in the 57th online contest on artavita.com
2021
Certificate of Excellence for being among the best 100 artist
presented in the 49th online contest on artavita.com
2019
Certificate of excellent art quality on the Luxembourg Art Prize
2020
19th January 2020 Image of the day on ArtTour International
2015
Certificate of Excellence for being among the best 100 artist
presented in the 13th online contest on artavita.com
2015
Honoured mention as the top artist of the year 2015
through USIA
2014
Fine Art Competition „Conscious Creation 2014 Winner of a
Honorable mention through Vivid Arts Network
2012
Honorable mention on the 2nd Art Contest through Artavita.com
Publications
2011
Participation for the International Contemporary Masters Vol. 5
from WWAB
2012
My own art book about the last 10 years
2013
Wohler Anzeiger, Newspaper in our region of Switzerland
2013
My Travel report featured in the online Version of the NY Arts Magazine
2015
Art in America 2015 Guide