IRENE KARPICZENKO
The richness of the graphic design of Jean-Jacques Hauswirth’s colorful cutouts never ceases to fascinate me. For me, the Musée du Pays-d’Enhaut is in a way the place of origin of his work. Exhibiting at the Swiss Paper Cut Center is an honor and a great joy.
My cuttings deal with tradition and the present and can, in a rather unconventional way, allow for a better perception in society. Contrary to widely held expectations, my cut papers are neither very thin nor black-white.
During a career orientation internship with the Bernese graphic designer and cutter Klaus Berger, I became enthusiastic about the graphic design profession. I was also very impressed by his cutouts: the foundations of my future paper cutouts were laid.
Most of my creations are born, motivated by a project or a theme, influenced by my environment. In addition to cutting paper, I use the most diverse techniques and materials and always carry around with a pencil and a sketchbook.
WERNER GUNTERSWILER
As a Thurgovian, I miss the reference to “traditional division”. In terms of creation, I move between cut paper and ceramics, and I like the diversity of possible creations and themes. As a cutter, today I can cut out insects or portraits of animals, tomorrow, political themes and the day after tomorrow, cutouts will be created with, as a filigree, the stages of human life. I often try to connect cut paper and ceramics and I deal with the same themes in paper and ceramics. For my creations, before I grab my scissors to cut, I do detailed preparation work regarding the content and the design. As the way of working is slow, while I cut, ideas and thoughts can continuously integrate into the process of creating a cut. “My cut-out papers are for me cut-out drawings, in which the line and the content are reinforced, by the contrast of black and white. »