Olivier Zappelli

Born: 1999 Switzerland
Resides: Switzerland
Website: www.zappelli.ch

Olivier Zapelli (photo: Leo Plaw)

Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 11:08 pm
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Born in 1966 in Lausanne (Switzerland), Olivier Zappelli, “OZ” studied at the Sion Fine Art school, and at the Maximilien de Meuron Academy,Neuchâtel (Switzerland).

Olivier has always been fascinated by the study of religion. During a stay in Haïti, he researched the “voodoo” religion and its rituals. He discovered the naïve and fantastic art of this magic island. From 1991 to 1992, he traveled through India where he became sadhu, shivaït monk. He combined his activities of monk and artist visiting Hindu temples and creating mythological wall-paintings. Olivier also translated into French and illustrated the Ramayana, an Hindu epic. In 1994, during a stay in Norway, he reconnected with oil painting. In 1996, his art was celebrated by the International Center of Fantastic Art, castle of Gruyères in Switzerland, where he held his first solo exhibition. During a journey through South India, in 1998, he converted into Christianity, and moved from Hindu symbolism to Christian symbolism.

Since 1999, Olivier started to paint portraits and participated in group exhibitions in Switzerland, Italy and the USA.

Events

L’Ange Exquis Exhibition Schloss Riegersburg

Start: 20/04/2011
End: 15/11/2011

Reigersburg Palace (Barockschloß Riegersburg) in Lower Austria continues its annual cycle of exhibitions with Lukáš Kándl and his artists group "Libellule" under the project title "Ange Exquis".

Siegfried Zademack – Erotic Show

Start: 02/10/2010
End: 31/10/2010

Gallery Brusen has now established itself in the more accessible Copenhagen. After much hard work renovating the space the first exhibition will works from German artist, Siegfried Zademack.

1st Biennale of Fantastic Art

Start: 11/09/2010
End: 18/09/2010

31 artists from 20 countries and three continents will be participating in the first Fantastic Art Biennale this Autumn in Viechtach located in the Bavarian forest. Under the direction of Lukas Kandl representative artists of the Fantastic Painting will present their artworks. The opening will take place on Saturday 11th September at 7PM. Guest speaker, Gerhard Habarta, the author of the Lexicon of Fantastic Artists will be present.

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