SCULPTURES

Urs Burki created his first sculpture out of tuff back in the 1970s. He went on to work predominantly with bronze until a few years ago. In his last few years, he created a number of resin works and in 2016, he completed his monumental sculpture Gaia. The artist dealt primarily with the following topics in his artwork: Greek mythology, symbolism, eroticism, aesthetics, the female form.


Urs Burki, Foot Patrizia, 1970s



Vita brevis–Ars longa

Beginning without end.
Nothing comes out of nothing – nothing fades to nothing. Enduring metaphors.
Transcending ideas. The need for expansion.
Putting ideas into a form.


Urs Burki, Untitled, 1976


Urs Burki, Symbols, 1987

Urs Burki, Gaia, 2014

The goal of happenstance. This cheerful depth.
The one who gets closer to his goal begins to dance.
Tortured by happiness. To be recognized as a creator in the completion.
Imprints of life and love. A bond with Fortune.
One who wishes, creates, fulfills.
Complexity of the creative process.


Urs Burki in the midst of the artistic process.

Urs Burki, Untitled, 2013–2014



Urs Burki, Untitled, 1979


Urs Burki, Untitled, 1980


Beauty as the opposite of monotony. What are figures about?
Mirror of being. Reflection of man – image of nature.
Esthetics in everything organic.
Genuine beauty of nature.
Force of proportion and harmony.
Ideal forms.

Urs Burki, Untitled, 2013-2015


Urs Burki, Euridike/Zauberin/Daphné, 2015


Urs Burki, Zauberin, 2015


Urs Burki, Kardinal, 2015 

Urs Burki, Untitled, 1977-1994


Urs Burki, Untitled, 1977-1994

Urs Burki, Untitled, 1981


Urs Burki, Untitled, 2013


Rise and fall.
Stirred by the inner impulse.
Processes of wrestling for the right form. Striving for perfection.
Silence for days on end. Transcending space and time.
Solitude of the creator. Days and nights
are too short for me. The power of the subconscious.
Nothing insignificant. Strong will– lasting will.


Urs Burki, Untitled, 2015


Urs Burki, Untitled, 2015


Outgrowths of life. Cradle of my suffering and joy.
Never tiring of searching, creating, discovering.
I want to, because I can do what I have to.
New creations. Every new beginning is difficult.


— Urs Burki