Biography:

Born

Tildy was born in 1939 in Uster and grew up in Zurich. After a short time as a Kindergarten teacher she went to Canada.

Montreal

In Montreal she worked during two years at the Montreal Children’s Hospital as Coordinator of Recreational Activities. 1964 she married and moved to Ottawa, where she had three children.

Ottawa

During 1974 to 1978 she studied at University of Ottawa Visual Arts and Art History (cum laude), exploring the many media such as oil painting, acrylics, silk screen printing, etching, lithography, photography and three dimensional works. Then there were smaller exhibitions and several private sales of art works. In her studio in Ottawa she organized drawing and painting lessons for children. Further professional activities brought her to a gallery where she organized exhibition of other Ottawa artistis. At the same time she worked in her studio, participated in a large mosaic at the Ottawa Police Station building and also staged group exhibitions.

1985 Tildy started working at the Canada Council a government run institution to support artists, musicians and writers.

Switzerland

1989 Tildy returned to Switzerland and lives in Winkel. After an eight year session at the Swissair Pilot Selection she formed her on company in 1997 “Office Services and Translations”. Her art works are either in oil, acrylic on canvas or collages and drawings. Her works are mostly abstract but have a strong connection to nature and symbolic of her emotional inner world.

Tildy's art

Over the years her style has changed from abstract to figurative and back to abstract, always exploring, trying to find the most meaningful expression in the visual language. Her images portray abstract compositions discussing nature, symbolism and the emotional and spiritual world. She is searching for a balance between harmony and the challenging tension within space, line, form and color and in this sense inducing curiosity, inquisitiveness, interest and offering soothing explanations and pleasing answers.

Creativity never stands still and always urges the mind to express, develop and grow.

In her art Tildy Clemann talks about life, about nature and about symbols, which are the gateway to the depth of the soul. With various large compositions the artist addresses the viewer, gives insight and invites to a very personal experience. The works are being created in her studio, where she finds external tranquility in order to listen to her inner world and thus presenting what moves her inside. In the collages with tissue paper there are soft strings, which strike a musical chord, whereby structure, line, form and color incorporate artistic expressions. The acrylic paintings derive from artistic experimental joy and the development of strong lively colors.

When art starts talking

In here art work Tildy Clemann talks of life, of nature and of symbols which become access to deep stories of the soul. With the different large compositions the artist communicates with the viewer, gives insight and invites to a complete personal experience. That is why it will be deliberately avoids using concrete titles in her collages and acrylic paintings. It would only constrict your inner world of paintings, narration, as well as studying and listening, explains the 64 year old Canada Swiss artist. Only exhibited pictures have a title, such as “Blue plus”, “Green Green” or “Youngian Dream”. The freedom for dialogue remains.

The works grow in her studio. Tildy prepares external tranquility in order to retreat into her inner world and to create what moves her inner world.

In collagen there are fine strings which start to express sound to create structure, line, form and color. The compositions in acrylic paintings express artistic experiments and the development of strong lively colors.

During almost three decades Tildy lived and worked in Montreal and Ottawa. First as recreational art teacher and after a four year study of Visual Art and Art History at the University of Ottawa, she was in charge of a gallery and organization of children’s art studies as well as teaching adults in drawing and painting. In addition she worked at a government institution to sponsor artists, musicians and writers. As a free-lance artist she participated at a mosaic work in the lobby of the Ottawa Police Force building.

1989 Tildy returned to Switzerland. She lives in Winkel and apart from her artistic endeavors she works as a translator in her company “Office Services and Translations”.

Exhibitions:

Local Galleries in Ottawa Canada:
Exhibitions at University of Ottawa
Private Collections in Canada, United States and Switzerland
Gallery Tenne Zurich - June 1999
Gallery Ruf Lucerne - November 2000
Gallery Ruf Montreal, Canada - October 2002