A sculptor’s life

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Bernhard Luginbühl at work in 1966 (RDB) RDB

Luginbühl and his family in 1966 (RDB) RDB

Luginbühl with one of his sculptures at the Kunsthaus in Zurich in 1972 (Keystone) Keystone

Luginbühl as cameraman in 1988 (RDB) RDB

Luginbühl with fellow Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely during their preparations for a Basel exhibition (Keystone) Keystone

Luginbühl with Swiss novelist Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Dürrenmatt's girlfriend, Charlotte Kerr (Keystone/Christoph Ruckstuhl) Keystone

Luginbühl received the Caran d'Ache prize in 1990 (RDB) RDB

A wooden sculpture by Luginbühl burns on a lakeside raft during the "Art Happening di Lugano" in 2005 (Keystone/ti-Press/Gabriele Putzu) Keystone

Luginbühl with one of his sculptures in 1993 (Keystone/Michael Kupferschmid) Keystone

Luginbühl, with wife Ursi and their son Basil, check out his work in Zurich (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone

Portrait of Luginbühl taken during a fiery sculpture event in Basel in 2004 (Keystone/Gaetan Bally) Keystone

Luginbühl with wife Ursi and three adult sons: Basil, Iwan and Brutus (from left to right) (RDB) RDB

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Bernhard Luginbühl (1929-2011) was famous for his enormous iron sculptures.

His work featured a variety of materials, including iron, bones, wood and even weapons and industrial waste. In addition to sculpture, Luginbühl also produced graphic design, lyric poetry and more fleeting works such as burning things in public as a form of protest. About 60 of his works are on display in a park in Bern.