Sculptor Roger Reutimann
Sculptor Roger Reutimann talks about his work. Video by Mark Leffingwell
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Roger Reutimann "Perception #7"
Bronze and automotive paint
54" x 21.5" x 15.5"
Roger Reutimann, "Perception #11"
Fiberglass and auto paint
52" x 47" x 20"
Roger Reutimann, "Perception #11"
Stainless steel and auto paint
52" x 47" x 20"
Roger Reutimann "Perception #22"
Bronze and automotive paint on white cement base
41" x 20" x 10"
Roger Reutimann "Perception #8"
Bronze and automotive paint on granit
55 1/2" x 40" x 11"
Roger Reutimann "Perception #1"
Fiberglass and automotive paint
82" x 22" x 26"
Roger Reutimann "Perception #9"
Bronze and automative paint
43" x 42 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Roger Reutimann "Perception #23"
Bronze and automotive paint on white cement base
44" x 10" x 10"
Swiss-American sculptor Roger Reutimann is working with contemporary materials like cast
stainless steel and fiberglass to transform the inexhaustible subject of the human figure into
present-day original and innovative works of art. His semi-abstract sculptures are boldly colored
and meticulously finished with high gloss automotive paints. Reutimann is interested in the
purity of shapes, in simple geometric lines that are suggesting the human form. Influenced by
artists like Moore, Brancusi and Arp he also finds inspiration in industrial and automotive
design. Reutimann strongly believes in perfection. His disciplined upbringing, life-long piano
practice and former careers in the fields of international art fairs and product design give the self-
taught artist a unique perspective on art. “I am not trying to solve the mystery of the human
figure, but to deepen it”.
“I grew up in Switzerland in a tiny little village away from civilization, very stuck in the Middle Ages,” says Boulder artist Roger Reutimann. “To get to school, I walked through forests, over two hills and [past] a castle.” Reutimann spent his childhood in a 400-year-old farmhouse with three generations of family, playing classical piano and building sets for school drama productions with tools borrowed from his father, who owned a construction company. It took the 56-year-old artist almost four decades to re-create the part of his life he so cherished—tinkering and building—but this time in the mountains of Colorado. His 2,300-square-foot warehouse studio in Boulder doesn’t necessitate a walk through the woods and both front and back yards display a sampling of Reutimann’s striking sculpture.