European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Garden of daily Magazzi there weird creatures Ore actually Chain at Gueits in Weber s Garden. Story and photos by de Reavis staff writer f ending Swiss artist Brun Weber was Parl of the , you mean the unkempt bearded Man who built the Palace on the Hill the waitress in a restaurant at diet Ikon Switzerland said. I be walked up there on several occasions myself she continued it s really  of course no one can imbue Ine word unkempt Wilh such negative Content As the Swiss who have elevated Kemp Ness to the highest of Virtues. But criticism of the Swiss should be left to the Swiss nobody does it better normally it would suffice to say that Weber is an  but one should experience the personal environment he s created to fully understand the ramifications of that word. Weber transforms everything in his personnel environment into shapes and designs that elude definition they flow surge. Erupt melt. He creates huge brightly coloured human and animal like shapes and other designs from Concrete and synth clips that he sets up in the landscape around his residence. A walk on his properly is a stroll through a fantasy land inhabited by two salary prehistoric monsters which one ran Dirnbe by stairs. A Snake Bridge spans a Pond houses a three Story double Pyramid Aith aces and feet for dinner  at first glance Weber s work appears reminiscent of or derivative. Some even say say pilfered from some far discern Temple or Hollywood my set closer elimination shows his style cannot real by pinned Down to a specific Model but Mote loan Aura a feeling his work feels Oriental. They re dreamland Lan lasy products Weber explained. The  is the Home and workshop he marked to build 20 years ago. I inherited the properly  to by Chin the family for 300  ind  i  a Fountain hands in front of the Entrance to the fantasy Forest. Time to realize my  while planning his . Weber has run afoul of local authorities who Lind Little sympathy Lor  creations standing in the Swiss landscape before i can Knock a tree Down a in if it s on my own property i m supposed to Plant one someplace else. Now try to find somewhere to Plant a tre in Switzerland " Weber said. Fortunately Harra sment by the author ivies has weakened. Weber said he attributes this to the Lack that people have come to realize that his unkempt works have been described in several Art books in several languages a documentary film about him has been made. Several of his works Are on display throughout Switzerland and at present he is working on a project that will be the Entrance to the Library of the University of Vienna. The 53-year-old artist lives in his self created world with his Wile. Marianne who has added numerous Interior mosaics to their abode and Iwin pre Leen daughters he lives and realizes his dream on his own property from work he has contracted to do around the country and abroad but he feels this work or taking Imp away from his pro ocl i be Only completed a Quarter of what i want to do Here recently Victor from Zurich said he thought he could find the Linn cers to Ailo to i a incr Elrate solely on what i consider too Niy life s work " one of the ambition projects Weber has planned a a House of chary a to be a Riff  .10 rrv.-t.v-. I. Ray win no Corris  d,1 the a a ii in i Belia i can i the first Pei a to build i Casto in the  Weber said with in it Weber said Fie Welcome-., interested visitors who can Lind hi-., number m the Telephone Book. Ii you Call hell arrange a unit he up Jaks German arid French  is located about ?0 Rule-., Noil of  on the. I   monday. September 2, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13