Martin Spillmann
Zug
Born in the sixties, worked as banker and professor. My motto today: A drawing every day
Message
I was born in 1961. At Christmas I received pencils. As a toddler, I won a drawing competition in a major magazine, which I was proud to pick up in Aarau. I was able to buy a whole Märklin Model Railway with it.
After school, I worked in the banking industry for 20 years, and another ten years as a finance professor. In 2017, I attended an urban sketching course. My enthusiasm for drawing was immediately back! I am particularly fascinated by drawing outside in public space. A day a sketch.
Publications: Zug Sketches 2021-22, glued, self-published (out of print) / "Not for eternity", Zuger Zeitung, 10.3.2022 / The Pointed Nose Fox, children's book (illustration), self-published 2024 / Bridge to the World, art contribution in the Brugger Neujahrsblätter 2026
Exhibitions: January 2025: KunstKubus in Cham / April 2025: Lakeside Gallery in Zug / August 2025: Gluri Sutter Huus in Wettingen / May 2026: Brugg City Museum
Statement
Drawing means capturing a moment and creating a document out of the situation. Raindrops, coffee and other influences do not bother us; on the contrary, they kind of participate. Sketching also includes encounters. Passers-by are interested. The brave demand a portrait. A sketch on the bar counter as a gift in return for an aperitif – or vice versa. Enriching moments.