Willi Gutmann is a notable Swiss sculptor. Gutmann was born in 1927 in the town of Dielsdorf, Switzerland near the city of Zurich. Gutmann began his career as an architect and designer but moved on to sculpture in the early 1960's. The majority of his sculptures employ various types of metals and alloys which can be manipulated to transform in various ways. Gutmann specializes in monumental sculptures which are based on disjointed movable bodies. Gutmann's sculpture can be found throughout the world including many works in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and across Europe. His largest sculpture measures 84 feet and is located at the Embarcadero Centre in San Francisco, California. In addition, he was the featured artist representing Switzerland in the 1968 Olympic Route of Friendship in Mexico City. Sculptor redirects here. ... Dielsdorf is a municipality in the Canton of Zurich, capital of the Dielsdorf district. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... San Francisco redirects here. ... The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México, D.F. or simply México) is the capital city of Mexico. ...

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