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Andrea MAXA Halmschlager

Jeweller  /  MunichJewelleryWeek2024
Published: 26.10.2021

Bio

Andrea MAXA Halmschlager is an artist based in Vienna, Austria, and Laub, Germany. She was trained at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, and Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. During 1993-2008, she was a teacher for sculptural design and metalwork at Schulzentrum Herbststraße, Vienna. Her work can be seen in exhibitions, publications, as well as in public collections in Austria, such as Stadt Wien, Landessammlungen Niederösterreich, MAK, Vienna, and in LACMA, Los Angeles.

Statement

Color meets color, pattern encounters pattern, Bordabesques discover the body.

Red rose vines on a black and white background was the start of my love for the border trimmings. I collect old ones from workshops that have long ceased to exist, new ones from China, valuable ones at exorbitant prices, and cheap ones by the kilo. Border trimmings sewn together produce fabrics and new associations. Titles inspired by the textile images such as Rosenrot, Hippie and Gecko shape their future design.

Draped around your body, the "Bordabesques" invite you to play with your positioning, as the Jeu à l’or shows. I see the fighter in me when I wear it as a belt around my waist. When I arrange it as a headdress, I feel as though I am in a painting by an old master. 

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2024:
Exhibition  28 May 2024 - 28 Jul 2024  Beyond Adornment. A Korean-Austrian Contemporary Jewellery Showcase.
Exhibition  28 Feb 2024 - 08 Apr 2024  Jewellery all along the line.
2023:
Exhibition  23 Feb 2023 - 02 Jul 2023  Mit Eigensinn, Schmuck aus Österreich. Künstlerinnen im Fokus.
2022:
Exhibition  01 Jul 2022 - 27 Aug 2022  Mimesis, BKV Members Jewellery Exhibition.
Exhibition  04 May 2022 - 21 Aug 2022  Under the Surface by Jana Machatová and Peter Machata.
Exhibition  03 Apr 2022 - 25 Sep 2022  A Mind of Their Own.
2021:
Exhibition  26 Nov 2021 - 15 Jan 2022  Christmas exhibition. Selected works by Members of Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein.
2019:
Exhibition  05 Mar 2019 - 24 Mar 2019  Eligius Jewellery Award nominated finalists 2019.
2016:
Exhibition  10 Jun 2016 - 23 Jun 2016  Eligius Schmuckpreis 2016.
2015:
Exhibition  14 Jan 2015 - 29 Mar 2015  Jewellery 1970–2015: Bollmann Collection, Fritz Maierhofer – Retrospective.
2010:
Exhibition  27 Nov 2010 - 30 Dec 2010  Christmas Exhibition.

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Catalogue:  Eligius-Schmuck-Preis des Landes Salzburg Salzburg. Land Salzburg.  Salzburg,  2019
Book:  Beyond Bling. Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Lisa Gabrielle Mark.  Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books:  Munich, London, New York,  2016
Catalogue:  Eligius-Schmuck-Preis des Landes Salzburg Salzburg. Land Salzburg.  Salzburg,  2016
Book:  Jewellery 1970–2015. Bollmann Collection. Arnoldsche Art Publishers:  Stuttgart,  2015
Catalogue:  Andrea MAXA Halmschlager Bortabesken Bordabesques. Andrea MAXA Halmschlager:  Vienna,  2013
Catalogue:  Eligius-Schmuck-Preis des Landes Salzburg Salzburg. Land Salzburg.  Salzburg,  2010
Catalogue:  Gioelli di carta paper jewellery. Mondadori Electa:  2010
Book:  The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery Makers. Darling Publications:  Cologne,  2009
Catalogue:  Eligius Schmuck-Preis Ausstellung des Landes Salzburg. Land Salzburg.  Salzburg,  2005
Book:  Maker-Wearer-Viewer Contemporary Narrative European Jewellery. Jack Cunningham.  Glasgow,  2005
Book:  Valuable Links. Royal Netherlands Embassy in Vienna:  Vienna,  2003
Book:  Re-view Aspekte Österreichischer Schmuckkunst. Antonia Kühnel.  Vienna,  2003
Book:  Experiment Schmuck – Das Erfurter Schmucksymposium 1984-2002. Landeshauptstadt Erfurt.  2002
Catalogue:  Schmuck 2002. Bayerischer Handwerkstag München.  Munich,  2002
Catalogue:  Schmuck hier, Schmuck anderswo Verwandtschaft oder Zufall. Carole Guinard,.  Lausanne,  2001
Catalogue:  Schmuck-Design-Gerät. Sonderschau Congress Innsbruck. Congress Innsbruck:  2001
Catalogue:  Kunst hautnah. Veronika Schwarzinger.  Künstlerhaus Wien:  Vienna,  2000
Catalogue:  Erfurter Schmucksymposium. Projektgruppe Erfurter Schmucksymposium.  1998
Book:  Dictionnaire International du Bijou. de Cerval, Marguerite.  Éditions du Regard:  Paris,  1998
Catalogue:  Schmuck aus Österreich. Berufsvereinigung Bildender Künstler:  Berchtold Villa, Salzburg,  1997
Catalogue:  Schmuck 1996. Bayerischer Handwerkstag München.  Munich,  1996
Catalogue:  Galerie NØ 1986-1995. Guinard/Crissier.  1995
Book:  Formanek, Verena: Andrea Halmschlager Arbeiten 1993-1994. Andrea Halmschlager.  Vienna,  1994
Catalogue:  Ausstrahlungen – Schmuck 1936-1991. NÖ-Gesellschaft.  1992
Book:  Wiener Schmuck Tendenzen 1936-1991. Verfena Formanek.  Edition Tusch:  Vienna,  1991
Catalogue:  Schmuck im Plural. V&V&V Vienna.  Vienna,  1991
Book:  Kunst: Anspruch und Gegenstand. Von der Kunstgewerbeschule zur Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Wien, 1918-1991. Residenzverlag.  Salzburg,  1991
Catalogue:  Triennale du bijou. Jean-Yves, Le Mignot.  Paris,  1990
Catalogue:  Schmuckszene 88.. Bayerischer Handwerkstag München.  Munich,  1988
Book:  Joieria Europea Contemporània. Fundació Caixa de Pensions.  Barcelona,  1987
Catalogue:  Europalia 87. Piet Jaspaert.  Brussels,  1987

Related Forum:

It's Necessary to Develop One's Own Handwriting in Jewellery. Interview with Andrea MAXA Halmschlager by Klimt02.

It's Necessary to Develop One's Own Handwriting in Jewellery. Interview with Andrea MAXA Halmschlager by Klimt02

Klimt02
Interview
 / 29Mar2021

Related Events:

Beyond Adornment. A Korean-Austrian Contemporary Jewellery Showcase.

Beyond Adornment. A Korean-Austrian Contemporary Jewellery Showcase

Exhibition
 / 28May2024 - 28Jul2024
Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)
Seoul, South Korea
Jewellery all along the line.

Jewellery all along the line

Exhibition
 / 28Feb2024 - 08Apr2024
Galerie Handwerk
Munich, Germany
Mit Eigensinn, Schmuck aus Österreich. Künstlerinnen im Fokus.

Mit Eigensinn, Schmuck aus Österreich. Künstlerinnen im Fokus

Exhibition
 / 23Feb2023 - 02Jul2023
Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst
Hanau, Germany
Mimesis, BKV Members Jewellery Exhibition.

Mimesis, BKV Members Jewellery Exhibition

Exhibition
 / 01Jul2022 - 27Aug2022
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein
Munich, Germany
Under the Surface by Jana Machatová and Peter Machata.

Under the Surface by Jana Machatová and Peter Machata

Exhibition
 / 04May2022 - 21Aug2022
Museum of Applied Arts and Design
Vilnius, Lithuania
A Mind of Their Own.

A Mind of Their Own

Exhibition
 / 03Apr2022 - 25Sep2022
Museum Angerlehner
Thalheim bei Wels, Austria
Christmas exhibition. Selected works by Members of Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein.

Christmas exhibition. Selected works by Members of Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein

Exhibition
 / 26Nov2021 - 15Jan2022
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein
Munich, Germany
Eligius Jewellery Award nominated finalists 2019.

Eligius Jewellery Award nominated finalists 2019

Exhibition
 / 05Mar2019 - 24Mar2019
MAK
Vienna, Austria
Eligius Schmuckpreis 2016.

Eligius Schmuckpreis 2016

Exhibition
 / 10Jun2016 - 23Jun2016
Traklhaus
Salzburg, Austria
Jewellery 1970–2015: Bollmann Collection, Fritz Maierhofer – Retrospective.

Jewellery 1970–2015: Bollmann Collection, Fritz Maierhofer – Retrospective

Exhibition
 / 14Jan2015 - 29Mar2015
MAK
Vienna, Austria
Christmas Exhibition.

Christmas Exhibition

Exhibition
 / 27Nov2010 - 30Dec2010
Galeria Tereza Seabra
Lisbon, Portugal

Related Publications:

Jewellery 1970–2015. Bollmann Collection.

Jewellery 1970–2015. Bollmann Collection

Arnoldsche Art Publishers
Book
The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery Makers.

The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery Makers

Darling Publications
Book
Dictionnaire International du Bijou.

Dictionnaire International du Bijou

Marguerite de Cerval
Book
Valuable Links.

Valuable Links

Royal Netherlands Embassy in Vienna
Book
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