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Bernhard Schobinger

Jeweller
Published: 16.09.2024
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Bio

Bernhard Schobinger (1946, CH) lives and works in Zurich. A graduate of the School of Applied Arts in Zurich, he has worked independently since 1968, gaining international recognition. A recipient of the Francoise van der Bosch award in 1998, his work has been published extensively and is represented in significant public collections, among others V&A Museum - London; Museum of Fine Arts - Boston; Museum of Fine Arts - Houston; LACM - Los Angeles; Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia; Rotasa Collection Trust - California; National Museum of Australia - Canberra; National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne; Stedelijk Museum - Amsterdam; Stedelijk Museum - 's-Hertogenbosch; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Rotterdam, Pinakothek der Moderne, Die Neue Sammlung, Dannerstiftung - Munich, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Palais du Louvre - Paris, MUDAC - Lausanne; Museum Bellerive - Zurich; Kunsthaus Zug - Zug; Schweizerisches National Museum - Zurich; Koch Collection and makk, Museum of Applied Arts, Köln. His work was included in the V&A's survey show 'Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990'.
 

Statement

Recognised as a key figure of avant-garde contemporary jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger’s subversive approach to making spans more than forty years and has earned him a reputation for rebellious innovation. His work skilfully transforms discovered objects into pieces that allude to past and present, precious and leftover.
/Gallery SO

Fashioned out of the destroyed remnants of the everyday, his jewelry can often appear physically dangerous – shards of glass, saw blades, and other threatening tools are placed in sharp contrast to human necks, wrists, and fingers – even though each piece is meticulously designed and engineered to be wearable.
/ Martina Simeti Gallery
 

Events      View / hide events

2024:
Exhibition  21 Sep 2024 - 01 Dec 2024  B.S. Kosmos: 50 years of creation by Bernhard Schobinger.
2020:
2017:
Exhibition  05 May 2017 - 25 Jun 2017  After Nature by Bernhard Schobinger.
2015:
Exhibition  30 May 2015 - 30 Aug 2015  The Rings of Saturn by Bernhard Schobinger.
2010:
Exhibition  27 Aug 2010 - 25 Sep 2010  Kimiaki Kageyama & Bernhard Schobinger.
2006:
Award  18 Mar 2006 - 18 Mar 2006  Herbert Hofmann Prize 2006.

Publications      View / hide publications

Book:  Adrian Schiess, Bernhard Schobinger, Annelies Štrba. Graber Collection. Haldemann, MatthiasArnoldsche Art Publishers:  Germany,  2016
Book:  Private Confessions. Drawing & Jewellery. Maurer Zilioli, EllenArnoldsche Art Publishers:  Stuttgart,  2016
Book:  Jewellery 1970–2015. Bollmann Collection. Arnoldsche Art Publishers:  Stuttgart,  2015
Book:  Bernhard Schobinger: The Rings of Saturn. Adamson, Glenn; Hufnagl, Florian; Schobinger, BernhardArnoldsche Art Publishers:  Stuttgart,  2014
Book:  Bernhard Schobinger. Jewels Now!. Fayet, Roger; Hufnagl, FlorianArnoldsche Art Publishers:  Stuttgart,  2003
Book:  Bernhard Schobinger: feuer über wasser. Kessler, Caroline; Schobinger, BernhardMuseum Bavier:  Zürich,  1996