Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele
Jeweller
Published: 21.06.2016
Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele
abele.seWall piece: T93, 2016
Egyptian glass scissors, steel, gold
From series: Transformations: the rebirth of the tool
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Necklace: T94, 2016
Egyptian glass scissor tips, steel, gold, leather
From series: Transformations: the rebirth of the tool
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Collier: T94, 2016
Egyptian glass scissor tips, steel, silver, gold.
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Necklace: T115, 2015
150 year old glass blowing form, wood, copper, leather
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Sculpture: T8, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, gold
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Sculpture: T6, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, steel
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Sculpture: T7, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, copper
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Sculpture: T9, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, gold, brass
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Sculpture: T10, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, gold, steel
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Pendant: T76 - T84, 2016
Old hammer cut in pieces, brass, wood, leather
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Wall piece: Thor´s Hammer, 2016
Wood, brass, gold, leather
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Necklace: T22 & T23, 2016
Glass blowing pipe mouth piece parts, brass, wood, leather.
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Necklace: T26, 2016
Wood, steel, gold, leather.
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Necklace: T60, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, silver, leather.
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Necklace: T66, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, gold, leather.
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Necklace: T68, 2016
Old glass blowing form, wood, silver, leather
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Necklace: T38 Scissors, 2016
Steel, gold, leather
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Necklace: T44, 2016
Old glass blowing form part, wood, gold, steel, leather,
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Necklace: T41, 2016
Old glass blowing form part, wood, gold, steel, leather
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Necklace: T42, 2016
Old glass blowing form part, wood, gold, steel, leather
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Necklace: T45, 2016
Old glass blowing form part, wood, gold, steel, leather
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Necklace: T24, 2016
Old glass blowing tool, wood, gold, leather
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Necklace: T30, 2016
Old red wine glass form, wood, gold, leather
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Orange Evolution 103, 2012
Fine silver/polystyrene, electro formed
15 x 15 x 2 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Lemon Explosion, 2012
Fine silver/polystyrene, electro formed
15 x 15 x 3 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Orange Explosion, 2012
Fine silver-oxidized/polystyrenee, electro formed
15 x 15 x 5 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Lemon Evolution 12, 2012
Fine silver/polystyrene, electro formed
15 x 15 x 2 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Orange Evolution 12, 2012
Fine silver/polystyrene, electro formed
15 x 15 x 1 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Lemon Evolution 18, 2012
Fine silver/polystyrene, electro formed
15 x 15 x 1 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Organic Metal 40, 2012
Copper, electro formed bread
20 x 10 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleNecklace: Organic Metal 30, 2011
Fine silver/freudenthaler glass, electro formed lime
15 x 10 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleNecklace: Organic Metal 30, 2011
Fine silver/freudenthaler glass, electro formed lime
15 x 10 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleNecklace: Organic Metal 30, 2011
Fine silver/freudenthaler glass, electro formed lime
15 x 10 x 10 cm
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Necklace: Organic Metal U20, 2010
Fine silver-oxidized.
12 x 2 cm
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Necklace: Organic Metal 31, 2011
Fine silver-oxidized, electro formed
20 x 20 x 4 cm
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Necklace: Organic Metal 31, 2011
Fine silver-oxidized, electro formed
20 x 20 x 4 cm
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Brooch: Organic Metal 33, 2011
Copper/silver/gold, electro formed bread
25 x 25 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: Organic Metal 33, 2011
Copper/silver/gold, electro formed bread
25 x 25 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleNecklace: Organic Metal 33, 2011
Copper/silver/gold, electro formed bread
25 x 25 x 10 cm
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Brooch: Organic Metal U1, 2010
Copper, fine silver, 22 karat gold, water formed bread
11 x 8 x 2.5 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM02, 2010
Potato, fine silver-oxidized/orange pigment, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM03, 2010
Copper/bread, water formed bread
20 x 20 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM03, 2010
Copper/bread, water formed bread
20 x 20 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM04, 2010
Fine silver, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM05, 2010
Fine silver/polystyrene, water formed
15 x 15 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM06, 2010
Copper, water formed bread
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Brooch: Organic Metal Kartoffel U7, 2010
Copper
11 x 5 x 2.5 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM08, 2010
Fine silver, water formed
25 x 25 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM09, 2010
Fine silver/polystyrene, water formed
15 x 15 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM09, 2010
Fine silver/polystyrene, water formed
15 x 15 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM10, 2010
Fish bones/fine silver/22K gold, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM11, 2010
Fine silver/polystyrene, water formed
15 x 15 x 10 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleObject: OM12, 2010
Diverse materials
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Brooch: Organic Metal Brot U3, 2010
Sterling silver.
10 x 6 x 4 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM14, 2010
Fine silver/glass, water formed
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Brooch: Organic Metal Brot U15, 2010
Oxidized silver.
7 x 7 x 5 cm
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleBrooch: OM16, 2010
Fine silver/18K goldplated, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbeleNecklace: OM17, 2010
Fine silver, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC01, 2010
Corpus, fine silver, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC01, 2010
Corpus, fine silver, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC02, 2010
Corpus, fine silver/bread, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC02, 2010
Corpus, fine silver/bread, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC04, 2010
Corpus, fine silver/22k goldplated, water formed
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Bernhard Stimpfl-AbelePiece: OMC04, 2010
Corpus, fine silver/22k goldplated, water formed
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Statement
Transformations: the rebirth of the toolThe tool is more complex in its nature and identity than most would assume.
In this project, the artist aims to expose the tool in a new light by emphasizing its alternative identities. Indeed, the tool can cease to be just an inanimate tool. It can become alive and be reborn as jewellery, while keeping its spirit and properties as a tool.
The tool’s transformation story is complex as well. By looking at finished jewellery objects, with a bit of imagination and fantasy, different narratives are born. To illustrate the artist’s intentions, here is the amazing story of a pair of scissors and its transformation process from tool to accessory:
My work “Organic Metal“ is about the old, the new and the ambivalence in between. I want to preserve, or possibly conserve, a snapshot of the aging process and a specific moment in the life/death of organic materials like mostly bread or bread dough. These organic materials are also the base of my jewellery pieces. I see similarities between the way we humans grow up and develop. I expose my work, or as I would otherwise put it, let my work experience different elements. It almost looks like evolution in itself by following the already finished process from a distance. It even can produce a short glimpse into the future.
more details about the “New Organic Metal" project under my official website: www.abele.se
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