Eva Eisler

Bio

Eva Eisler, born in Prague in 1952, was raised in Communist-era Czechoslovakia, and her jewelry is concerned with the philosophical and intellectual implications of the tensions and harmonies possible in material, form and space. Highly rational and ordered, Eisler’s works reflect her built environment as well as the awesome and fearsome dominance of technology in our lives. Eisler uses the visual purity of minimalism to create works that are elegant and refined and, despite their modest size, have an internal scale that makes them feel immense and full of gravitas. Eisler studied at the School of Building Technology and Architecture and relocated to New York City with her architect-husband in 1983, where she studied and taught at Parsons School of Design. She currently lives in Prague, is the head of the jewelry department at the Academy of Arts and continues designing jewelry as well as clothing, furniture and sculpture.

Statement

Eva Eisler’s work is multi-layered, both in terms of artistic disciplines and the forms and meanings it conveys. She navigates seamlessly between design, jewelry, architecture, and fine art, seeing the boundaries between these categories as insignificant—they are all part of one continuous creative process.
Eva Eisler is not only deeply interested in the world around her but also actively cares for it. She observes its qualities, which form the foundation of interpersonal relationships, the results of human actions, and the nature of our physical environment. Some of these qualities she cherishes, while others she finds lacking. As an act of care, she seeks to protect, support, elevate, and nurture the former, while introducing or at least reminding the world of the latter—also through her art.
If we were to draw a line between fine and applied art, we might say that fine art, in this sense, is more a space for caring for the soul, while applied art serves as a space for caring for the physical environment and the human body.