Fritz Maierhofer
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MunichSchmuckFair2025
Published: 19.02.2024
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Fritz Maierhofer, 1941, born in Vienna, Austria . Artist that lives and works in Vienna, studied a traditional Goldsmith Apprenticeship with Anton Heldwein, and has works at the following collections among others: Österreichisches Museum Für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Victoria And Albert Museum, London, National Museum Of Scotland, Edinburgh, Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Perth.Statement
I create my works as independent as small sculptures and to be hung on the wall to bring them closer to their audience. Jewellery should not be put away in cases but kept where it is visible when not worn. The relationship between an item of jewellery and the wearer is intense, which means that it is worn both consciously and with emotion at the right moment. Thus it passes on its signals and messages.I interpret my jewellery objects as signs of an inner order that I, myself, have created and which I attempt to impart to others as well. In order to go beyond this attempt to be understood, I need to feel a certain degree of sensitivity on the part of those who experience my work. My language is not codified. I constantly create new words which develop out of impressions throughout my life – out of my quite subjectively felt present and past. My language is formed from reflection on what I have experienced first-hand, from phenomena, and perhaps also from yearnings in the daily world. Themes and priorities can change in the process. What „concerns“ me need to be transported further, not in words, but fixed and made touchable. In stable signals – to be worn on the body. It is my hope that those who wear my jewellery will grasp my message and become transmitters of my thoughts in my artificial language.
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