ROCKstars Idar-Oberstein

Book / Artists Catalogues Arnoldsche Curating Collecting

Published: 23.12.2020

Hochschule Trier

Editor:: Ute Eitzenhöfer

Edited by:: Arnoldsche Art Publishers

Edited at:: Idar-Oberstein, Germany

Edited on:: 2020

Technical data:: 96 pages; Swiss binding; 63 illustrations; English and German; 17 x 24 cm

ISBN / ISSN:: 978-3-89790-622-8

Price:: from 24 €

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Valérie Wagner
Object: Untitled, 2018
Slate.
Photo by: Cornelia Wruck

BFA 2018, MFA 2020.

At the invitation of the Schütt company in Pforzheim, the ROCKstars present works that revolve around the eternal material in jewellery. They are declarations of love, experimental snapshots, or rebellious works revolving around precious stones. At Campus Idar-Oberstein, the newcomers to the gemstone and jewellery scene have dedicated themselves with body and soul to the intensive investigation of gemstones.

Idar-Oberstein, at the same time a world trade centre for gemstones of all kinds as well as a place of study in certain seclusion, is the rehearsal room for the students, where they break up existing structures and develop progressive designs. As ROCKstars, students and alumni stage contemporary pieces of jewellery that not only show the material gemstone in unexpected and unconventional applications but at the same time redefine elements of a centuries-old gemstone aesthetic and are thus socially positioned.

It is not surprising that Schütt invited the university from Idar-Oberstein on the occasion of its 130th anniversary; as Schütt is the most important stone trading company in Pforzheim, it has close ties with Idar-Oberstein. The company had an Idar-Oberstein branch for decades, which ensured a steady flow of the best gemstones to Pforzheim. Until February 13, 2021, the ROCKstars will have their guest appearance at Schütt, parallel to the traveling exhibition Fe. Stahlpreis 2020. Wismar, Hasselt, Itami. Three Countries, Three Cities, Three Schools at the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum.

About Campus Idar-Oberstein
The range of courses offered by the university in Idar-Oberstein is unique worldwide. Due to its special location, the material gemstone is of particular importance in the study programme. Precious stone and jewellery design can be studied here at Bachelor and Master level. This offer attracts a group of particularly motivated and determined students, who, in their research, deal with the topic of gemstones as a basis for artistic work and jewellery. The approximately 50 students come from about 20 different countries so that all students and teachers at the university are constantly surrounded by a wide range of opinions and by different cultural, political, social, and artistic points of view. This diversity makes it possible to see things and behavior from a completely different, often completely new perspective. One of the most important principles of design, the abolition of boundaries, becomes a natural part of everyday life through the coming together of students from all over the world and ultimately becomes visible in the design decisions of the students.