Bernhard Schobinger

Bernhard Schobinger is a Swiss contemporary artist jeweler.

Bernhard Schobinger
Born(1946-01-18)18 January 1946
Zurich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
EducationSchool of Applied Arts, Zurich
Known forArt jewelry
Spouse(s)Annelies Štrba
AwardsFrançoise van den Bosch Award 1998 Swiss Federal Design Award 2007

Early life and education

Bernhard Schobinger attended the School of Applied Arts in Zurich for two years, followed by Goldsmith's apprenticeship between 1963 and 1967. In 1968, he opened a workshop-gallery in Richterswil and started to produce his own work.[1] In the 80s he spent periods of time in London, New York and Berlin.

Career and work

Throughout his career as an art jeweler, Schobinger has blurred the lines between applied and fine arts.[2] His esthetic echoes Concrete art mainly under the influence of Max Bill, Punk culture of the 70s, Italian arte povera and Neo-Dada.

Often playing with contrasts, Schobinger's single pieces are made of material which varies greatly from recycled objects and pieces inherited from his mother to precious metals and gemstones.[3][4] Broken glasses, scissors or rusty material are used in a provocative way, making jewelry a means for a narrative on material culture.[5]

As the art historian Roger Fayet put it, "His works are based not on 'neither-nor' but rather on 'both... and', on juxtaposition and interpolation. What comes out of this is - despite all this use of rubbish - jewellery of extraordinary richness: rich in materials and forms, rich in qualities that are sensorily perceived and, most importantly, rich in meanings and wit".[6]

Schobinger has been invited as a visiting lecturer in a number of Universities and Academies, including the Royal College of Art in London, Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry in Tokyo, the Rhode Island School of Design. the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the Haute Ecole d'Arts Appliqués in Geneva.

Awards

His work was rewarded with a number of awards. Most recently, in 2007, he received the Swiss Federal Design Award.

Others awards:

  • 1971 Diamonds-International Award, New York
  • 1972 Deutscher Schmuck-und Edelsteinpreis
  • 1994 Werkbeitrag des Kantons und der Stadt Luzern
  • 1998 The Françoise van den Bosch Award

Public collections (selection)
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Bibliographical references
  1. Wilhelm Lindeman, ed. Gemstone/Art. Renaissance to the Present Day. Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2016. (ISBN 978-3-89790-465-1)
  2. Glenn Adamson, "Bernhard Schobinger: The Rings of Saturn", Arnoldische Art Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany 2013. (ISBN 978-3-89790-402-6)
  3. Roger Fayet and others, "Bernhard Schobinger: Jewels Now", Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany 2003. (ISBN 978-3-89790-183-4)
  4. "Ornament as art" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA, Arnoldische Art Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany 2007. (ISBN 978-3-89790-273-2)
  5. Helen W. Drutt and Peter Dormer, "Jewelry of our time: Art, Ornament and Obsession", Thames&Hudson, London 1995. (ISBN 9780500016749)
  6. David Watkins, "The Best in Contemporary Jewelry", Quarto Publishing plc, London 1993. (ISBN 2-88046-189-8)

References
  1. Bernhard Schobinger – Annelies Strba. Text: Christoph Blase. Galerie Meile, Luzern 1993 ISBN 3-906134-01-6
  2. Florian Hufnagl, Bernhard Schobinger: A Future-Orientated Jewellery Artist, in Roger Fayet and others, Bernhard Schobinger: Jewels Now!, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2003 ISBN 978-3-89790-183-4
  3. Bijoux en jeux. Catalogue des collections du MUDAC et de la Confédération suisse. 2014, La Bibliothèque des Arts, ISBN 978-2-88244-027-3
  4. Anne Dressen, Michèle Heuzé, Benjamin Lignel. Medusa. Bijoux et tabous. Paris Musées 2017, ISBN 9782759603473
  5. https://artjewelryforum.org/exhibition-reviews/this-is-one-i-made-earlier Stephen Knott, "This is one I made earlier", Bernhard Schobinger’s Faux Slapdashes At The Manchester Art Gallery, in Art Jewelry Forum, 10/07/2014
  6. Roger Fayet, Florian Hufnagl (eds.), Bernhard Schobinger, Jewels Now!, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart 2003, p. 8
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