Bernhard Schobinger

Bernhard Schobinger

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Bernhard Schobinger is a Swiss contemporary artist jeweler.

Biography

Schobinger started to produce in 1968, after having attended the School of Applied Arts in Zurich for two years, followed by Goldsmith's apprenticeship between 1963 and 1967.

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

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.

His work was rewarded with the Françoise van den Bosch Award in 1998 and the Swiss Federal Design Award in 2007.

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.

Public collections (selection)

  • Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland
  • Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands
  • Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Germany
  • Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France
  • Museum of Design, Zürich Switzerland
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
  • Die Neue Sammlung, The International Design Museum, Munich, Germany
  • Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  • Royal College of Art, London, UK
  • Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States
  • Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany

Bibliographical references

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