Bernhard Schobinger
Born in 1946
Lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland
Overview
A graduate of the School of Applied Arts in Zurich, he has worked independently since 1968, gaining international recognition. Whether salvaging door handles from demolished houses in his hometown of Richterswil, diving to the bottom of Lake Zürich for fishhooks, or collecting smashed bottles from concerts, Swiss artist Bernhard Schobinger transforms found objects, often broken, rusting, or discarded metal and glass, into jewelry and sculptures with a sense of danger and wit. His reuse of ordin...Read more
Selected artworks