The artwork depicts a striking crystal specimen encased in a clear resin base. The central crystal is a vibrant mixture of oranges, browns, and blues, with a rugged, irregular texture that contrasts with the smooth, transparent resin surrounding it. The overall composition highlights the natural beauty and intricate patterns of the mineral formation, drawing the viewer's attention to its unique and captivating qualities. This artwork likely showcases the artist's fascination with the inherent artistry found in raw, untamed natural elements and their ability to inspire wonder and appreciation. ...
Bernhard Schobinger (b. 1946, Zürich) testifies through his work to a constant experimentation that resists any hierarchisation of the arts. His reuse of ordinary, almost crude, materials shares some of the methods of Surrealism and Arte Povera, as well as display an early influence of Constructivism’s industrial, angular style. But overall, it’s a punk ethos that has permeated Schobinger’s work ever since he encountered the burgeoning subculture in the late-1970s.
From his connections with Concrete art to punk rebellion, from postmodern eclecticism to the smallest of zen-influenced touches, Schobinger’s work makes extensive use of formal and technical invention. His practice brings together opposites, transfiguring everyday objects charged with individual histories.
In the democracy of materials instituted by the artist, noble metals and precious stones sit alongside the waste of industrial civilisation. Combining unexpected materials, his practice subverts conventions of value while opening poetic and critical readings of form.
In 1998 Schobinger was the recipient of the Françoise van den Bosch Award in recognition of his influential contribution to the arts. His work has been widely published and is represented in major public collections worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston and Houston), LACMA (Los Angeles), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Museum of Australia (Canberra), the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam and ’s-Hertogenbosch), the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen(Rotterdam), the Pinakothek der Moderne / Die Neue Sammlung, Dannerstiftung (Munich), the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), MUDAC (Lausanne), the Museum Bellerive and the Schweizerisches National Museum (Zurich), and MAKK – Museum of Applied Arts (Cologne). ...
Since the gallery was established in 2018, Martina Simeti has cultivated an interdisciplinary program. Martina Simeti is deeply involved in the production process together with the represented artists, working actively to generate new opportunities for exhibition beyond its own walls.
