The artwork features a simple arrangement of everyday objects, including a black rectangular case labeled "MONDEESCRIPT" and two circular objects, one a yellow tin labeled "Burt's Bees" and the other a white circular device connected by thin strings. The composition emphasizes the interplay of geometric shapes, textures, and everyday items, creating a minimalist and visually striking image. The artist's intention may have been to explore the relationship between the mundane and the conceptual, inviting the viewer to ponder the significance of these commonplace objects in a contemplative manner. ...
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 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. Fashioned out of the destroyed remnants of the everyday, his jewelry can often appear physically dangerous – shards of glass, saw blades, and other threatening tools are placed in sharp contrast to human necks, wrists, and fingers – even though each piece is meticulously designed and engineered to be wearable.
His work was included in the V&A’s survey show Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990. ...
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.
