The artwork presents an abstract composition featuring a collage of various photographic materials. The visual elements include a monochromatic palette dominated by shades of gray, with pops of yellow accents. The shapes and textures create a visually striking arrangement, blending photographic fragments, torn paper, and geometric structures. The subject matter appears to be a exploration of the photographic medium itself, with the inclusion of a box of Ilford photographic paper alluding to the artist's interest in the materiality of the photographic process. The overall style and technique suggest a conceptual approach, where the artist investigates the essence of photography through a deconstructed and experimental presentation. The context of this piece likely reflects the artist's desire to challenge traditional photographic conventions and invite the viewer to reconsider the nature of the medium. ...
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.
