EXPO ‘Disturbare la Geometria by Jürgen Eickhoff’ – V&V Gallery, Vienna (AT) – 24 Janv.-15 Mars 2016

Disturbare la Geometria by Jürgen Eickhoff

Galerie V&V

Opening: 24January 11am – 5pm

  »In the widest sense this jewelry is a work about networks, which are able to repair and change themselves. »

The works of „disturbare la geometria“ (disturbing the geometry) deals with order, disturbing the order and the reorganisation of it. A disturbance means trouble for the established order, but at the same time it is also the very begin of a change. Through disturbance, the old, existing order will be adapted to new realities; it changes the inner qualities as well as the exterior. 

Jürgen Eickhoff Brooch: Untitled, 2016 935 silver, synthetic stone

 

Jürgen Eickhoff - Brooch: Untitled, 2016 – 935 silver, synthetic stones

 

Jürgen Eickhoff Necklace: Untitled, 2015 935 silver, synthetic stones

Jürgen Eickhoff Earrings: Untitled, 2015 935 silver, synthetic stones

 

 

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Bauernmarkt 19
1010 Wien (Vienna, Austria)
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SCHMUCK 2012 ‘Corpus’ – Galerie Spektrum, Munich (DE) – 16 mars-28 avril 2012

Ruudt Peters – Corpus

 Ruudt Peters – Corpus « Limbus »

« Between body and spirit.
Flat, amorphous shapes in subdued shades of dark-grey. Ruudt Peters’ new jewellery appears to be austere and abstract until the eye is drawn to the occasional sharp edges, or intentionally modelled surfaces. Peters is always on a quest for spirituality in his work as his earlier work has demonstrated. One line of approach he did not consider in the past was Christianity. Was it too predictable a choice, or was it too close for comfort in the artist’s view?
From the abundance of motifs Peters chose what lies at the heart of Christianity: Jesus as the saviour of mankind. For a thousand years artists have searched for an apt representation of the crucifixion: from the simplicity of Romanesque depictions to an increasingly explicit image of a virtually naked man. The body of the Christ figure becomes increasingly pronounced: muscles starting to develop, the abdomen curving, the loincloth losing its innocence. The religious symbol takes on increasingly complex meanings.
It was a challenge for Ruudt Peters to add his own interpretation to this iconography. In a study in which the crucifix was initially sawn into bits and pieces and then joined together again instinctively, the artist was not only guided by religious connotations. Other aspects present themselves: the meeting of bodies, expressiveness of touch, intimacy. In the final product Peters stresses abstract, veiled shapes on the front and keeps the recognizable parts for the sides and back.
Western society is becoming increasingly secularized, and Ruudt Peters CORPUS jewellery hits the spectator like a bolt out of the blue. At its first presentation at the COLLECT art fair the reactions were unusually outspoken. Curiosity, amazement and appreciation competed for first place, often combined with wariness about the wearability of the pieces. For should you judge this work on the basis of the artistic stament made by the maker, or as a personal testimony? Is it about body or spirit? In his work the artist extends a hand to the spectators, ultimately it is their responsibility to provide an interpretation and decide on the value of a work of art. «   Ward Schrijver  (© Galerie Rob Koudijs)

 

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30 Jahre Galerie Spektrum
Doris Betz — Helen Britton — Attai Chen — Anton Cepka — Saskia Detering — Georg Dobler — Iris Eichenberg — Jürgen Eickhoff — Kyoko Fukuchi — Thomas Gentille — Herman Hermsen — Mari Ishikawa — Rian de Jong — Vered Kaminski — Esther Knobel — Winfried Krüger — Florence Lehmann — Stefano Marchetti — Suska Mackert — Mia Maljojoki — Nanna Melland — Ted Noten — Ruudt Peters — Karen Pontoppidan — Marianne Schliwinski– Peter Skubic — Graziano Visintin — Arek Wolski

  AREK WOLSKI Brosche 2011

DEGANIT STERN SCHOCKEN – 2 Anhänger 2003

 

DORIS BETZ – Halsschmuck 2011 – Foto: Bernhard Roth

 FLORENCE LEHMANN – « Domino Spektrum » – Halsschmuck 2009

 JUERGEN EICKHOFF - Brosche 2010

KYOKO FUKUCHI – Brosche 2011

MARI ISHIKAWA – « Parallel Worlds » Halsschmuck 2011

 MIA MALJOJOKI – « Explosive Frozen Fireworks #21″ – Halsschmuck 2011 - Foto: Mirei Takeuchi

RIAN DE JONG -Brosche 2011

STEFANO MARCHETTI – Brosche 2011

TED NOTEN  « Hanzi Perfume » Armband 2011-

VERED KAMINSKI Halsschmuck 2011

KAREN PONTOPPIDAN  « Canvas #54″ Brosche 2011

Galerie Spektrum
Theresienstr.46,
80333 München.
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EXPO ‘Under that Cloud’ – Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (USA) – 13 Avril-29 Mai 2011

An exhibition of jewelry inspired by 18 artists stranded in Mexico City under the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. Curated by Jo Bloxham

One year ago Eyjafjallajökull made a big impression. This is one of the results – Visit Under That Cloud at Velvet da Vinci :

L’Eyjafjallajökull

Memories of Mexico
« In April 2010 I was in Mexico City to attend a jewellery symposium called Walking the Gray Area. After a week of wonderfully inspiring talks and exhibitions, it was time to come home. I said my goodbyes and went back to my hotel to pack in readiness for my flight home the next morning. Then, I heard a news flash, which said the skies over Europe were closed due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland. This was too ridiculous to be true. I had to get home as I was travelling to Australia in two days’ time. But, as the hours morphed into days it quickly became clear that I was going nowhere soon…
A blitz-like camaraderie developed as dozens of jewellers gather in disbelief, talking of nothing other than how they were going to get home. We were all stranded under a dark cloud, and there was nothing anyone could do but wait for it to pass.
I sat in my hotel room, reluctantly listening to the screech of the organ grinder who had based himself beneath my window. It sounded cute at first, but after a week it became a nerve grinder. To block out this noise I began to think about my time in Mexico and its rich and colourful culture of chaos. It had been a wonderful experience, and I felt sad that this cloud, which was holding me prisoner, would overshadow the memories of my time there.
Then, it all became clear. Why not make something positive out of this? The idea for a new exhibition was born…
Needless to say, I never did get to Australia.«  Jo Bloxham, curator

Caroline Broadhead Bracelets

Participating artists:
Agnieszka Knap, Andrea Wagner, Benjamin Lignel, Caroline Broadhead, Cristina Filipe, Gemma Draper, Janina Stübler, Jiro Kamata, Jorge Manilla, Jürgen Eickhoff, Karin Seufert, Lucy Sarneel, Manon van Kouswijk, Nanna Melland, Nedda El-Asmar, Ramón Puig Cuyàs, Sarah O’Hana, Tore Svensson

Karin Seufert « Teotihuacan », « Torre Latino Americano » Brooches

Gemma Draper, « First-aid Easy Mantras » Brooches

Nedda El-Asmar « Structured Coloured Chaos » Necklace

Manon van Kouswijk « Perles d’Artiste » The Volcanic Version

Ramón Puig Cuyàs – « Under that Cloud I » and « Under that Cloud II » « Net-Work » Brooches

Juergen Eickhoff – « Local » Brooch

Janina Stuebler – Object and Brooches 

Lucy Sarneel « Deadlock » Necklace 

Jorge Manilla « Two Possibilities » and « Please do it for me » 

Agnieszka Knap « Anatomy of Fear » Pendants

 

 

Velvet da Vinci Gallery
2015 Polk Street (between Pacific and Broadway)
San Francisco CA  94109 – USA
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SCHMUCK 2011- ‘Under that cloud’- Galerie Spektrum, Munich (DE) – 17-22 mars 2011

UNDER THAT CLOUD 17->22/3
An exhibition of jewellery inspired by 18 artists being stranded in Mexico City under the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, Curated by Jo Bloxham.  

 

Artist list:
Agnieszka Knap, Andrea Wagner, Benjamin Lignel, Caroline Broadhead, Cristina Filipe, Gemma Draper, Janina Stübler, Jiro Kamata, Jorge Manilla, Jürgen Eickhoff, Karin Seufert, Lucy Sarneel, Manon van Kouswijk, Nanna Melland, Nedda El-Asmar, Ramon Puig Cuyàs, Sarah O’Hana, Tore Svensson

Benjamin Lignel- piece 2011

Jürgen Eickhoff

Janina Stübler

Nanna Melland – Heart Charm (2000)
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