BERNHARD STIMPFL-ABELE

Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele (foto by Federico Cavicchioli)

About Bernhard

  

Current Work

My work "Organic Metal" is about the old, the new and the ambivalence in between. I want to preserve, or possibly conserve, a snapshot of the aging process and a specific moment in the life/death of organic materials like mostly bread or bread dough. These organic materials are also the base of my jewellery pieces. I see similarities between the way we humans grow up and develop. I let my work experience different elements. It almost looks like evolution in itself by following the already finished process from a distance. It even can produce a short glimps into the future..

abele current CV print version.doc (255 KB)
CV-Statement Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele.pdf (135 KB)

Education

Born:          23.05.1983, Linz, Austria

Education:

1999-03      School of Goldsmith and Metal Design, Steyr, Austria

2002          1 month practise with Franz-Joseph Baischer, Mondsee, Austria

2004          2 month practise with Sven Boltenstern, Vienna, Austria

2004          jul-aug Summer Academie Salzburg with Johanna Dahm and Patrick Muff,

2004-06      Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewellery, Florence, Italy
                  Specialization course with Prof. Manuel Vilhena
                  Specialization course with Prof. Manfred Bischoff

2006-07      Tutorial year with Peter Bauhuis, working in the Marcus Teipel workshop,
                  Barcelona, Spain

2007-08      Marcus Teipel workshop, Barcelona, Spain

2008-10      M.A. Program under Ruudt Peters and Karen Pontoppidan,
                  Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm

2010           Received Master Degree in Contemporary Jewellery & Corpus
                  (Fine arts in Crafts) at the Konstfack University, Stockholm;

2010           Founded the own company "abele Contemporary Jewellery"

Exhibitions

2005            Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewellery: End of the Year Show, Sonic Garden,
                   Florence, Italy

2006            Inhorgenta, Munich, Germany

2006            Florencimiento, St. James Church, Florence, Italy

2006            Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewellery, Modo, Florence, Italy

2006            Alternative Roma, group exhibition, Rome, Italy

2007            New Brand Show Inhorgenta Europe, Munich, Germany 

2007            Boston Craft Fair, group exhibition, Boston, USA

2007            Enjoia´t, competition/exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

2007            Circuitismo Gotico, workshop exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

2008            Refined: Abundance, competition/exhibition, Texas, USA 

2008            Alternative Roma, group exhibition, Rome, Italy                                

2008            Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany

2008            Museo del oro de Asturias, Navelgas, Spain

2009            Squatting Corpus, group exhibition, Munich, Germany

2009            Dreams of Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele, Solo exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden

2010            Spring Exhibition, Konstfack University, Stockholm, Sweden

2010            Broochmania, group exhibition, Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2010            Corpus group exhibition, Gallerie Nutida, Stockholm, Sweden; 

2010            Steinbeisser project, group exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal

2010            The Compendium Finale of contemporary jewellers, group exhibition, Vienna, Austria 

2011            Collect, presented under Gallery Alternatives, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2011            Cominelli Awards, competition/exhibition, Brescia, Italy

2011            Cominelli Foundation - permanent collection, Brescia, Italy 

2012            The State Of Things, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany

2012            Organic Metal, solo exhibition, Atta gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2012            TASTE, Sur Hornstull Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

2012            RODEO (Fashion/Culture/art) ZOO (fashion/art) Stylist Ellen af Geijerstam for Whyred,                          Paris fashion week

2012            Cominelli Awards, competition/exhibition, Brescia, Italy