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<\/a>Bernd Munsteiner<\/p><\/div>\n
Bernd Munsteiner was the first contemporary artist to go off in search of the aura of the crystal. For more than forty years now, he has been turning transparent stones in particular into images, objets d’art and sculptures. They open up the magical landscapes inside the crystal to the viewer, extend his inner and outer visual areas into projection surfaces of the psychical.
\nThrough his work, Munsteiner links precious stone sculpture to the artistic debates of the 20th century without denying the archaic layers in the relationship of mankind to stone and precious stones in particular. By that very act, Munsteiner’s precious stone sculptures elude a representation culture oriented towards performative eventfulness as well as reception in passing. On the other hand, they project into our transient lifetime as monumental symbols of the eternal \u2013 in spite of their relatively small spatial volume.<\/p>\n
Curriculum Vitae<\/p>\n
<\/a>Katalanischer Kunstpreis 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n 1943 <\/strong>Born in Moerschied near Idar-Oberstein; Honours and Awards<\/p>\n Gro\u00dfer Katalanischer Kunstpreis f\u00fcr Bernd Munsteiner<\/p><\/div>\n 2001<\/strong> Design Prize Rhineland-Palatinate; 1999 Contemporary Design Group, Award, Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, USA; 1997<\/strong> „Context-Cut“ Honorable mention for greatest Design Quality, Design Center Nordrhein Westphalia; [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n1957-1960<\/strong> Trained as a precious stone cutter with Viktor Munsteiner, completed Journeyman exam;
\n1962-1966<\/strong> Studied with Prof. Schollmayer and Prof. Ullrich at the school for design, Pforzheim;
\n1966<\/strong> completed state examination with title as designer of precious stones and jewelry;
\n1973<\/strong> Atelier in Stipshausen near Idar-Oberstein. Member of various national German trad and visual art organizations, concerned with the advancement, promotion and support of contemporary art, material and form;
\nmember of „The Guild of Contemporary American Jewelry Design“;
\nMember of „International Jewelry Design Guild Inc.“<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n1996<\/strong> Honorary Life Member, The American Gem Trade Association Inc.;
\n1992<\/strong> First Prize, Prix Arctica, Kemi Art Museum; Finland;
\n1989<\/strong> Third Prize in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design competition; Idar-Oberstein;
\n1987<\/strong> First Prize in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design competition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1984<\/strong> First and Second prize in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design competition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1983<\/strong> Honorary membership granted by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London;
\n1981<\/strong> Gold and Bronze Medals, Zlatarska Razstave Celjy, Yugoslavia;
\n1981<\/strong> First Prize in the „Architecture and Small Sculpture“ artist competition;
\n1981<\/strong> Third prize in the German Jewelry and and Precious Stone design Competition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1980<\/strong> State prize and Honorable Mention;
\n1976<\/strong> Honorable Mention in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design Competition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1974<\/strong> State Prize Rhineland-Palatinate;
\n1974<\/strong> Prize given for ourstanding German craftsmanship;
\n1972<\/strong> Fourth prize and honorable mention in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design comeptition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1970<\/strong> Honorable Mention in the German Jewelry and Precious Stone design competition, Idar-Oberstein;
\n1969<\/strong> Gold Medal, Craft fair in Munich;
\n1968<\/strong> First prize in the promotional competition, sponsored by Rhineland-Palatinate.<\/p>\n