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Erik Urbschat

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Erik Urbschat

Born:

1967 Kaufbeuren Germany

Training / Education:
  • 1984-1987 Apprenticeship of goldsmith's
  • craft at the Vocational College for
  • Glass and Jewelry in Neugablonz,
  • Bavaria / Germany
  • 1990-1991 College for Art and Design in Augsburg,
  • Bavaria / Germany
  • Graduation: Abitur for Art and Design
  • 1995-96 Master Craftman's School for Goldsmiths
  • in Munich, Bavaria / Germany
Work Experience:
  • 1991-1993 Goldsmith in Windhoek / Namibia
  • 1994-1995 Goldsmith in Munich, Bavaria / Germany
  • Head of workshop
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
  • All shows are group shows exept where noted
  • 1992 •Jewellers Association of Namibia, Windhoek
  • 1997 solo show •Gallery Jewelry and Arts, Landsberg
  • •Jarosinski & Vaugoin ,Vienna / Austria
  • 1998 •Gallery Jewelry and Arts, Landsberg
  • •Schmuckstücke´98, Munich / Germany
  • 1999 •Special exhibition "The Form", Frankfurt Fair / Germany
  • solo show •Gallery Spandow, Berlin / Germany
  • •Gallery Schmuckraum, Hannover / Germany
  • •Schmuckstücke´99, Munich / Germany
  • 2000 •Gallery Prüll, Weiden / Germany
  • •Gallery Bijou Contemporain, Geneve / Switzerland
  • •Schmuckstücke´2000, Munich / Germany
  • 2001 •Gallery Brodhag, Berlin / Germany
  • •Special exhibition "The Form", Frankfurt Fair / Germany
  • •Schmuckstücke´01, Munich / Germany
  • • SOFA Art Fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •SOFA Art Fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • 2002 •Special exhibition "The Form", Frankfurt Fair / Germany
  • •Gallery Brodhag, Berlin / Germany
  • •Gallery Cajou,Brussels / Belgium
  • •Gallery Hermsen, Wiesbaden / Germany
  • •Gallery Kirsch, Bremen / Germany
  • •Gallery Tactus, Copenhagen / Denmark
  • •Bauhaus-Archiv Museum, Berlin / Germany
  • •Schmuckstücke´02, Munich / Germany
  • •SOFA Art Fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •SOFA Art Fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •Int.Art+Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
  • 2003 •Gallery Kath Libbert, Leeds / UK
  • •Gallery Slavik, Vienna / Austria
  • •Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow / UK
  • •Essor, Biel / Switzerland
  • •Schmuckstücke´03, Munich / Germany
  • •SOFA Art Fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •SOFA Art Fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •Int.Art+Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •ArtForm Palm Beach Florida, repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • 2004 •Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow / UK
  • •Essor, Biel / Switzerland
  • •SOFA Art Fair New York repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •SOFA Art Fair Chicago repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •Int.Art+Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
  • •PalmBeachContemporary Fl. Repr.by Charon Kransen Arts
Awards / Grants:
  • 1999/2001/2002 • "The Form", Frankfurt Fair / Germany
  • 2001 •Schmuckstücke´01, Munich / Germany
  • First price special show "EUROPA"
Artist Statement:

My designs arise from the process of working with material. That´s why my jewelry as a rule results, not from a design drawn on paper, but rather from a continous process. It often begins with the fascination for a certain technique and the desire to explore its limits. The creative prossibilities offered by the material and the particular technique guide my initial designs, which I then gradually reduce to what I consider to be their essence. The results are pieces of jewelry with which I attempt to represent the ideal integration of form, material and technique.