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| My work consists of tradition, values, possession, status and a matter of scale and weight. I do not intend to tell a whole story – I just provide the ingredients, the rest is a matter of interpretation. |
Public Collections:
British Museum, London | Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg | Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art, Luxembourg | Royal College of Art, London | Royal Mint (GB)
Awards:
2000: First Prize, Royal Mint Medal Competition (GB)
1999 :First Prize for 3-dimensional ‘Form-giving’, Rotary Club Voorkempen-Antwerpen (B)
Solo Exhibitions:
2009: Galerie Isabella Hund, Munich ‘together’
2008: Galeria Reverso, Lisbon ‘overpowered | gallery deux poissons, Tokyo ‘a european approach’
2007: klimt02 gallery, Barcelona ‘emotionalized form’ | Galerie Orfèo, Luxembourg (L)
2006: Galeria Reverso, Lisbon (P) | Galerie Slavik, Vienna (with Kayo Saito)
2004: Galerie Orfèo, Luxembourg (L)
2003: Galeria Reverso, Lisbon (P)
2002: Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) | Galerie Orfèo, Luxembourg (L)
2001: Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art, Luxembourg (L), ‘statement brooches’* | Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art, Luxembourg (L), ‘rings on bodies’-performance*
(* in cooperation with Casino Luxembourg-forum d’art contemporain, ’nuit des musées’)
Publications:
2009 ‘The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008’, Darling Publications, Cologne & NY | ‘Bypass - Arquitectura 2009’, Bypass – Associaçao Cultural, Lisbon
2008: ‘ADORN new jewellery’ Laurence King Publishing, London | ‘Reverso 1998 - 2008’, Galerie Reverso, Lisbon | ‘Jewelry Design’, DAAB, Cologne London New York | ‘Bijoux. Illustration et design’, MAOMAO publications Barcelona | ‘500 pendants & lockets’, Lark Books
2007: ‘Best of Jewellery’, Schmuck Edition 2006/2007, Ebner Verlag | ‘500 earrings’, Lark Books
2006: ‘500 necklaces’, Lark Books (juror Marjorie Schick) | ‘MFFashion’, n° 31 Effetto Gioiello, Milan
2005: ‘500 bracelets’, Lark Books (juror Charon Kransen) | ‘Paperjam-désirs’, ‘Claude Schmitz, métal & différence’, MKE (L) | ‘500 brooches’, Lark Books (juror Marjorie Simon)
2004: '1000 rings', Lark Books (juror Robert Ebendorf)
2003: 'Valuable Links. Jewels from the OSCE countries' | 'Jewellery, Roermond's choice', Galerie Marzee (NL)
2002: 'FIDEM'-catalogue, (Fédération Internationale de la Médaille), Paris | exhibition catalogue Galerie Marzee Nijmegen | ‘Explorateur’ 2002/2003 Luxembourg, Mike Koedinger éditeur (L)
2001: The Royal College of Art Show 2001 | international gradation show, Galerie Marzee Nijmegen
the flemish connection, Galerie Villa de Bondt, Ghent (B) | 1999 Eindexamenwerk, Galerie Marzee Nijmegen (NL)
1995: ‘Salon 95’, Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg |
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Garbage Pin Project
'worth VS waste'
Barcelona: 2009
(...) The common proposal consisted in suggesting to them to use the device jewel - Garbage Pin during five days and to select, create or recreate, the contents kept in five plastic bags according to the perspective and reflections generated from the project: 'worth VS waste' in the current urban society.(...)
Techincal data: Soft cover, 132 pages, 184 colour illustrations, 21 x 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-612-7947-0
Price from: 35 €
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| Claude Schmitz, 1972, born in Luxembourg. Living and working as independent professional artist and designer in Luxembourg since 2001. Studied at The Royal College of Art, London, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen and has works at the following collections: British Museum, London | Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg | Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art, Luxembourg | Royal College of Art, London | Royal Mint (GB) |
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