Simon Berger
“Human faces have always fascinated me”, explained Simon. “On safety glass, these motifs come into their own and magically attract visitors*. It is a discovery from abstract fogging to figurative perception.” Simon Berger
Contemporary glass artist Simon Berger speaks a singular plastic language by exploring the depth of his material, the glass that he pounds, or cracks with a hammer. The window becomes the support of an expansion done by impacts playing with transparency. The closer and briefer the blows, the stronger the contrasts and the shades. In his hands, the hammer is not a tool of destruction, but rather an amplifier of effects. Berger began his artistic explorations with spray can before turning to other mediums. A carpenter by training, his natural attraction to wood inspired him his first creations out of the street. A lover of mechanics, he also spent plenty of time working on car carcasses. It was while pondering about what to do with a car windshield that his art was born. “Human faces have always fascinated me”, explained Simon. “On safety glass, these motifs come into their own and magically attract visitors. It is a discovery from abstract fogging to figurative perception.”
Simon Berger was born on April 9, 1976, grew up in Herzogenbuchsee (Switzerland). Lives and works now in his own studio in Niederönz.
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10th anniversary of Artstübli at Steinentorberg presents: "FRAGILE"
A duo exhibition by the artists Simon Berger & Vierwind 15 - 25 May 2024Warm invitation to the opening: Wednesday, May 15, from 6 – 8 pm Opening hours: Thursday – Friday: 11am – 6pm Saturday: 2 – 6pm Artstübli – Art & Culture...Read more -
ARTYOU INSTALLATION – Simon Berger
Transformation 8 Dec 2022 - 1 Apr 2023Glass artist Simon Berger stages the exhibition space entirely based on his own imaginations and, for the first time, creates new spatial installations out of his ongoing experiments, in which...Read more -
PIERRE-ALAIN MÜNGER / SIMON BERGER – Defect
5 Apr - 22 Jun 2019Pierre-Alain Münger (1977, Solothurn) has been studying the process of a crash since 1993. He is interested in the deformation of metal and the resulting release of forces inherent in...Read more
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Simon Berger – Museo del Vetro
February 1, 2023SHATTERING BEAUTY Simon Berger From January 28 to May 7, 2023 Glass Museum, Murano Curated by Sandrine Welte and Chiara Squarcina The exhibition Simon Berger:...Read more -
Simon Berger – We Are Unbreakable
August 6, 2021The August 4th, 2020 explosion in Lebanon was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. It ripped through the heart of Beirut and not...Read more -
Kunsttage Basel – Artstübli Archiv
May 17, 2021Artstübli Archive Joint exhibition 18.05. - 03.07.21 Opening hours Tue-Fri: 11 - 18 h Sat: 14 - 18 h Artstübli Gallery offers an insight into...Read more -
SIMON BERGER - Artworks
March 16, 2021Contemporary glass artist Simon Berger speaks a singular plastic language by exploring the depth of his material, the glass that he pounds, or cracks with...Read more
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D E F E K T – Pierre-Alain Münger & Simon Berger
March 11, 2019PIERRE-ALAIN MÜNGER (1977, Solothurn) befasst sich seit 1993 mit dem Vorgang eines Crash. Dabei interessiert ihn die Verformung von Metall und der daraus resultierenden Freisetzung...Read more -
D E F E K T – Pierre-Alain Münger & Simon Berger
April 14, 2019«WER HAT HIER DIE SCHEIBE EINGESCHLAGEN?» Ein Fenster der Galerie Artstübli in Basel zieht zurzeit staunende Blicke von Passanten auf sich. Was zunächst wie Vandalismus...Read more -
DAS GESICHT DER STADT – Süddeutsche Zeitung
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SOMMERPAUSE | SUMMER BREAK
June 25, 2019Artstübli bleibt im Juli und August geschlossen. DEFEKT Ausstellung auf Anfrage geöffnet. Artstübli stays closed in July and August. DEFEKT exhibition open on request. Weiterhin...Read more
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OH DIR FRÖHLICHE | MERRY CHRISTMAS – Ferien | Holidays
December 22, 2019Artstübli bleibt bis zum 8. Januar geschlossen. Artstübli remains closed until January 8. Weiterhin erreichbar: | Furthermore accessible: philipp.brogli@artstuebli.ch | +41 79 287 99 23...Read more -
SIMON BERGER – Loeb Bern
January 15, 2020SIMON BERGER „Portraits aus Glas“ Kunst im LOEB Schaufenster in Bern hat eine langjährige Tradition. So haben schon Künstler und Maler wie Jean Tinguely, Cuno...Read more -
SIMON BERGER – Portraits aus Glas
January 31, 2020Kunst im LOEB Schaufenster in Bern hat eine langjährige Tradition. So haben schon Künstler und Maler wie Jean Tinguely, Cuno Amiet, Bernhard Luginbühl, Franz Gertsch...Read more -
SIMON BERGER – Portraits On Glass With Just A Hammer
April 14, 2020Simon Berger is an artist who works with a hammer and glass. He has figured out a way to crack the glass so precisely that...Read more
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SIMON BERGER – Artworks
March 8, 2021Contemporary glass artist Simon Berger speaks a singular plastic language by exploring the depth of his material, the glass that he pounds, or cracks with...Read more -
SIMON BERGER – Kamala Harris Portrait
February 4, 2021GLASS PORTRAIT FROM SIMON BERGER OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL CELEBRATES HER SHATTERING OF HISTORIC GLASS CEILING Presented by the National Women’s...Read more