An artist’s life work is often synonymous with their entire oeuvre. It includes all the works produced in the course of a lifetime, whether they… Read on
Around 50 to 60 years ago, fundamental changes took place in all areas of arts and crafts, which are often referred to as “applied arts.”… Read on
In the past, workshops and studios produced many of the masterpieces of art and craft that have endured for centuries and that we still admire… Read on
The Rhode Island School of Design is an American college for art and design in Providence, the capital of the US state of Rhode Island.… Read on
Some people are totally indifferent to art. For others, art means a lot, or even everything, in one form or another. The similarities and differences… Read on
What are the roles of art and craft? In the summer 2022 print edition, we take a look at an aspect that typically preoccupies science-fiction… Read on
Before the year’s first issue of Art Aurea (Spring 2022) went to press, we too could not have imagined that Putin would invade all of… Read on
In a catalogue text for documenta 7 in 1982, the painter Gerhard Richter wrote that “art is the highest form of hope.” This was the… Read on
Wildfires are burning and floodwaters are claiming lives around the globe –also in Germany and elsewhere in Europe with increasing frequency. Nonetheless, many people still… Read on
Während weltweit Wälder brennen und Flutkatastrophen Menschenleben fordern, vermehrt auch in Europa und hierzulande, pochen immer noch viele auf ihre persönliche Freiheit – die Freiheit,… Read on
The 2021 edition of the prize received almost 3,000 total submissions from 107 countries across the globe; potential candidates for next year’s edition are invited… Read on
Für die Preisverleihung 2021 wurden insgesamt fast 3000 Arbeiten aus 107 Ländern weltweit eingereicht. Potenzielle Kandidaten für die nächstjährige Ausgabe sind eingeladen, ihre Arbeiten unter… Read on
You can already guess who called for lives to be lived as works of art. It was Joseph Beuys, whose 100th birthday is being celebrated… Read on
Sie ahnen schon, wer ein Leben als Kunstwerk gefordert hat. Es war Joseph Beuys, dessen 100-jähriges Geburtsjubiläum in diesem Jahr in zahlreichen Ausstellungen gefeiert wird.… Read on
Almost as if by chance – or was it serendipity? – the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk as a theme for an edition of the magazine… Read on
All crafts have in common a profound understanding of materials – or even a consciousness of the materials per se. True masters breathe life into… Read on
There has been talk of a renaissance in arts and crafts for quite some time. The public’s interest in this is often attributed to the… Read on
Born in The Hague in 1957, Barbara Nanning studied ceramics at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam four decades ago. Since then she has developed… Read on
The article “With Stitch and Thread” (p. 40) wasn’t originally intended. But the new coronavirus also forced us to change some of our plans. Miriam… Read on
Eigentlich war der Beitrag „Mit Stich und Faden“ auf Seite 40 gar nicht vorgesehen. Doch machte das neue Coronavirus auch ein Teil unserer Planung zu… Read on
The ATTA Gallery in Bangkok has been representing contemporary jewelry since 2010. The gallery’s owner Atinuj Tantivit – her friends call her Atty – collected… Read on
The organising company GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the Internationale Handwerksmesse, including Handwerk & Design and Garten… Read on
Die GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH als Veranstalter muss die Internationale Handwerksmesse mit der Handwerk & Design und der Garten München für das Durchführungsjahr 2020… Read on
The first edition of the year 2020 contains several articles exploring a new self-image of the applied arts that could potentially emerge from humanity’s current… Read on
Die erste Ausgabe des Jahres 2020 befasst sich in verschiedenen Beiträgen mit einem neuen Selbstverständnis innerhalb der Angewandten Kunst, das aus der gegenwärtigen Menschheitskrise erwachsen… Read on
It is as sensational today as it was in 2002, when the Free State of Bavaria opened a modern art museum in Munich, following in… Read on
Bis heute ist es eine Sensation, dass der Freistaat Bayern 2002 in München – wie zwei Jahre zuvor in Nürnberg – ein Museum der Moderne… Read on
After studying jewelery in Hanau, Düsseldorf and Amsterdam, Petra Brenner worked as a freelance jewelery designer and glass artist in Amsterdam. In 2006 she moved… Read on
Marjan Unger was one of the best-known experts, collectors and authors of contemporary art jewelry. At the craft fair in Munich she was a welcome… Read on
Happiness is ephemeral. And collecting, like anything else that people do in exaggeration, can be pursued neurotically and obsessively. But art and much of culture… Read on
