Rike Bartels


Born:

1969, Munich, Germany

Training / Education:

  • Barcelona, Escola Massana / sculpture, jewelry Spain
  • Pforzheim, BKV Schmuck& Gerät Germany
  • Pforzheim, Fachhochschule für Gestaltung, industrial design Germany

Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):

  • 1999
  • "jewelry, arnhem's choice", arnhem, Holland
  • "jewelry, zwolle's choice", stedelijk museum zwolle, Holland
  • international art competition, "a wild boar in it's habitat", san casciano dei
  • bagni, Italy
  • " narratrici di gioioe", marijke studio, padova, Italy
  • "convergenze", abbazia di spineto,Italy
  • 2000
  • kunstrai 2000, gallery Marzee, Holland
  • "rike bartels- manfred bischoff",
  • camera oscura, san casciano dei bagni, Italy
  • "eat art", Gallery Tiller& Ernst, Mak,Vienna Austria
  • "concept jewel", Gallery Elena Levi, Rome, Italy
  • 2001
  • "babetto, bakker, bartels,biasi,bischoff,…."
  • marijke studio,Padova,Italy
  • 2002
  • Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam, Holland
  • "auguri preziosi", marijke studio, padova,Italy
  • "lebendig& zeitlos"-danner-preis 0'2, veste coburg-
  • Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2003
  • serie a, Munich, Germany
  • "contemporary decorative arts", Sotheby's, London, UK
  • 2004
  • "Collect", Victoria& Albert Museum, London, UK
  • -(Gallery Louise Smit, Gallery Marzee)
  • "rike bartels-annelies planteyd", Gallery Slavik, Vienna Austria
  • SOFA, NY repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
  • SOFA, Chicago repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
  • Int. Art + Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA

Awards / Grants:

  • 2.price international art competition,san casciano dei bagni 1999

Publications:

  • Sieraden, de keuze van Zwolle ,Gallery Marzee1999
  • Sieraden, de keuze van Arnhem, Gallery Marzee1999
  • Vivid&timeless, Danner Award '02, arnoldsche 2002
  • Vogue business 2003

Artist Statement:

oriental colour worlds in precious stones,
glass from murano and asian pearls-
"leggerezza", transparency, I connect with
high carat gold versus new creatures,
whose appearance should show todays
awareness of life.
creation as"creare" as "anti pas par tout"
Amazement the result.