2016 Bridges Conference

christian schwarz

Artists

christian schwarz

artist, designer

cabinet maker

Stuttgart, Germany

krischan.schwarz@googlemail.com

http://wfholz.de/

Statement

artist with a love to design pattern

Artworks

Image for entry 'nine pattern'

nine pattern

59 x 59 x 1 cm

print on acryl glass

2016

the simplest and most compact periodic arrangement of pentagons was described by Dürer. if we connect the midpoints of these 6 pentagons we get a an elongated hexagon ( interior angels of 72°, 144°,144°, 72°, 144°, 144° ) which you can find in the medieval Islamic art an arrangement of these hexagons is my “ faberge egg nr. 9 ”. I show 8 pattern with this underlying structure.
Image for entry 'migratory birds'

migratory birds

35 x 60 x 1 cm

print on acryl glass

2014

the covey of the migratory birds is still a secret. the underlying structure in this artwork is " faberge egg nr. 9 "