Simon Berger, born in 1976, is a Swiss contemporary visual artist. He is best known for pioneering the art made by breaking glass with a hammer. His work has been widely exhibited around the world. Simon Berger was born on April 9, 1976. He grew up in Herzogenbuchsee, a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Berger got professional education as a carpenter. He currently resides and works in his own studio in Niederönz. Simon Berger’s glass portraits visualize a tension between strength and fragility through its motif, as well as his handling of the glass. The anonymous female portraits commonly share a powerful expression, their fierce gazes either piercing through the viewer, or fixating on an object beyond the frame. When approaching the artworks closely, these captivating images disintegrate into an amalgamation of cracks and jagged-edged shards of glass. Contrary to expectations of how glass should be handled cautiously to ensure its integrity, Berger makes use of the material’s brittleness to develop his artistic language. More information...
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