{"title":"RUTH-MARIA OBRIST","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"943\"\u003eRuth Maria Obrist does not assert; she constructs. Beginning with geometric shapes and precise visual systems, she develops artworks that reveal themselves on multiple levels. Her practice is deeply rooted in the traditions of Minimal Art as well as constructive and concrete art. Rather than relying on individual gestures, Obrist works with a conceptual vocabulary based on strict, logical derivations. Geometry becomes her guiding thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eWith playful virtuosity, she explores the optical tension between arithmetically identical surfaces, shifts between positive and negative forms, and contrasts geometric physicality with two-dimensional drawing. Her creations follow fixed rules, not spontaneity. As she often remarks, mathematical structures offer her stability in an increasingly confusing world. This clarity of thought and form shapes her entire artistic universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1916\"\u003eRuth Maria Obrist was born on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003e9 May 1955 in Laufenburg in Switzerland\u003c\/strong\u003e and grew up in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eTurgi and Untersiggenthal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Since 1993, she has lived and worked in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003eBaden\u003c\/strong\u003e, where her studio continues to serve as the centre of her artistic production. Her career spans more than four decades, during which she has exhibited widely in Switzerland and internationally. She has received numerous distinctions, including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1823\"\u003eSwiss Federal Grant for Applied Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1983 and 1985, and several residency fellowships in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003ePrague\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1900\"\u003eParis\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1915\"\u003eGenoa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003eHer body of work has been featured in significant solo exhibitions, including presentations at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003eSwiss Embassy in Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e (2004), \u003cstrong data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2075\"\u003eIG Halle Rapperswil\u003c\/strong\u003e (2005), \u003cstrong data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eMuseum Spörri Wettingen\u003c\/strong\u003e (2015), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2145\"\u003eGalerie 94, Baden\u003c\/strong\u003e (2018). More recent exhibitions include \u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003eKunstraum Baden\u003c\/strong\u003e (2021), \u003cstrong data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003eforyouandyourcustomers Zürich\u003c\/strong\u003e (2022), and an upcoming solo project at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2317\"\u003eMERKER-Areal in Baden\u003c\/strong\u003e (2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2630\"\u003eObrist’s work has also been part of major group exhibitions since 2015, such as at \u003cstrong data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2439\"\u003eMuseum Rehmann Laufenburg\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003eGalerie Rosenberg Zürich\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eGalerie La Ferronnerie Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2527\"\u003eKunsthaus Zofingen\u003c\/strong\u003e, and several editions at \u003cstrong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2573\"\u003eGalerie 94 Baden\u003c\/strong\u003e, including their 10-year anniversary exhibition in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003eHer artistic presence extends into the public realm as well. Since 2000, she has created numerous commissions including wall reliefs, architectural interventions, mosaics, installations in churches and clinics, façade designs, and public sculptures across Switzerland. Highlights include works for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2930\" data-end=\"2958\"\u003eKlinik Hirslanden Zürich\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"2990\"\u003eKlosterkirche Windisch\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3023\"\u003eBadenfahrt festival\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003eHer most recent monograph, \u003cem data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3082\"\u003eThe Poetry of Logic\u003c\/em\u003e (Kerber Verlag, 2022), captures the essence of her artistic philosophy: precision as poetry, and logic as a path to aesthetic clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"faltungen-i-2013","title":"Faltungen I, 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSolid brass, engraved signature\u003cbr data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"82\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"94\"\u003eDimensions 12.0 cm × 13.0 cm × 6.0 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEDITIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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