Renate Erlacher (Austria)
RENATE ERLACHER
Biography:
Renate Erlacher was born and raised in Austria. She studied German Language and Literature and Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Vienna. She graduated with a MA. After that she worked as a teacher and lecturer for German as a Foreign Language at the Vorstudienlehrgang der Wiener Universitäten, until her retirement in 2015. From 1986 to 1988 she did research for her PhD thesis in Psychology in the USA, at Ohio University and at Harvard University and graduated in Vienna in 1990. From 1993-1995 she was a guest Professor at Korea University in S-Korea. Starting in the 1990ies she designed handbags, they were exhibited in Paris, Vienna, Nice, Bayreuth, Salzburg, one of her handbags was acquired by the German Leather Museum. Right after her retirement in 2015, Renate Erlacher went to study contemporary jewellery at Alchimia for one year and acquired more knowledge and experience by taking private workshops with very fine artists, like Marzia Rossi, Daniela Boieri, Izabella Petrut, at Assamblage in Bucharest. Her work was shown in many galleries already, in Vienna, but also in Legnica, Chicago, Trieste, at Venice Design Week and at Milano Jewellery week.
Collection Concept:
Jewellery entered my life late, yet with great intensity. I am a maker of contemporary jewellery and want to give birth to pieces, mostly unique pieces, that I consider beautiful. It gives me great pleasure to create and make jewellery by transforming my ideas into real objects, using my own hands and skills. For me this is a wonderful process of unfolding, it opens new windows to new worlds to me, it challenges me and makes me very happy. There is no concept behind my work, I would say, I love to be inspired by many sources, I love to try out new techniques, and most of all, I do it for the sheer pleasure of it.
Brooch, silver, gold
Brooch, silver, resin, red pigments
Necklace, silver, resin
Ring, silver, copper, enamel, pigments