The Swiss artist Simon Berger, after studying carpentry in high school, decided to devote himself to the creation of unusual works of art. In addition to craftsmanship, Simon has shown great artistic talent and has been able to combine this with his knowledge in the field of materials. Thanks to his familiarity, he began to try his hand at creating and at the same time destroying objects in order to make them become an art. Simon undertook his creative journey using only wood but then experimented with other products.
With a technique that distinguishes him from all the other artists in the world, today he is able to make portraits engraved on the glass. Although it may seem pure vandalism, in reality, they are artworks. The artist’s modus operandi is quite simple in that it starts with a photo of a subject that inspires or fascinates him and begins to draw the contours on a glass panel. Then Simon Berger starts to mark the points he doesn’t want to break and those he wants to modify. The best type of glass for these works is one that is solid enough and does not break immediately after being hit, such as a shop window, a car windshield or, more generally, safety glass.
The artist argues that this kind of artwork he produces does not go unnoticed and that the engraved faces convey a suggestive image.
What he wants to achieve with his portraits is the direct confrontation between the observer.
Text by Anna Cardaci
