Tabea Reulecke
1981 Berlin (Germany)
[last updated: 10/2010]
Since April 2007 – assistant in Idar-Oberstein, Gem- and Jewellery Department, Prof. Theo Smeets
Education
2002-2006 – Fachhochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein, Profession: Gem- and Jewellery Design, Prof. Theo Smeets Graduated with Diploma in Gem- and Jewellery design
Abroad
2005, 01-04 – Sandberg Institute, Applied Arts, Prof. Marjan Unger, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2004, 09-12 – Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Jewellery and Metal design, Prof. Kadri Mälk, Tallinn, Estonia
Practices and Courses
2007, 09 – Ravary workshop, Belgium
Lectures
2008, 05 – ”Wüste Wüste”, Zimmerhofsymposium, Bad Rappenau, Germany
2008, 03 – ”about the essence of my world…” Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
Workshops
2008, 03 – Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
MA ”What do you want?”
BA ”Equipment of rainbows”
Solo – Exhibitions
2010, 10 – Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2010, 07 – Gallery Wittenbrink, München, Germany
2008, 04 – Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2007, 11 – Gallery Caroline van Hoek, Brussel, Belgium
Selected Group – Exhibitions
2010, 05 – Silver Trienale, ”Minimum”, Legnica, PL
2009, 11 – ”Kuru 3”, Imatra, FIN
2009, 09 – ”speed” think tank, Landesmuseum, Linz, A
2009, 04 – Galerie Werner Hermsen, Wiesbaden, D
2009, 03 – Handwerksmesse München, Sondershow SCHMUCK 2009
2009, 03 – ”auf Vorrat”, München, D
2008, 09 – ”Just Must”, Tallinn, Estonia
2007, 12 – ”Ravary Workshop”, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2007, 12 – ”NSAIO 3” Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2007, 10 – ”Jewellery with Enamel, international Exhibition”, Museum voor vlakglas- en emaillekunst, Ravenstein, Netherlands
2007, 08 – Gallery Marzee, Graduation Show, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2007, 04 – Gallery Werner Hermsen, Wiesbaden, Germany
2005 – 2006 – CHROMA, travelling exhibition for graduated students from 6 countries, Italy, Poland, England, Germany, Portugal and Estonia
2005, 08 – ”talents” Tendence Lifestyle, Frankfurt, Germany
2005, 06 – ”NSAIO 2”, Gallery Aurum, Frankfurt, Germany
2005, 04 – ”Zsolt´s Interior and other works”, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, NL
Awards
2010, 05 – Silver Trienale Legnica, Thema: Minimum, ”silver spur”
2007, 08 – Graduation Prize, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, NL
Publications
”Kunsthandwerk” 09/10 2010
”Minimum”, 19th international jewellery competition – p. 34 – 35 2010
”Srebrne Szoly – silver schools” – p. 33 2010
”speed – papers and exhibition”, think tank – p. 70, 71 2009
”Koru 3” International Contemporary Jewellery – Saimaa, University of Applied Sciences – p. 52, 53 2009
”mixed media jewellery” – Joanne Haywood – p. 65, 150, 152-3 2009
”The Compendium Final of Contemporary Jewelers – 2008” Darling Publishers – p. 1755-56 2009
”Just Must”, – international jewellery art exhibition – Kadri Mälk – Arnoldsche Art Publishers – p. 156 2008
”Two Sides of Life”, Tabea Reulecke (1.Katalog) Galerie Caroline van Hoek, Brüssel, BL 2008
Galerie Marzee Magazine Nr. 61 – p. 26 2008
Galerie Marzee Magazine Nr. 59 – p. 15, 31 2007
Galerie Marzee Magazine Nr. 57 – p. 7, 15 2007
Sieraden met Emaille – internationale Expositie Museum voor vlakglas – en emaillekunst – p. 34 2007
”Weekend – Knack”, Belgien – p. 10 2007
Statement
For my works I mainly use natural and everyday materials, rarely artificial ones like plastic for example. They come together in something new where they seem to gain a new identity without completely losing their old. I create my own world with them. Certain materials happen to become synonyms of other words so that there is a story that you can only read if you know the necessary vocabulary.
Travelling is one of my favourite activities, because everything that surrounds me anew, invites me to grow. I enjoy watching people and animals in different environments. I like to observe, to look, when they are moving, flying, crawling, creeping, and jumping…
Each moment is checked and, if interesting, stored in my subconsciousness.
Everything I experience, perceive or find out – I preserve in my mind. But I would be a fool to keep these moments and thoughts just for me, because even though they have their own life inside of me, they are more now, transferred into an object or jewellery piece. They are shared, remembered, they are alive beyond me and that’s the best.
