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I am a
Swiss designer of large
to monumental Kinetic, Light & Water Sculptures. I
live and design in my studios Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
and Geneva, Switzerland.
My passion
is the design and creation of large to monumental 3
dimensional kinetic and LIGHT sculptures that move in
the wind and water. I also design sound-sculptures,
suspended mobiles as well as fountains.
These
iconic and unique designs are usually site-specifically
created for commercial, institutional and public
buildings, plazas and parks, mostly in urban
environments.
My kinetic
sculptures have been exhibited or installed in
the USA,
Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia and China.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED SECTION:
1) Selected Recent Achievements
2) Art Related
Memberships
3) Press Coverage
1) Selected
Recent Achievements:
2001 Semi-finalist
in the 2001 International Photo Competition
sponsored by the International
Library of Photography Books.
3/27/01
Exhibition of
“Red Baron” sculpture at the Palm Beach Armory
Center for the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida.
April to August
'01 - 4 months Exhibition “Fjords of Paradise”
und “Florida Flock of Kleenex” at the Palm Beach
International Airport Main Terminal.
June 2001 Permanent
installation of “Florida Flock of Kleenex” in 3’ by 9’
format as well as 30 Images of the SEPIA SERIES in the
Galleria International Building, W. Palm Beach.
July 2001
Solo-Exhibition at the Synergy Gallery, W. Palm Beach.
October 2001
“Plenty of Time” photographic image from the WORLD
CLOUDSCAPE SERIES, published in the International
Library of Photography Books –
“Web of
Memories”, ISBN 1-58235-631-9.
March 2002 Exhibition
of “Heavenly Sunrise” at the “Eye on the Everglades”
event W. Palm Beach, sponsored by the Palm Beach County
Cultural Council (PBCCC).
February 2003
Published in the International Library of
Photography Books –“Best
Photos of 2003”, ISBN 1-58235-805-2
April 2003
Exhibition of about 20 large photos as well as the
premiere of the first
3D Photography
Movie - 3D Images taken with Greg Ross at the
EXPOSURE FotoFestival
in West Palm Beach, Florida -
June 2003 15
ft Kinetic Sculpture
“Moving on Up” exhibited at the 3rd Biennale
ART IN MOTION 2003 in Leeuwarden, Holland. For short
videos of exhibition and other AIM info go to:http://www.vijversburg.nl/pages/qt_overzicht.htm
October 2003
Kinetic Sculpture
“Moving on Up” featured in the Exhibition Catalog:
ART
INTERNATIONAL | 5th International Art Fair |
5. Internationale Kunstmesse | Kongresshaus
Zurich | 17-20 October 2003
November
2003 Kinetic Sculpture
“Moving on Up” travels to St. Petersburg, Russia -
see Press Release
December 2003
Keynote Speaker at SACC Kinetic Art Presentation at Art
Basel Miami
February 2004
Recipient of the International Society of Photographers
(ISP) Outstanding Achievement Award 2004 for the image "Plenty of Time"
April 2004
Premiere of the 3D Ballet Florida "Poetry
in Motion" Movie in the Downtown Cinema - contact
Ralfonso to receive the Movie (3D Glasses help but are not
critical)
June 2004
One month Solo Exhibition at the Grand
Hotel Europe-Kempinski, St. Petersburg, Russia-
see Press Release and permanent
installation.
September 2004
Part of the KAO Group exhibition at the
Library of the Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing,
China
December 2004
Selected as one of 17 Swiss Artists to exhibit at the
SwissArtMiami, Florida, USA.
January
2005
Recipient of City of W. Palm Beach Bench Design
Commission (with Mr. Greg Ross).
March
2005
Recipient of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line commission for the
ExoCentric Spirits Metal #1. Click Here For More Info
April
2005 Co-Recipient of the Ballet Florida commission for a 120’
(40m) by 30’ (10m) Photographic Mural entitled “Poetry
in Motion”.
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May
2005 3rd
Prize Winner in the USD 300,000 International Sculpture
Competition for 610 Clematis Development
www.610Clematis.com
in W. Palm Beach, Florida
May
2005
Winner - 1st Prize in the
International Sculpture Competition for the luxury
condominium Opera Place Development
www.operaplacewpb.com in W. Palm Beach, Florida.
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December
2005 Panel
speaker at the International Sculpture Center (ISC) Perspective
Conference at SCOPE - Art Basel Miami Beach.
April
2006
Recipient of the
Outstanding Award and money prize in the International Sculpture Competition by the City
of Beijing (selected from 2700 submissions from over 40 Countries).
May
2006 Three
sculptures at the 6
months MomentuM
KAO group exhibition at
Grounds for Sculpture, New Jersey, USA
September 2006
Guest speaker at Public Art for Olympic Games 2008 Conference by China
Urban Sculpture Committee in Beijing, China.
Keynote Speaker and
Guest Lecturer at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts and the
Tsinghua University, both in Beijing, China.
November 2006
Exhibition of AD INFINITUM at the 2nd Art & Science Biennale the
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
November 2006
French fine cognac company Martell (Pernod Ricard) licenses Ralfonso
G-Ring Design for 5,000 small sculptures and several large ones.
November 2006 Finalist with Honorarium in the
international competition for the central lobby sculpture in the new
hospital complex in Ulster, Ireland.
December 2006 MTR Corporation HK - Commission
for a 45ft by 30ft (15m by 10m) ExoCentric Spirit suspended mobile for
the central lobby atrium of the new Union Square Tower and Elements Mall
in Hong Kong.
March 2007 City of Zhengzhou, China Commission for a
21ft AD INFINITUM wind sculpture.
May 2007
Group Exhibition and Prize Winner at the Art & Science Biennale,
Shanghai, China.
July 2007
Recipient of
the second Honor Award in the “Beauty of Harmony”
Competition for MOVING ON UP - by the National Guiding
Committee for Public Sculpture, P.R. China.
October 2007
Selected
by the Committee of “Art & Dream for the Beijing
Olympics” as one of 19 international commissioned Artists to create
the 10m (30ft) with base - kinetic sculpture
"Dance with
the Wind" for the 2008 Olympic Games - May 2008
permanently installed at the ICE CUBE swimming pavilion.
January 2008
Panelist at the Art Basel
Miami Beach – Swiss Chamber of Commerce "CEO Forum 2008"
Symposium.
May 2008 “Sculpture
in Motion” Exhibition Atlanta, USA from May to
October 2008
June 2008
Prize Winner selected from over 2,400 submissions from 82 Countries by the
Chinese Olympic Art Committee for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing for
OLYMPIAD -
one year traveling exhibition
through 12 Cities in China, California,
the Olympic Museum in LausanneSwitzerland, Italy, etc. Winner
of the Bronze Medal in June 2008.
2) Art Related
Memberships (partial list):
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Member
of the Fuji Professional Network for Photographers, USA
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Member
of the Photographic Society of America (PSA), USA
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Member
of the Palm Beach Photographic Center, USA
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Member
of “Fotofusion”, Delray, USA
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Member
of the German Press Association, Germany
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Member
of SwissArt.Net, Switzerland
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Member
of Florida Artist Registry
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Member
of World Artist Registry
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Member
of Americans for the Arts, (AFTA), USA
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Member
of the International Sculpture Center, (ISC), USA
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Professional Circle Member of the International
Sculpture Center-Europe, (ISC-E)
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Member
of French Union of Sculptors - Syndicat National des
Sculpteurs et Plasticiens, France
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Member of Art &
Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)
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Colleague of the National Sculpture Society, (NSS), USA
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Co-Founder and
Member of the Board of the European Kinetic Art Society,
KINETICUS,
www.kineticus.com, Germany
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Co-founder and
President of the international
Kinetic Art
Organization (KAO)
www.kinetic-art.org.
With more then 1000 members in over 60
Countries and now the largest kinetic art organization in
the world.
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Co-Founder of the annual
EXPOSURE
FotoFestival in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Co-Founder and board member (ret.) of
SWISSARTMIAMI
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Founding Board member (ret.) of the
Swiss-American Chamber of
Commerce Florida Chapter
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USA Manager for A.I.E.S.M. –
International Association of Monumental Sculpture Events
- http://www.aiesm.com/
3) Press Coverage
(partial list
since 2003):
See
examples here:
A) Ralfonso Kinetic
Sculpture Press Coverage
B)
Ballet Florida
Gigantic Mural Press Coverage
PRINT: International
Library of Photography Books, Art International Catalog, Architectural
Record Magazine, American Style Magazine, Aargauer Zeitung (CH), NeoCity
Architecture Magazine (RU), Guild Book, Russian National TV, Public Art
Review, International Sculpture
Center Photo Gallery, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Aeroflot Inflight
Magazine, Elle Magazine, 100%
RED, Interior and Design, World and Home, Construction Weekly, Real
Estate and Construction, Pravda, St. Petersburg monthly, Palm Beach
Post, American Airline Magazine, Palm Beach Daily "Shiny" Sheet,
Swiss Review, Sun Sentinel Miami,
Florida Wise Magazine,
Star
Daily (China), China-JSB, Sculpture Magazine-China,
American Art Collector, IN Magazine (Hong Kong), etc,
24 Hours – Hong Kong Post Magazine, TAN – The Art Newspaper
– China #190 and #193, Sculpture Network – Europe – July &
August 2008 Edition, HINGE Architecture Magazine – Hong
Kong, Perspective Plus Architecture – Hong Kong 2008, Palm
Beach Post, Palm Beach Illustrated Summer Edition '08, Palm
Beach Society Magazine August '08, Art of the Times - Summer
2008, ART NOW Online
MORE PRESS COVERAGE,
TV, INTERNET - click here
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