Artist Makes Portraits On Glass With Just A Hammer
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Simon Berger is an artist who works with a hammer and glass. He has figured out a way to crack the glass so precisely that it creates an image of a face. It’s a delicate process that has taken him three years of trial and error to get right. Sometimes it takes him one try, but other times it can take him five. And an expensive series of mishaps could cost hundreds of Swiss francs. One wrong hit, and he’ll have to start all over again.
For more, visit: www.simonberger.art, / simonberger.art
Curated by: Philipp Brogli
www.artstuebli.ch, / artstuebli
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Artist Makes Portraits On Glass With Just A Hammer
Why this guy wasn't hired to do promo art for the movie GLASS, is beyond me.
Too obvious?
@@blownonpurp in this case.....that can be overlooked.
It'd cost way too much.
@@LordVader1094 really? I doubt
Why do you doubt that
I think his work is worthy to be displayed in a better place than a department store!
Got to get exposure ( start ) somewhere, somehow.
This perticular departement store in Bern, switzerland, is located in one of the oldest buildings in bern, next to the central train station. Nearly everyone in switzerland knows this building. For an artist, this is better than any art gallery.
Ima try this with my window lets see how this goes
After all makeing new types of art requires different levels of creativity.
I agree take down the literal paintings of random blobs and lines
Now this is called art. This thing should actually be in museums and art galleries, instead of a banana duct-taped to a canvas.
The duct taped banana deserves its place.
@@Twigpi in the trash bin
@@poodle5421 No, I mean it deserves to be in a museum or art gallery.
I mean, the piece that you’re talking about, “The comedian” is literally making fun of modern abstract “art” so I think it kind of deserves its place. But I definitely agree on some of those paintings that have no work into them, just random ass paint splotches.
@@thatoneguy7295 i never 100% agree with someone in my life
This dude is something else. That should be in a museum.
Well said it's fantastic work👍
quality isn't the only deciding factor for what is fit for a museum, it's also the timelessness of the piece.
Well I'll say put the dude himself
There’s an all white canvas in the museum
ruclips.net/video/QQ0__WKpf2s/видео.html
They made the thumbnail like a crazy scientist who fights his A.I who is about to take over the world
hahaha you're right
I couldn't have described it better myself
Where is my feelings father?
H E A V E N L Y B L U E LOL
I see it as Joaquin Pheonix having a staring contest on the set of Joker.
You can clearly see how genuine he was when doing his art. He didn't care for how much money he will get, instead he was happy enough to introduce his works to small number of people and guide those to what his art is all about. And that makes him more of an artist. Salute to you sir!
I have several pictures of TWO(!) panes of glass of a central tram station in Geneva - Completely IDENTICAL but turned differently. I also saw him working.
@@jzk3919 Wow, that's nice!!!
Cultural Marxism is a real thing. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise
Hello Mr. Berger. I am a glass artist who has worked in glass for almost 40 years.Carving and etching as well as other specialty techniques. I am so excited to see you pushing the limits of glass art. A very bold strategy! I pray that this leads you to financial reward. And I hope that the artistic community at large recognizes what you are doing and offers you more than just a footnote in art history. Bravo! God Bless!
John Morrison - I just learned about this today. You guys are awesome artists. This form of art is extremely fascinating. Your talents and your hard-works will bring you joy and rewards which you rightfully deserve.
👍
Well said.
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@@RMSLusitania That's so funny i forgot to laugh
-Can I take a picture of your art?
The artist:
Grabs your phone and smashes it with a hammer.
-Thank you.
😂
Aah thats new🤣
Ha
😹
😂 I would love to see that🤣👍
This is absolutely amazing and beautiful. It's the perfect mixture of chaos, beauty, and refinement. I genuinely wish I could commision him for a project and get one of these works for myself, but it's probably more expensive than I could ever afford.
It's not very expensive, you can contact me，Live your dreams.
"DUDE, WHY DID YOU BREAK THAT?!"
"Chill, I'm just drawing."
LOL
*Breaks a random person's window*
"IT'S JUST A PRANK BRO"
"Your eyes need to be _sharp_ in order to see it"
@@mentallyinsanevirt your comment is Cracking me up😂
Me looking at my phone: “I’m an artist”
Look at all those cracks
Ngl my screen *actually* has cracks so ........... 😧
Hahhhhaaaahhh lol lol lol 😂😂😂
😆
I can't read this too many cracks
'Art Insider' never cease to amaze me! Thank you! ❤️🙏
Wait u again?
Cultural Marxism is a real thing. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise
Wow, the creativity of people never ceases to astound me! Amazing technique! 👏👏👏
Indeed .and it also astounds me that I have none 😂
Yes she said quite the astounding technique
Nathan D thats not how it works
I think his technique needs a little work.
*blasts sub woofers*
Imagine a robbery and they broke that to get in only finding out that was the most expensive piece
Yo
That's fun fact XD
😂😂😂
They will get hammer'd
Lol
😂😂😂
He needs more recognition, he works so hard omg!
Cultural Marxism is a real thing. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise
This man proves that even destruction leads to creation.
It's gotta have a good intent, tho.
@@Bullman8 It's more productive than us sitting on our ass scrolling through youtube to kill time.
@@Bullman8 Here's the thing, people who actually runs successful businesses don't flaunt as soon as they feel threatened. You're nothing but talk.
@@bossboss966 burned
@@bossboss966 i myself want to make guns out of wood well not actual guns but the ones to display on a wall, its not too useful but hey its productive and fun. As long as you enjoy what you are doing, you can do the thing you like doing for as long as you want, it may be days, weeks, months years but as long as u having fun u may do it forever.
Kids should absolutely try this at home with their glass windows to surprise their parents.
Any wall or window in the house can be a canvas
Take notes kids
Yep. That made me laugh out loud. 😂😂
😂😂
Omg this Is hilarious
It's so fragile on the process of breaking the glass. It requires a gentle touch and amazing skills. And the result is awesome!
Has to be double sided glass.
Damn if that thumbnail isn't the face of a mad genius, I don't know what is
The face of a man who can’t afford to miss a hit, lest he start over for the 5th time.
It definitely is 😂
@@gollygothgirl1956 really? racism even in the art world in 2020?
@@kdvr766 "humans potential is infinite" . I guess that includes racism.
Kinda looked like vsauce from the thumbnail
Absolutely mind blowing. This guy deserves so much more recognition.
Kash Sattar why ?
@@tonywright8294 why ?? To be able to crack glass with a hammer and not smash it through AND then make a work of art out of it is nothing short of genius. What have you done that's comparable or even noteworthy ?
@@kashsattar2066
Well I mean the ducktape banana is obviously more complex and way harder
Jk but seriously I feel like the good artists dont get what they deserve and thats honestly pretty sad
@@bunnyleaps6080 ive checked his insta and hes actually doing pretty well, he makes art for big businesses like bvlgari, it's not an art museum but still neat
@@ladida1587
well that’s pretty great! I’m glad everything is going well for him
I've actually thought of this medium years ago while day dreaming... but since I lost my artist's touch years ago I never gave it a try...and I didn't know where to begin. Glad to see a real pro out here doing it well. I love it and it's cool to be able to see it realized.
I think modern art museums should be filled with things like this instead of white canvases and plain rocks behind glasd
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You've been at the wrong modern art museums, my guy. Plenty of cool art to be seen!
@@DrAppleable: Exactly
H D agree
You mean contemporary art? haha
When this guy joins a riot and starts breaking windows it improves the neighborhood.
600th like lol
Why am i laughing so hard at this
700th like
Maybe we can find an artist who uses victims of mass shootings ax hole!
@@pame4345 ma'am.. did you even read what he said?
This is one of the most unique and beautiful art forms I’ve ever seen.
When he does it they call it art, when i tried do it they called it vandalism.
That how the world overreacts at times lol
C.S Shrike if that property isnt yours, it should be called vandalism
im just here to laugh r/woosh
im just here to laugh woosh
im just here to laugh its free art! 😂
You're not broken, you're just a unique and beautiful work of art. You just need to step back and look at the whole piece.
Word
The artist and then there is your comment, also artistic bro👍👍
Beautiful 😊👍
Wow, so deep
❤️
This is fire! This type of work deserves to be sold for hundreds of thousands, millions. The mental fortitude to do this must be immense! Props to this dude 👌
Trick question:
Is he a painter or a sculptor?
Uhm glass sculpture?
An artist
Neither
do you see paint?
A hammerer!
I used glass just once in an art project, and ended up with 4 stitches. He's not even wearing gloves. Absolute madlad.
Only hearing PPE also.
@@macgyverbryan1377 I think he had glasses for some. Oh man if one of those shards got in his eye... game over
That takes skill. First I see a guy drawing with a ball point pen and now this. He can't mess up! Please give this guy an exhibit
lol same
Saw this amazing display, because I go past this store almost every day. Proud of my fellow Swiss. 🇨🇭
wo ischer denn? z bärn?
Grüessli 🇨🇭😊
@@mushu-the-cat Ja, ir Nöchi vom Loeb bim Houptbahnhof. Aber es isch leider nümm dert sowit i weis.
Magi V danke villmol! oh nej, schad! ez weri gern mol wieder uf bärn cho derfür.
Oh, I didn't realize this artwork was the work of pharaohs.
What a glass-shattering display of skill from the artist, kudos.
Lol...you made me cracked
Ahhh.. I see what you did there.. 😶😶
You guys have all these great glass puns I have some in mind but I don't think mine'll window ☹️
wow, that joke made me slam my knee
He needs more attention because this is really beautiful. I really have no idea how abstract become so much appealing than this.
when you learn the complexity of shading learning to draw, your respect for this guy goes through the roof.
Or Out the Window.
“It’s a process that requires delicately hammering glass.” *Pounds hammer aggressively*
You missed a crucial step, at first hard hits are required to weaken the glass.
**bang**
😂
The expression on his face in the thumbnail says it all. This is blood, sweat, and tears immortalized in glass. Especially tears.
1:03 * looks at his face *
Yup. He's definitely an artist.
The expression of focus and ingenuity and intense concentration... Exactly what I thought 😜
Looked like a mad scientist 😆
Sometimes I accidentally start making the face of the character I’m drawing so if I’m drawing a surprised character or angry character during school I just start making weird faces lol
@@saturniiiidae omg same 😂
@@saturniiiidae I used to accidentally draw my face into other portraits I was doing
Me : try to do the same at my school window
Principal : calls parents*
Honestly, the normies these days don’t understand the true art of breaking windows, smh
He buys those canvas tho
Some people like clear windows :))
Principal has no sense of art...tsk.
Enough with the
“Me: fjgjbyy iI hjf
Someone else: ghfuikjg”
comments. They are cliche, old hat, are not funny, not clever, and actually say nothing except “Notice me!! Notice me!!!”
never in my life did i think i would hear these three words in a sentence one after each other. "Delicately breaking glass."
This guy uses the most expensive canvas and the toughest pencil for his art.
When all of us thinks that breaking something makes it ugly or useless but here is this man that proves us wrong. 💙
True.Not always what we thing is right,sometimes it turns out the opposite. There are times when beautiful things come out of nowhere.
Why are people sleeping on this masterpiece?!?! This artist needs more recognition I mean look at his art.
Never thought anyone would use glass as a canvas. Especially in a way like this.
Bryan McLendon Jr I use glass to smoke my infinity crack from,
See Jim Nutt
Painting on glass is older than painting on paper tho.
Just when you thought beauty and ingenuity in art is dead, then this amazing thing gets recommended by RUclips !
This man is super genius and should be held up to the highest level. To come up with a technique is one thing, but a whole form is another.
Real definition of the word art: The ability to manipulate something that we see as ordinary into something that appears extraordinary.
When you're from germany but still need the subtitles to understand what he says
Emanuel Holst oof
@@Yuunarichu F
DEUTSCHLAND
Show no weakness
Schweizerdeutsch is barely understood by Germans - sure, some words are similar, but all in all...it's just very different 🤷🏻♀️
Yes, his work is definitely a freaking piece of art and his work should not be display only at department stores. They should be display all over the world because it’s amazing what he does.
he is totally an amazing artist. I like his masterpiece, very unique.
Legend has it, when he was a kid.
When he liked a girl. He just threw rocks at a window and left messages.
Try again..
That was good lol. Have this like
This is dumb
Nice😎
Those parents must not have liked him, those are expensive messages
He is going to get sooo famous in future for giving a whole new dimension to art
I’m surprised his hands aren’t ruined
Why? Do the glass shatters travel that far?
On the contrary you should expect a guy like him to never get injured since he handles it so much and is so used to it
@@Artaxerxes. yeah
This needs more likes
Yeah you'd think they'd be really cut up
"When all you have is a hammer, everything seems like a nail."
Simon: That's all I need.
not only that. You need to study Art, anatomy, composition and of course a lot of humility..!
This craft provides no margin for error. Glass Art is very much underappreciated...one wrong stroke and hundreds of dollars discarded. A master at his own invention. 👏
This guy will be a millionaire, if hes not already
nah, people prefer paying millions for bananas taped to apples.
whenever he dies his art will be worth a ton
"Out of the picture"
GameFuMaster Looks like I found the 4,422,743,788 person who doesn’t understand art
@@reuben8912 dude wtf u gonna do with a banana taped to an apple? Imo its art but its garbage art trying to look bigger than it actually is
It's ridiculous how this guy get so little attention with such creativity. If he was born like 100 years ago and did that he would be seen as an art genious now, people speaking about him in art schools etc. But his art is displayed in a department store...
MRJT stock next game stop
Except glass was prohibitively expensive 100 years ago and this glass type was not even available. Glass manufacturing has since become cheaper and more diverse because of all the new uses glass attained. Like for cars and trains etc.
@@marcozolo3536 genius bro
Yup people find Picasso's painting a master piece but not this while Picasso all he did was doodling
I have NO IDEA why you and a bunch here are calling this guy a genius.
He is just swinging a hammer on laminated glass. There is a limit to this application. Don't just start wandering off fantasizing about things he has not made using this method.
There's a reason why it looks simple. I've seen this method being pushed even further in wood carvings.
A genius? Really?
I cant imagine how much one would cost but I would pay an arm and leg for one of my recently passed Hound dog. She passed away Friday and I miss her so much. Something like this would be amazing to have of her!
What language are you speaking?
Him: German
Me a German: WTF ??!
I know its just a joke but swiss german is not really german. It is not just the accent that is different, the grammar also differs in some inportant ways like the absence of Präteritum or any form of Futur
German does absolutly not equal Swiss german
Lol I didn't know that it was german
@@raymondaninipot2994 it isn't it's swiss-german.
@@raymondaninipot2994 its not. its a dialect of swiss german. They sound extremely different and the grammar varries as well. The funny thing is that i speak a different dialect of swiss german (bündner dialect) and he speaks Berner dialect and i struggle to understand him
Now everybody will start hitting glass and say the cracks are art.
Time to hit the concrete *wears goggles*
It's modern art
This guy really shattered my perception of art. I raise my glass to him!
A “pencil artist”. It’s called in all art forms of art: shading.
Not everyone uses pencils for shading, and if you press harder or go over too much with certain art supplies it ruins either the art or the supplies lol
@@kittycastle_ well yeah but for all intensive purposes, when used correctly you can shade pretty much everything with pencils :)
@@vindikatora6246 intents and purposes 🤦🏾♀️
Intensive purposes 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Not in Music or Writing Arts so you should say "most" not "all" art forms
Amazing! I can only imagine the attempts it took to get to this level of skill. Great work.
The amazing thing is he never gets glass in his eyes....
Ya stupid he wears safety glasses
@@what-es8gf He doesn’t wear them in certain parts of this video tho
Then you see a banana hanged in a museum then it's called modern art
Brian Mwaura Omg lololol
yah lol .... the worst is those snowflakes are deadly serious about it too.
I like to think that that banana wasnt really the art but more the conversation that it raised about the definition of art
@@dean4553 doesn't matter... At the end of the day there's a damn banana hanging in the art gallery whilst genuine art pieces are in dollar stores where the banana should be.
@@acronyx991 yeah ikr
Rich people should buy his art for tax evasions rather than some mess of a canvas they call art
Like Rothko painting squares lol cannot stand that guy and all the hype .
Haha too accurate
@@EPICSOUNDTRAX i don't see why this is more art than for example rothko?
@@gigabossbitch this one is incredibly complicated the other is a complete fraud.
@@EPICSOUNDTRAX i really like this! But i the reason i also like rothko is the fact that you pay so much and get so little and that is part of the art...
This dude needs to be in museums, he's got some serious talent and originality.
Am equally amazed by his art & hands with ZERO bandages. 🤤
"Hey, your son broke neighbor's window again."
.
"I know, he is a good artist."
:D
Wow, that's a new approach. The talent/skills of some people is amazing. I can see him getting a lot of commissioning works.
3:30
Look at that old man walking like a boss, even the tram had to wait for him to cross the street ;))
No disrespect to old people tho.
How in the hell so you give this a thumbs down? This human is on another level.
@tyvek05 I didn't give it a thumbs down, but agree that it's not great.
Beyond the novel technique, there is nothing there but portraits from photos which is boring. I hope he is able to recycle his failures.
Haters are gonna hate
At this point, 34 losers who kicked footballs into cars and houses, not being appreciated for “H’ ~Art “ skills.
Is this guy related to Einstein or Tesla ?
jealous and talentless people.
Thumbs down for the wastefull desperate man. Economic impact of art like this is the planets problem. Humans problem. Make something by creating useless wall art. Humans need food and water to survive. The rest of what we do either takes or destroys food and water for others. No doubt about it. So go ahead. Let's just destroy every thing so we can build more. A society living on a globe with limited resources shouldnt ne so foolish. Fish in bowel destroy bowel what happens do you think.
Great analogy for life. If you're too focused on your flaws, you'll just see broken glass but if you take a step back you can see the whole beautiful picture.
Message: Even if we're broken, we are a beautiful piece of art.
Just trying to be deep. Lol
k
Deep.....very deep
@@yaerymin9073 ok
So deep
Lol, you crack me up!
Wife: what happend to our savings?
Also wife: where are all the windows?
He will be in HISTORY! Put his art in museums.
I'd wear a mask if I was him. The risk of inhaling glass particles is real.
And goggles incase a piece flies in to his eye
A guy accidentally spills paint on a canvas= Museum
An artwork that actually took effort and can be called a masterpiece= Department store
More people will see it at the store.
your pfp, of ken and trump 💀
the store windows of this departement store are pretty famous. as a kid i allways wanted to take a look when i was going to bern with my parents or grand parents. they had allways pretty cool stuff in there. moving parts and everything. in spring for example there are sometimes real rabbits in there. jumping around. the store window of loeb is around ten times more interesting than any museum of art....so its not that bad!!!
Those accidental spills are not accidental they are not random.They are specific shapes, shades, etc which may take years to complete. Everybody has his/her unique art style so calling someone's art piece accidental is disrespecting the spirit of painting itself.Just my opinion.If anybody finds this offensive, sorry.Dont even bother to reply to this comment.I won't read it😅
@@timewaster0123 lol wtf you seriously don't believe that bs you wrote😂🤦♂️
I love when artists think out of the box. He's definitely done that.
How does one even discover they have this kind of talent 🤯
It's not talent, it's done through years of practice.
Just wow!! This is amazing, I wouldn’t have even thought one could do this
Amazing. That is a wonderful talent. I hope he excels in his business.
Her: it’s a process of delicately hammering glass
Him: 𝐻𝐴𝑀𝑀𝐸𝑅 𝐺𝑂 𝐵𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
Lolol
Graffiti Artists: "look at this, I made a art and a vandalism at the same time!"
Simon: "Hold mein hammer."
69th like
Honestly Graffiti artists have more in common with this man.
nope he says „heb min hammr“
I do graffiti every day. U mad?
@@laughingoutloud3713 Was bedeutet "Hammr"?? das weiß ich nicht.
Unbelievable and highly creative the man deserves a huge and a selute for introducing a new segment in this formation of Art.
Cultural Marxism is a real thing. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise
adding a color wash for the cracks would be insane for some of these pieces he made.
He needs not only safety glasses but also a face mask to protect himself from the glass powder. Great job any way!
Is it dangerous when it inserts the lung?
@@ericrahman7932 Glass dust is extremely dangerous to inhale, and is often deadly.
This glass is unlikely to produce a fine powder, so it's safer to work with, but if you're ever working with breaking glass, or shredded fibreglass, always wear a respirator with a fine filter, and full seal safety glasses.
@@Aetius_of_Astora dear God, that's scary
*wears ear protection instead*
Lol what a madlad
Well if he do that. It will nerf his stats.
Real art.. This is actually amazing, and his work should be in a museum
Simon really shattered all expectations when he finally made a break through in his art career.
You should be PUNished For this
Those automatic captions really go wild on his Schwiezerdütsch - an extra bonus to this trippy video.
This is beautiful. I get a "we're all broken, but stay strong for the better to come" feel with the "broken glass" art
Absolutely beautiful, I’m interested in seeing where this journey will lead
This is real talent, not some person cutting crap on social media 😭
This is why art is universal. ❤️
"Your image fades like shattered glass in my heart."
-Emo Dude.
Now that's what art is. Not a splatter of paint.
This artist is amazing!! His work should be in museums and palaces.
Me: *destroying plates
Mom: What are you doing?
Me: This is ART!
u Made me laugh,alittle.
*Glass is glass, and glass will break* - JerryRigEverything
When science and art come together in harmony, we ought to simply call that natural creation.
When I thought I have seen enough variety of art medium, there comes other.