Gernot Schluifer, born in Austria in 1941, is a world-renowned sculptor and engraver. His completely original, one-of-a-kind art works, featuring unique combinations of ancient stone and modern crystal, have been exhibited throughout Europe, North America and Asia. His sculptures can be viewed in many prominent museums and private collections. He has received special commissions for numerous art aficionados including Queen Elizabeth II, the King and Queen of Thailand, and the late Shah of Iran.

The artist's stone materials are treasured specimens that he himself has found in many parts of the world. All are striking in color, pattern and texture - exquisitely tactile as well as visually appealing - and some date back geologically to as long ago as six or seven hundred million years.

Robert O. Kinsey, Past President
The International Netsuke Society

Throughout most of 1997, the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art has been privileged to display a number of beautifully engraved crystal netsuke by Gernot Schluifer as part of a superb exhibition titled "Contemporary Netsuke - Miniature Sculpture from Japan and Beyond".

Since the opening of this exhibition, the public's enthusiastic attendance at our museum has soared, and these unique and fascinating art objects have been widely acclaimed in the press. Mr. Schluifer and other participants are to be congratulated to their artistic triumphs.

Peter C. Keller, Ph. D., President
The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
Santa Ana, California

Crystal sculptures and engravings have been admired through out the world for many centuries. Especially noteworth among these treasures are the works of Gernot Schluifer, a contemporary Austrian artist, who was featured in a major exhibition at this museum 1985. The Ancorage Museum is pleased and honored to have been associated with the works of this outstanding artist.

Patricia B. Wolf, Director
Anchorage Museum of History and Art

Gernot Schluifer geht seinen künstlerischen Weg ohne sich am Zeitgeist zu orientieren. Seine großzügigen, abstrakten Skulpturen, bei denen er oft Glas und Stein miteinander verbindet, sind Ausdruck von Kraft und Monumentalität. Seine präziösen, naturalistischen Miniaturen evozieren andererseits mit Maestria die starke Bindung, die der Künstler mit der Natur hat.

Rosemarie Lippuner
Konservatorin des Musée des arts décoratifs der Stadt Lausanne

Schluifer gehört international zur Elite der Glasgraveure. Zartheit und Subtilität der Linienführung, sowie eine überaus gekonnte Umsetzung der Vorzeichnung in die Dreidimensionalität, kennzeichnen all seine Werke.

Dr. Gabriele Lueg
Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln