AJF Readers Describe Other Attributes of Art Jewelry
Ursula Guttmann, Tanto Pelo, 2010
What makes it art jewelry: IT’S AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN IDENTITY AND SOCIETY. The artist questions the relationship of jewelry, beauty, and the human body.
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Margit Hart, Schattenflug, 2018
What makes it art jewelry: FOCUS AND FRAGMENTATION, MOVEMENT AND SPACE. Hart opens up glimpses into imaginary spaces of light and shadow and combines jewelry and photography.
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Petra Zimmermann, Brooch, 2007
What makes it art jewelry: THE PLAY OF REFERENCES. Zimmermann’s visually opulent works integrate elements of vintage fashion jewelry, photography, and painting.
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Viktoria Münzker, Gorgonie, 2015
What makes it art jewelry: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE ORDINARY. Münzker's choice of materials corresponds to the interconnectedness of everything in our universe.
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Konstanze Prechtl, Multicolored Necklace, 2020
What makes it art jewelry: ITS INVESTIGATION OF COLOR AND GEOMETRY. Through subtle or vivid color combinations, every necklace represents a symbiosis between environment, material, and the wearer’s mood.
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Wolfgang Rahs, Detail aus dem Zinnsymposion, 1980
What makes it art jewelry: IT EXPANDS CONVENTIONAL DEFINITIONS OF JEWELRY. The artist often refers to specific environments that are transformed or integrated into the actual piece.
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Tonia Marek, The Ancestor, 2023
What makes it art jewelry: IT REVEALS A HIDDEN NARRATIVE. The necklace has a story.
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Hankunyu Wei, Waiting for the Knock, 2023
What makes it art jewelry: ITS MENTAL/EMOTIONAL ACTIVITY. The key to symbolically uncovers the imagination and curiosity of humans toward unfamiliar entities and unknown spaces.
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Lynn Leatart, Untitled
What makes it art jewelry: BALANCE. The maker never plans what the final design will be.
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Fritz Maierhofer, Universe, 2018
What makes it art jewelry: THE PAINTERLY QUALITY IN ITS INDUSTRIAL ENAMEL. Maierhofer explores the possibilities and pushes the boundaries of working with enamel on a three-dimensional surface.
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Carlos Augusto Graterol Matamoros, Pristine Cathedral of Thought
What makes it art jewelry: IT PROVIDES A DISCOURSE ON HUMAN SITUATIONS. Joy or sadness and many other situations can be expressed through contemporary jewelry.
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Barbara Klar, Sea Bone Pendant or wall hanging
What makes it art jewelry: ITS NATURAL SUBJECT. The crab claw, painted and cast into a charm, reminds us of the precious objects from the sea that represent talisman and reliquaries.
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Andrea Maxa Halmschlager, Maria Gloria_I, AMH 23.06.2, 2023
What makes it art jewelry: IT INVESTIGATES MATERIALITY AND PLAYFULNESS. The immediacy of the work process remains visible.