Alexander Blank Where did the night go? encompasses three bodies of work all which exhibit a stunning level of craft and are related to fantastic realities. The work began as a conscious departure from Blank’s conceptual methodology. As a student at the Munich academy Blank reached a moment in his artistic practice where he needed […]
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In 2011, Davira Taragin moderated a panel at SOFA Chicago, featuring Iris Eichenberg, Seth Papac and Gemma Draper. The panel, addressing the issue of creativity, featured short talks by the three jewelers, followed by a discussion with the panelists and the audience. This panel was sponsored by AJF. Gemma Draper, Seth Papac, and Iris Eichenberg
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Triennale Européenne Du Bijou Contemporain 2011, Photo: Cristina Filipe In her essay In search of “Jewellery”, Dempf states, “contemporary jewellery in Germany is, above all, international”. I don’t dispute this for one second and would expand the statement to say that contemporary jewellery in Europe is international. Therefore I was curious to see if and
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AJF is pleased to announce that 2011 grant award funds will be used to support production of a catalog for the exhibition Geography, curated by Susan Cummins and Mike Holmes, to be shown in conjunction with the 40th Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) conference in Seattle, Washington, May 26-29, 2011. The exhibition will include
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Marta Mattsson: Brown Beetle, brooch Masumi Kataoka: Clouded 2 brooch Marta Mattsson, Brown Beetle, brooch Satomi Kawai, Biorhythm, brooch I was nervous as a first time curator about the way everything would come together. Not just if everyone would agree to participate or if we would be able to meet all the deadlines. I was
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Another element of the California Design photos has to do with people. In the 1960s and 1970s artists such as Arline Fisch were working with large scale jewelry objects made to be worn on the body. Although conventionally-scaled jewelry—rings, bracelets and necklaces—were often photographed as isolated objects or in groups for the California Design catalogues, larger
B-SIDE FESTIVAL This year the organizers produced a map available at participating venues with event locations, opening times and short statements submitted by each participants. To start, we downloaded a stripped-down printable version of the map from the B-side blog, which, if you were lucky, functioned as a way to find a venue with a
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Support your local jeweler badge, 2008 French jeweler, Art Jewelry Forum writer and proud papa Benjamin Lignel is the subject of an auction in Brussels this weekend. The auction includes jewelry by Lignel and photographic work by Elene Usdin and Enrico Bartolucci. For more information click here. Get your Ben. “ For the very first time
Mill Valley, CA, October 29, 2011 – Susan Cummins, chair of the Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) and Susan Kempin, award program chair, are pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner, Farrah Al-Dujaili. Al-Dujaili was chosen from among 150 entries from 36 countries. Farrah Al-Dujaili Jurors for the 2011 competition were Perry A Price, Assistant
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Sieraad is a Dutch word commonly used for “jewelry”. Though it literally means “ornament” or “adornment”. SIERAAD: International Jewelry Art Fair’s goal is to adorn, but also to educate. This year SIERAAD is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The show began in 2001 with twenty-two artists showing on an indoor tennis court in Enschede. In 2011
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Jacqueline Mina, necklace, 2011, 18ct gold striptwist, 680x22mm, Photo: N Mason Jacqueline Mina, bracelet, 2005, 18ct gold, Private Collection Jacqueline Mina, brooch, 18ct gold, 77 x 36 mm, artist collection
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NEWS RELEASE October 30, 2011 Contact: Susan Cummins (415-435-1614) email info@artjewelryforum.com Mill Valley, CA, October 29, 2011 – The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Dutch jeweler Ted Noten to create a limited edition pin for their organization. The pins will be distributed to all new and renewing
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