ITS MENTAL/EMOTIONAL ACTIVITY. The maker uses the key to probe the hidden lock, uncovering the imagination and curiosity of humans toward unfamiliar entities and unknown spaces. Submitted by the artist.
IT EXPANDS THE BOUNDARIES OF JEWELRY. An oversized neckpiece made of garlic peels questions the essential characteristics of jewelry.
RETHINKING PRECIOUS MATERIALS. While this crown appears to be cardboard, it is made of gold, both yellow and white.
MATERIALITY. Stones are handled in new ways—sliced, stacked, and layered into brooches.
CHANGING THE MEANING OF WELL-UNDERSTOOD FORMS. A knuckle duster is a tool for violence—and considered a concealed weapon in many parts of the world. Mimlitsch-Gray re-envisions one as an object of peace, an intricate collage of brass “lucky” charms.
DOCUMENTING POLITICAL OR SOCIAL MOMENTS. Lewis uses anxious, electroformed fragile birdlike forms as evocative stand-ins for friends he lost to AIDS. The virus itself is represented, pure and inviolable as both the clasp of the necklace—binding the links—and as a compartment or locket to contain whatever will fit… Through graduating the size of the skull-like …
NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR EVERYDAY MATERIALS. McCall found himself with an abundance of large buttons. He purchased multicolored chicken wire, braided it in a manner commonly practiced by school-aged children, and connected the buttons to make this arresting neckpiece.
THEIR SOCIO/POLITICAL NATURE. Chen employs texting—our most common means of communication—to illustrate the stereotypes of young Asian American women.
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SUSTAINABILITY. Preservation of the environment, along with a fondness for costume jewelry, are displayed in this necklace made from repurposed elements. I would love to be able to make simple things, and perhaps the chasing of this wish is what drives me on. With this new group of pieces made for Gallery Sienna Patti, I …
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SUBVERSION. Although Fritsch makes rings from precious metal and stones, he uses these materials in revolutionary ways that topple traditional jewelry formats.
HUMOR. Referencing the children’s story about telling lies versus telling the truth, the Pinocchio series offers a witty commentary on our era.
