A catalog showing examples of works by Martina Dempf from 2006 until today. Under the heading “Touching Wood—And Other Materials in Martina Dempf’s Jewelry,” Barbara M. Henke writes, “With the transformation into an object meant for the human body, the artist removes the transience from the natural material, drawing the viewer’s attention to the beauty …
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A catalog showcasing The Scottish Gallery’s fantastic collection of works by Wendy Ramshaw. This publication coincides with The Scottish Gallery partnering with Goldsmiths’ Fair 2018 to mount a special exhibition featuring the pioneering jewelry of Wendy Ramshaw, CBE, RDI. Acclaimed globally as one of the key figures in the British Contemporary Jewellery movement from 1960 …
El catálogo Historias de Piel es un proyecto de arte joyería, desarrollado por Liliana Ojeda de Chile, el año 2018, con apoyo del Fondo de las artes del Gobierno de Chile. Contiene textos escritos por Jorge Castañón, Bárbara Lama, y Liliana Ojeda. El catálogo hace un recorrido del proyecto desde las primeras pruebas de material, …
The Collectiva Meeting | International Exhibition 2018 event took place in Porto, Portugal, and brought together national and international authors in exposition with the objective of promoting new talents and innovative work in the field of contemporary jewelry. This catalog shows some of the jewelry pieces presented, along with a brief explanation of the concepts …
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Many people, jewelry designers among them, draw inspiration from traditional jewelry styles. The common inspirational thread here is a feeling of connectedness, coupled with a desire to feel connected. But the core issue for jewelry designers today, striving to achieve jewelry which is more contemporary than merely a replay or reworking of traditional preferences and …
Ariel Lavian sees beauty wherever he may go. He collects objects he happens to find, whenever he recognizes the material’s potential. Beyond creating a merely decorative object, Lavian uses his highly personal material language for this process, enabling him as an artist-researcher to raise a dialogue regarding ideas and concepts close to his heart. The …
Material World – Solo Exhibition by Ariel Lavian – Catalog Read More »
For many years my work has explored qualities unique to jewelry as a medium. In my Lumina Series brooches, I focus on the fact that when worn, jewelry is viewed in motion. Many of these Lumina brooches call attention to this quality by dramatically shifting color or deepening in color intensity depending on the angle …
Whenever you create a piece of jewelry, it’s important to try to anticipate how your choice of materials, techniques, and technologies might positively or negatively affect how the piece moves and feels (which is called Support) when worn and how its components maintain shape and integrity (called Structure). Toward this end, it’s important to redefine …
ARCHITECTURAL BASICS OF JEWELRY DESIGN Building In The Necessary Support and Structure Read More »
The artist creates something out of nothing. The jewelry artist does the same, but also imposes this act on the person who wears the result, and who, in turn, decides whether to display or demonstrate its desirability and wearability, and all within a particular context or situation. So we start with nothing into something. That …
POINT LINE PLANE SHAPE FORM THEME Creating Something Out Of Nothing Read More »
“Power is expressed through jewellery, and has done so throughout the centuries. As a result, we can understand the history of power via jewellery and strengthen our democratic dialogue on what power is today, how it expresses itself, and how it can be understood and influenced.” –Curatorial statement by the curator of the exhibition “The …
In 1557, Queen Dorothea, wife of Denmark’s King Christian III, donated a large and sumptuous ornament to the city of Copenhagen, making it available for the daughters of the mayors and councillors to use when they–the only people eligible to apply–received permission to hold their wedding receptions in the main chamber of the city hall. …
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