During SCHMUCK 2016 : EXPO ‘The BOX’ – Galerie Biró Junior, Munich (DE) – 25-28 Fevr. 2016
Galerie Biró Junior in cooperation with Bella Neyman & Ruta Reifen from Platforma, New York
THE BOX
#39 – curator: Platforma, Bella Neyman & Ruta Reifen, New York
Artists: Sofia Björkman, SW — Réka Lörincz, HU — Bruce Metcalf, USA – Gisbert Stach, DE — Demitra Thomloudis, USA – Timothy Veske-McMahon, USA
The curators of The Box posed a unique challenge to a select group of artists. Take 5 readymade materials purchased at the dollar store & give value to something invaluable by creating 3 wearable pieces of jewelry. This challenge feeds into the contemporary jewelry artists’ interest in working with non-precious & alternative materials.
The group includes three American and three European artists. They are Bruce Metcalf, Demi Thomloudis, Timothy Veske-McMahon, Sofia Björkman, Réka Lörinz and Gisbert Stach.
Each artist received a box containing five standard size white envelopes, a small white towel, three white erasers, three CDs, and a can of Diet Coke. The materials were chosen because they are all white and echo a metaphorical blank page. These items can also be manipulated in multiple ways.
Réka Lörincz necklace for THE BOX
pendant by Sofia Björkman – part of THE BOX exhibition during SCHMUCK 2016
brooch by Sofia Björkman – part of THE BOX exhibition
Demitra Ryan-Thomloudis – Brooch: Hollow Formed Cement, resin, cloth, diet coke can, CD, paint, Nickel silver – for the BOX exhibition
Bruce Metcalf - Second brooch for « The Box. » Made from a Diet Coke can, envelopes, plexiglass, moonstone, glass cabochon, and silver. Height 4 1/2″ »
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