Mari Funaki award 2016 – EXPO at Gal. Funaki (AU) – 23 Aout-24 Sept. 2016

2016 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery

The winners of the Mari Funaki Award  will be announced at the opening on Tuesday 23 August 2016.

The Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery is a biennial international Award that showcases excellence in international and Australian contemporary jewellery. Thirty-five artists have been shortlisted from an international field of 413 entries from 48 countries.

Mari Funaki award 2014

The selected exhibitors are:

Blanche Tilden (Au) / Céline Sylvestre (Fr) / David Bielander (CH/De) / Doris Betz (De) / Dovile Bernadisiute (Lithuania) / Ela Bauer (Nl) / Emi Fukuda (Jp) / Florian Milker (De) / Frieda Doerfer (De) / Genevieve Howard (Irl) / Henriette Schuster (De) / Inari Kiuru (Fi/Au) / Karl Fritsch (De/NZ) / Katie Collins (Au) / Katja Prins (Nl) / Katrin Feulner (De) / Lauren Tickle (USA) / Léa Mazy (Fr) / Lisa Walker (NZ) / Manon van Kouswijk (Nl/Au) / Melanie Isverding (De) / Melinda Young (Au) / Melissa Cameron (Au) / Michihiro Sato (Jp) / Nadja Soloviev (De) / Naoko Inuzuka (Jp/Au) / Paul Adie (UK) / Shachar Cohen (Il) / Sarah Johnston (Au) / Selen Özus (Tr) / Sophie Baumgärtner (De) / Thanh-Truc Nguyen (De) / WenMiao Yeh (Tw) /

Yong Joo Kim (S. Kr) / Yu Fang Chi (Tw)

 Kiko Gianocca, Veneer #2 neckpiece, 2014, wood veneer, balsawood, brass. Winner of the 2014 Mari Funaki Award.

Melissa Cameron. Piece: Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot, 2016. Powdercoated steel hand trowel, stainless steel, ribbon, various dimensions. Necklace, brooch, pin

David Bielander. Bracelet: Cardboard, 2015. Patinated silver, white gold. Photo by: Dirk Eisel

Genevieve Howard. Necklace: The Song of the Chanter, 2016. Laser cut Japanese linen paper, elastic

Yong Joo Kim. Necklace: Crossing the Chasm, 2016. Velcro® hook and loop fastener, thread

Manon van Kouswijk. Necklace: Figures. Porcelain

Léa Mazy -  Beneath the surface -  2016 – Léa is a young French designer studying at Design Academy Eindhoven.  Léa ’s jewelry collection “Beneath the Surface” is the result of a research on materials around the notions of intimacy, preciousness, fragility, surprise, but most of all on the beauty lying underneath the surface. Combined, the individual story of each broches and rings creates a personal narration and landscape.

 

Mari Funaki was a unique and passionate advocate for contemporary jewellery in Australia, both through her own remarkable practice and her establishment and directorship of Gallery Funaki.
This Award aims to celebrate Mari’s legacy by rewarding the skills and vision of jewellers both here and overseas and by providing a platform for outstanding new work to be shown here in Australia. A panel of three judges will award prizes in both established and emerging categories, with total prize money valued at AUD$11,000.

 

Gallery FUNAKI
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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia 3000
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EXPO ‘Black on Black’ – Manchester Art Gallery (GB) – 20 Juin-9 Oct. 2015

 « Black on Black » held in the Manchester Art Gallery from 20 June to 9 October 2015

Curated by Jo Bloxham

with :  Karin Johansson — Jorge Manilla — Georg Dobler — Melanie Isverding — Agnes Larsson — Sondra Sherman — Bettina Speckner — Tore Svensson — Karin Seufert — Patricia Domingues — Julia Maria Künnap — Stephen Bottomley — Lore Langendries — Jivan Astfalck – Philip Sajet – Florian Ladstaetter — Jose Antonio Moralejo

 Sondra Sherman - Rorschach Corsage: Belladonna II, 2015 steel, 750au
Sondra Sherman will show 3 brooches from the ‘Rorschach Corsage’ series.

Sondra Sherman  BACK VIEW w/o pin stem Rorschach Corsage: Papaver Somniferum, Brooch 2015 steel

Jose Antonio Moralejo – rings

Lore Langendries brooch

Philip Sajet – black ring  (& red neckpiece)(photo The Morning Bark)

 

 Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3JL  – UK
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During SCHMUCK 2015 – EXPO ‘Lux is the Dealer ‘ – Kunstpavillon, Munich (DE) – 12-16 Mars 2015

Lux is the Dealer

inauguration jeudi 12 mars à 16:00 – 21:00

Artist list : Alexander Blank — Kiko Gianocca — Melanie Isverding — Jiro Kamata — Noon Passama — Stefan Heuser

  Noon Passama – photo de Panjapol Kulp -
SOOOOO Much appreciated display !

Alexander Blank

Kiko Gianocca

Melanie Isverding, Brooch, 2014

Jiro Kamata

Noon Passama

 

Kunstpavillon
Kunstpavillon im Alten Botanischen Garten
Sophienstrasse 7A
80333 -  Munich     GERMANY

 

 

EXPO ‘MELANIE ISVERDING : Tiptoe on Clouds’ – Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam (NL) – 13 Sept.-25 Oct. 2014

MELANIE ISVERDING : Tiptoe on Clouds

 

There is something about the jewellery pieces of Melanie Isverding. They pose many questions. Are the big, clear-cut shapes only referring to themselves, or to something beyond the piece itself, like some sort of scale models? Does the familiar vernacular of the goldsmith still have any eloquence nowadays? What remains of the trditional concept of value in contemporary jewellery: the precious stones and pearls used in Isverding’s work have been pulverized, they retain their colours and sparkle, but lose their conventional shape and economic value. And perhaps the most important question of all: why would you wear such a piece of jewellery?

Even though you’re not instantly aware of it, Isverding touches in her work upon many fundamental issues. The only aspect that is beyond discussion is the level of perfection she strives for. Her work is made with the utmost care: all surfaces, every connection, each joint, both front- and backside: all details get the same meticulous attention. This is what craft can mean in this day and age, without referring to classic models or shrinking from the use of computer drawings or the occasional application – when beneficial – of industrial methods like lasercutting.

Every piece in the exhibition has the same title: Cavea (followed by a consecutive number). So still more questions, for it is a elusive notion. The word refers to a hollow space: perhaps best described in this case as the receptor of our imagination; but there must be more to it. Is this Cavea based on seedpods, or is it a kind of cage or a show-box? And then, what might be the intention behind the element that the perforated parts are connected to or hanging from? Is the work about inside or outside, protecting or exposing, observing or being watched, theater or intimacy?

That Isverding’s pieces are so convincing is for a substancial part due to the fact that they remain an enigma. It is also the reason why it is rewarding to relate to them and to wear them: it is challenging work. Made up from straight forward, univocal shapes, every piece seems a paragon of rationality and lucidity. Yet, there are always seeds of doubt, due to the juxtaposition of the elements, their reciprocal proportions, and seemingly irrational additions. It’s a justified doubt, for Isverding considers her work to be a place filled with longing, expectations and memories. She invites you to conscientiously enter an elusive world; as if you’re allowed to walk tiptoe on the clouds… Ward Schrijver  (© Galerie Rob Koudijs)

 Melanie Isverding -brooch (back) cavea 36 – 2014 -silver, enamel, hematite, pearls, glimmer, lacquer

Melanie Isverding – brooch cavea 35 – 2014 - silver, enamel, azurite, glimmer, lacquer

Melanie Isverding - brooch cavea 35 (back) – 2014 – silver, enamel, azurite, glimmer, lacquer

Melanie Isverding Necklace: Cavea 38, 2014 Silver, enamel, crushed pyrite and smoky quartz, lacquer 32 x 15 x 2 cm

Melanie Isverding Brooch: Cavea 29, 2014 Silver, enamel, crushed hematite, glimmer, lacquer, string 12 x 9 x 1 cm

 

 

Galerie Rob Koudijs
Elandsgracht 12
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EXPO ‘Bonzo Gonzo !’ – Projektraum J. Baumeister, Munich (DE) – 14-16 mars 2014

SCHMUCK 2014 – Munich – 12-18 Mars 2014

Bonzo Gonzo ! – Inaugurationg 13 Mars 2014 | 17.00 – 21.00

 

Reach, touch, clap, new one in.
Rest, relax…a bit of breath…
shortly and back in, all of us.
Crunchtime baby!
Headbutt or headlock,
overdrive in season’s clash.
With the right position, hold ‘em tight!
« Ding! »
Damn! The bell rings! Next round

with :Alexander Blank — Kiko Gianocca — Melanie Isverding — Florian Weichsberger

Alexander Blank - 2013 - « … in my latest works I like to make up stories as I used to when I was a child also in a very simplified way sometimes…. »

Melanie Isverding – Cavea, necklace

Florian Weichsberger „Pearly attack“,pendant, 2010,plastic, Silk.Foto: Mirei Takeuchi

 

Florian Weichsberger Untitled Necklace, 2009,plastic, metal.

Kiko Gianocca – A gauche : Bagues «Who am I» -or 18 carats, argent sterling,

résine polyuréthane – 2009 //  A droite : Pendentifs «Hold on» – bois brulé 2010

 

Projektraum J. Baumeister

Georgenstraße 66

80799 München

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Fr. 11.00 – 18.00
Sa. 11.00 – 16.00
So. 11.00 – 18.00

EXPO ‘Helter Skelter’ – Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim (DE) – 7-28 Avril 2013

Helter Skelter. Exhibition. Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim Germany

Helter – skelter or harum – scarum or maybe rather hurly – burly … the question is:
Who or what will be topsy – turvy here? Staged as a „ collision „ between five jewelry makers, all of whom live in Munich but are of disparate origins, the first joint exhibition of Alexander Blank, Attai Chen, Carina Chitsaz- Shoshtary, Melanie Isverding and Mia Maljojoki will present intriguing jewelry creations at Rosemarie Jäger’s gallery in Hochheim.
These five jewelry artists met while studying in Professsor Otto Künzli’s class at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Nevertheless, visitors will find no trace of homogeinity or uniformity in this exhibition, because each oft hem has found his or her own idiosyncratic „ language „ that manifests itself in their highly imaginative and original jewelry. What units them ist he sculptural quality of their pieces, which present themselves as small, three – dimensional wearble sculptures that also reveal demanding artistic standards and meticulous craftsmanship.

Artists:  Alexander Blank –  Attai Chen  –  Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary  –  Melanie Isverding  –  Mia Maljojoki

Alexander Blank jewels hanging 

Alexander Blank  Brooch: Jimmy 2013  Hand-carved high density foam, silver, graphite, lacquer

Mia Maljojoki  Neckpiece: Life is juicy-How fragile is your day#6 2013  Porcelain, elastic band, cotton

Carina Chitsaz  Necklace: Shoshtary Gray with Stains 2012  Graffiti, silver 

Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary

Melanie Isverding

 

Galerie Rosemarie Jäger
Wintergasse 13
65239 – Hochheim am Main
Germany
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Schmuck 2013 – EXPO ‘The Lunatic Swing’ – Kunstarkaden, Munich (DE) – 26 Fevr.-30 Mars 2013

The Lunatic Swing

The group of artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich come back again and display an exhibition during the Schmuck fair 2013.

Special-Opening during « SCHMUCK 2013 Munich » on 7th March at 5pm – 8pm.

26.2.2013-30.3.2013
Opening on 26 th February at 7pm

Looking past the confines of the given space these six emerging contemporary jewellers will exhibit their work on a transformed landscape. Stretching fabric tight over these traditional forms the play of light swings a delirious dance. The artists involved are all alumni of Munich’s Academy of Fine Art having studied under Prof. Otto Künzli.

Participants:  Attai Chen, Israel — Songho Cho, South Korea — Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary, Germany — Laura Deakin, Australia — Melanie Isverding, Germany — Emma Price, Australia –

  Melanie Isverding – Cavea

Sungho Cho – Abstraktes Selbstbildnis, Brosche

 

 

PS : June 4, 2013  to  June 29, 2013  the exhibition will be at FUNAKI Gallery !

Kunstarkaden
Sparkassenstraße 3,
80331 Munich
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Prix Européen des Arts Appliqués – WCC-BF, Mons (Belgium) – 14 Juill.-9 Sept. 2012

European Prize for Applied Arts – WCC-BF

L’Art appliqué ? Qu’est-ce que c’est ?

Quand la création fait irruption dans le quotidien, quand le bijou se fait manifeste, quand la céramique se fait poème, quand le design change la vie, quand les artistes posent un regard neuf sur tout ce qui fait l’ordinaire de chacun et par l’ « intelligence de la main » créent des pièces uniques, c’est là que sont les Arts appliqués.
Design d’objets et de mobilier, création textile, céramique contemporaine, bijou et orfèvrerie, verre, travail du métal,…  Venez découvrir le meilleur des Arts appliqués européens cet été aux Anciens Abattoirs de Mons.
Créateurs confirmés et jeunes talents, dont les créations seront présentées dans le superbe cadre de la Grande Halle, dialogueront dans une scénographie confiée à Evelyne Gilmont, designer bruxelloise qui enseigne à l’Ecole supérieure des Arts plastiques et visuels de Mons.
Un jury international d’experts décernera le Prix européen des Arts appliqués, ce dernier comptant deux catégories :
le Prix des Maîtres d’Art, doté de 3.500 €, décerné à un créateur  âgé de plus de 35 ans, auteur d’une pièce maîtresse.
le Prix Jeune Talent de 3.000 euros, décerné à un jeune créateur âgé d’au maximum 35 ans.

Les Artistes (je ne reprends que les noms du bijou …)

Master :

Nevin ARIG (BE) — Alexander BLANK (DE) — Frédéric BRAHAM (FR) — Gemma DRAPER (ES) — Sam Tho DUONG  (DE) — Beate EISMANN (DE) — Hilde FOKS (NL) — Christine GRAF (DE) — Susi HINES (UK) — Peter HOOGEBOOM (NL) — Christiana JOECKEL (DE) — Christer JONSSON (SE) — Claire LAVENDHOMME (BE) — Kadri MÄLK (EE) — Ramon PUIG CUYÀS (ES) — Zoe ROBERTSON (UK) — Isabell SCHAUPP (DE) — Bettina SPECKNER (DE) – Terhi TOLVANEN  (NL) — Barbara UDERZO (IT) — Felieke VAN DER LEEST (NO) — Tanel VEENRE (EE) — Annamaria ZANELLA  (IT)

Claire LAVENDHOMME (B)

Frédéric BRAHAM (F)

Felieke  VAN DER LEEST (NL/N)

Alexander BLANK (G)

Christer JONSSON (S)

Ramon PUIG CUYÀS (E)

Hilde FOKS (NL) bolkol detail

Young Talents :

Farrah AL-DUJAILI (UK) — Iona M C BROWN (UK) — Daniela CARDILLO (IRL) — Laura DEAKIN (DE) — Katharina DETTAR (DE) — Patricia DOMINGUES (DE) — Adam GRINOVICH (SE) — Melanie ISVERDING (DE) — Hannah JORIS (BE) — Andrew LAMB (UK) — Agnes LARSSON (SE) — Constanze SCHREIBER (DE) — Flora VAGI (HU) — Anna Helena VAN DE POL DE DEUS (IT)

Farrah AL-DUJAILI (UK)

Adam GRINOVICH (S)

Anna Helena VAN DE POL DE DEUS (IT)

Daniela Cardillo, National College of Art and Design, Dublin –  » This is jewellery formed out of electroformed components of dead animals. Skulls, bones, claws – who’d have thought this stuff could be so exquisite?  »

 

 

WCC-BF
Les Anciens Abattoirs
17 rue de la Trouille
B-7000 Mons (Belgique)
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EXPO ‘MELANIE ISVERDING – Hide n’ seek’ – Galerie Rob Koudjis, Amsterdam (NL) – 22 Oct.-3 Dec. 2011

FrontRoom: MELANIE ISVERDING  Hide n’ seek

Melanie Isverding makes mysterious jewellery. Her seemingly abstract shapes instantly make the imagination shoot sparks. Contrasts like freedom and control or movement and order are simultaneously manifest. Sometimes nature seems to be the source of inspiration, but this is contradicted by the reduced shapes and mathematical regularity. Nor is it clear whether a different scale is being suggested – might we interpret these pieces as a sort of spaceships? – or is the power of expression produced by their actual size?

There is lot to be said for the last option: each brooch or necklace has a construction that is as meticulous as it is refined. The finish of every surface has been carefully considered: polished, burnished, lacquered, coloured; several, mostly half-hidden, parts are covered with pulverized gemstones. Surprisingly enough, despite all this careful craftsmanship, there always remains something inexplicable to each piece. With this work Melanie Isverding adds a remarkably different approach to the vernacular of autonomous jewellery. (Ward Schrijver © Galerie Rob Koudijs )

Melanie Isverding – brooch

Melanie Isverding – brooch – silver, enamel

 

 

Galerie Rob Koudjis
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COLLECT 2011 – at SAATCHI GALLERY, LONDON (UK) – 6-9 Mai 2011

COLLECT has an enviable reputation as a premier, annual fair for contemporary craft. Through its presentation of work from the best international applied artists, COLLECT has become a prestigious event in the international cultural calendar gaining the respect and support of many private collectors, museum curators and galleries.

This year, for the first time, the work of each artist will be complimented by a photographic installation curated by a renowned Italian photographer, Mario Guerra, in which the jewellery on display will be interpreted from an artistic viewpoint, so as to create an ever closer connection between the worlds of contemporary craft and contemporary art.

jewelry galleries :

Alternatives Gallery (IT), Antonella Villanova (IT), Electrum Gallery (UK), Galerie Louise Smit (NL), Galerie Marzee (NL), Galerie Ra (NL), Galerie Rob Koudijs (NL), Galerie Sofie Lachaert (BE), Galleri Format (NO), Galleria Norsu (FI), Lesley Craze Gallery (UK), Galerie Rosemarie Jäger (DE), The Scottish Gallery (UK), Tyger Glyn Gallery (UK)

Eugenia Ingegno (Alternatives Gallery)

Sally Collins – (Alternatives Gallery)
Helen Britton – (Galerie Louise Smit)

Bettina Speckner – front brooch – 2010  (Galerie Ra)

Mia Maljojoki - (Galerie Rob Koudijs)
Ara Kuo -  (Galerie Sofie Lachaert )

Elise Hatlo – (Galleri Format)

Anna Talbot, Redwolf, 2009 - (Galleri Format)
Nora Fok – (Lesley Craze Gallery)

Melanie Isverding (Galerie Rosemarie Jäger)

Attai Chen  (Galerie Rosemarie Jäger)
Susan May- brooch – (Tyger Glyn Gallery)

 

 

Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road
SW3 4SQ‎ – London
United Kingdom
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