EXPO ‘Not Too Precious’ – National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny (Ireland) – 22 Janv.–30 Mars 2016

Not Too Precious : Exhibition Talk & Launch

Organisé par National Craft Gallery, Ireland

(Attai Chen on left – Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary on right)

Not Too Precious explores inspirational work by 25 international jewellers using materials for their expressive potential rather than for their intrinsic value. Radical artist jewellers of the late 1960s and 70s vigorously rejected the idea that jewellery should be considered ‘precious’ simply because of the materials of which it was made. Today, the use of a huge variety of materials in jewellery is far more accepted, but economic pressures are putting that freedom of artistic expression at potential risk as people revert to traditionally ‘valuable’ materials for ‘safety’. Not Too Precious challenges preconceptions about ‘non-precious’ materials by encouraging us to consider ‘accrued value’: what talented makers bring to their work through their ideas and skill.
The selected artists, who currently work in the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, create innovative, skilfully-made jewellery that is insightful and culturally resonant. Sometimes poignant, sometimes witty, their work communicates at many levels. It is above all honest and – for want of a better term – not too precious.

Jewellery by 25 international makers :  Attai Chen — Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary – Eunmi Chun — Warwick Freeman — Emmeline Hastings — Christel van der Laan — Felieke van der Leest – Sari Liimatta — Märta Mattsson — Jasmin Matzakow — Kazumi Nagano — Shinji Nakaba — Lina Peterson — Zoe Robertson — Michihiro Sato — Mariko Sumioka — Emiko Suo — Tore Svensson — Janna Syvänoja — Mirei Takeuchi — Timothy Information Limited — Terhi Tolvanen — Catherine Truman — Flóra Vági — Heather Woof.

Kazumi Nagano

Marta Mattson

Shinji Nakaba

Catherine Truman

 Warwick Freeman

Sari Liimatta

Michihiro Sato

Heather Woof

Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary

Eun Mi Chun

 

 

National Craft Gallery, Ireland

 Castle Yard, Kilkenny, Ireland

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Pour vivre heureux, vivons caché ….

« Un bijou peut se porter ostensiblement, mais on peut aussi vouloir le cacher. Sa préciosité devient alors un “trésor” que seuls connaissent celui ou celle qui le porte, celui ou celle qui l’a inventé. On rejoint là une idée chère aux dandys des temps anciens qui portaient des baleines en or dans leur col de chemise. Des artistes contemporains ont développé cette conception et créé leurs propres histoires. Un bijou, c’est essentiellement la présence de l’autre sur soi, transmis d’un patrimoine familial ou cadeau d’un être aimant. L’artiste peut décider de nommer bijou un objet et lui donner ce statut. Ainsi, comme le souligne Marie-Ange Guilleminot, on pourrait imaginer de donner ce statut au parfum d’un savon, qui devient ainsi parure-présence éphémère entre deux êtres complices. Virginie Bois l’a conçu avec de la fumée ou de la glace ………  [dans] une oeuvre qu’elle a réalisée il y a cinq ans pour un mariage. On lui avait commandé un bijou. Elle a alors proposé une feuille d’or qu’on applique sur la peau. Ce bijou ne vit que s’il est porté. Il change jusqu’à disparaître complètement. Seul le temps le vole inéluctablement. C’est une préciosité qu’on ne peut garder, un bijou qu’on oublie aussitôt après avoir choisi où l’appliquer. La feuille agit, impliquant naturellement une attitude de dignité devant ce qui est un symbole, une idée, une histoire. Seul le regard de l’autre révèle sa présence. L’art vous va si bien… » Marc Pottier

Le MAITRE de ce jeu de cache-cache étant bien sur Otto Künzli !

voir aussi  HOW TO PRONG & SET sur Pinterest ……

 

Otto Künzli – « Gold Makes You Blind », gold, rubber, 1980 – a ball of gold encased in a black rubber bangle – INVISIBLE !

 Marta Mattson – “Black Beetle” FlourishRing in copper, pearls, lacquer and resin

Marta Mattsson brooch – made out of walnut wood, beetle, cubic zirconias, resin, lacquer and silver.

Etsuko Sonobe  Necklace  18-karat gold, pearls 

Nick Dong Ring – vivre caché …..

Lawrence Woodford - For the Ancestors. 2008. Ring. 18k gold, plastic, sapphire, aquamarine

 Alan Revere – « implosion » ring – gold, diamonds  inside out idea Sean O’Connell – Ball Track bangle -     Stainless steel, ruby ball bearings

Sam-Tho Duong – The Magic of Ginger – brooch in silver and nylon with dyed coral stones

 Sam Tho Duong – brooch from « ginger » collection

Lia Di Gregorio Bracelet « Pearls inside » in brushed yellow gold and white pearls.

Tina Chow designed bracelet – woven basketry with, inside, « free » rough stones …. free … and hide

John Reinhold – The Rattle ring -  inside compartments for eight diamonds that will rattle inside the ring when worn

Kathy Frey – Floating Pearl Riverstone Bangle 2011

KJL (Kenneth J Lane) jet bangle

G.Kabirski -  Ring – Gold, sapphires and diamonds

 

Melanie Georgacopoulos earrings

EXPO ‘PURPLE’ – Steinbeisser at the Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy , Amsterdam (NL) – 14-15 Dec. 2013

The Steinbeisser Jewellery Show at the Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy is an annual event showcasing the work of established and upcoming artists. The show’s theme of this edition is ‘Purple’. A color of contradiction for which the artists specially created or selected pieces never shown in the Netherlands before.

(Philip Sajet necklace)

The theme Purple is a color of contradiction, it consists of the warm and comforting red and the cold and clean blue. Purple stands for the mystery of life as it also stands for the mystery of death. Our request to the participants was, what is your most perfect color purple?

On exhibit are works from Philip Sajet – Edgar Mosa – Andi Gut — Evert Nijland — Tarja Tuupanen — Rosa Nogués Freixas — Natalie Luder — Beate Klockmann –  Sofia Björkman – Maki Okamoto — Tobias Alm — Nina Sajet – Nils Hint — Volker Atrops — Jorge Manilla — Manuel Vilhena  — Märta Mattsson.

 

Marta Mattson

Sofia Bjorkman – reflective stones

 

Steinbeisser
at the Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy
on the 4th Floor Platform
Oostelijke Handelskade 34
Amsterdam

EXPO ‘From the Coolest Corner’ – Designmuseum, Helsinki (FI) – 11 Oct. 2013-12 Janv. 2014

Touring exhibition that presents the best work in contemporary Nordic jewellery design

The joint Nordic exhibition will continue on its tour from Finland to Estonia, and from there to Sweden.

(Anna Talbot  work)

This joint exhibition presents the best work in contemporary Nordic jewellery design. The exhibits consist of 159 pieces of jewellery by 61 Nordic designers, also featured a group of Estonian jewellery designers. The exhibition aims to present a broad overview of contemporary Nordic jewellery, generate dialogue and to provide more information on the national and international status of contemporary jewellery.

Nordic jewellery thrives and interests audiences. This is the shared view of the producers of this touring exhibition. Its message is that Nordic jewellery is experimental, bold, expressive – and cool.

Designers from the Nordic countries and Estonia were asked to send samples of their work to the touring exhibition’s five-member jury. The members of the jury were Liesbet den Besten of the Netherlands, Widar Halén of Norway, Love Jönsson of Sweden, Päivi Ruutiainen of Finland and Jorunn Veiteberg of Denmark.

 

The exhibition at Design Museum contains work by the following jewellery designers, among others: Kim Buck (DK) –  Julie Bach (DK) –  Kaori Juzu (DK) –  Marie-Louise Kristensen (DK) –  Maarja Niinemägi (EE) –  Kristi Paap (EE) –  Janna Syväoja (FI) –  Anna Rikkinen (FI) –  Janne Hirvonen (FI) –  Helena Lehtinen (FI) –  Aino Favén (FI) –  Clarice Finell (FI) –  Mirja March (FI) –  Hulda B. Ágústsdóttir (IS) –  Konrad Mehus (NO) –  Sigurd Bronger (NO) –  Lillan Eliassen (NO) –  Anna Talbot (NO) –  Tobias Alm (SE) –  Beatrice Brovia (SE) –  Åsa Elmstam (SE) –  Daniela Hedman (SE) –  Paula Lindblom (SE) –  Märta Mattson (SE) –  Lena Olson (SE).

 

Julia Maria Künnap (EE), brooch From the Middle of a Dream, 2010, obsidian, gold

 Helena Lehtinen (FIN), necklace Gardens, 2012, wood, leaf, leaf gold, silver, beads

Janna Syvänoja (FIN), necklace Untitled I, 2012, paper, steelwire

Josephine Winther (DK), necklaces Ding , 2011, 45 bells, five different bronze alloys, silver, gold/copper alloy, porcelain, amber, agat

Daniela Hedman (SE), necklace Feet from the Ground Series, 2010, copper, thread

 

For more information on the touring exhibition, see http://www.coolestcorner.no/

Design Museum
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00130 Helsinki
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EXPO ‘ALLA’ – Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg (SE) – 2 Oct.-9 Dec. 2012

ALLA 

Is it possible to question prejudice and xenophobia with jewellery?
29 pieces of jewellery made by the same amount of artists. The brooches are produced especially for the exhibition and addresses issues of identity, xenophobia and views on Swedishness. Besides brooches the exhibition also include photographs, a catalogue and film.
ALLA, which will be unveiled at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, is initiated and curated by jewellery artist Hanna Hedman and Rut-Malin Barklund.
The project is made possible with support from Konstnärsnämden, The Swedish Arts Grants CommitteeKarin Johansson – Brooch: Diversity 2012 – Silver, stickers

Artists: Annika Pettersson — Auli Laitinen — Adam Grinovich — Agnieszka Knap — Annika Åkerfelt — Catarina Hällzon — Daniela Hedman — Helena Lindholm — Jacob Nyberg – Jenny Edlund — Jenny Klemming — Kajsa Lindberg — Karin Johansson – Karin Roy Andersson — Klara Brynge — Maria Sköldin — Mona Wallström — Märta Mattson — Pia Aleborg – Sanna Svedestedt — Serena Holm — Sofia Björkman — Tobias Alm — Tove Knuts — Tore Svensson — Vidar Hertov — Yasar Aydin — Åsa Elmstam — Åsa Skogberg.Märta Mattsson  Brooch: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 2012  Electroformed beetles, lacquer, silver

 

 

Röhsska museet
Vasagatan 37-39
SE-400 15 – Gothenburg
Sweden
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EXPO ‘Secret Garden’ – New Values Gallery, Berlin (DE) – 18 Nov. 2011-15 janv. 2012

Secret Garden

 

The Opulent Project –  Jenny Klemming  – Frida Aberg – Nora Rochel – Eily O’Connell –  Coco Dunmire –   Alejandra Solar –  Gitte Nygaard –  Mia Maljojoki — Märta Mattson – Q Hisashi Shibata –  Ksenia Obukhova – Begoña Prats –

Begoña Prats

Mia Maljojoki

The Opulent Project (TOP)  (TOP was founded by Meg Drinkwater and Erin Gardner in 2007 while finishing their BFA at the University of Oregon)

Ksenia Obukhova (kko is a young experimental jewellery brand, created by Ksenia Obukhova. She finished the Rietveld Art Academy in  Amsterdam in 2010)

Eily O’Connell

Nora Rochel

Coco Dunmire

Gitte Nygaard

Q Hisashi Shibata

 

 

 

New Values, conceptual jewellery gallery
Knaackstraße 96
10437 Berlin
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open 14.00 – 21.00 every day

 

allaallaalla !!!! brooches journey – Sweden – 25-27 Oct. 2011

Jewellery has always been a way to show cultural identity, belonging, status or views. ALLA is a project where 30 jewellery artists living in Sweden have created unique brooches as a reaction to the theme of xenophobia.
These brooches will be taken on a journey from northern to southern Sweden between the 25-27th of October.

participating artists :
Annika Petterson — Auli Laitinen — Adam Grinovich — Agnieszka Knap — Annika Åkerfelt — Catarina Hällzon — Daniela Hedman — Helena Lindholm — Jacob Nyberg — Jenny Edlund — Jenny Klemming — Kajsa Lindberg — Karin Johansson — Karin Roy Andersson — Klara Brynge — Maria Sköldin — Mona Wallström — Märta Mattson — Pia Aleborg — Sanna Svedestedt — Serena Holm — Sofia Björkman — Tobias Alm — Tove Knuts — Tore Svensson — Vidar Hertov — Yasar Aydin — Åsa Elmstam — Åsa Skogberg.

Resans schema (parcours ?):
*Tisdag 25 oktober
Flyg Stockholm Arlanda-Kiruna, avgång 11:10 – ankomst 12:40
Tåg Kiruna-Stockholm, avgång 17:35 – ankomst 10:20 (nattåg från Boden 20:56)
*Onsdag 26 oktober
Tåg Stockholm-Malmö, avgång 12:21 – ankomst 16:50
*Torsdag 27 oktober
Tåg Malmö-Göteborg, avgång 09:08 – ankomst 12:17
Tåg Göteborg-Stockholm, avgång 14:42 – ankomst 17:50

 

 

Kontaktpersoner:
Rut-Malin Barklund 0707-359 307
Hanna Hedman 070-527 09 80
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www.allaallaalla.se

TOUT est bon dans le COCHON !!

A « porky pig » selection ……

Sung-Yeoul Lee – brooch: Growth series 2010 – Cast plastic, sterling silver, copper mesh, gold leaf, pig intestine

Sung-Yeoul Lee – Necklace ‘Growth series’ 2010 – Cast plastic, sterling silver, copper mesh, gold leaf, pig intestine

Marta Mattsson’s brooches- sofa ny highlights part two: märta mattsson’s skins
at SOFA NY was jewelry artist Märta Mattsson, represented by Sienna Gallery.
while it might look like paper, the reality is that each piece is made of skin – goat skin, calf skin and reindeer skin. Repulsion quickly mixed with fascination (dailyartmuse)

Märta Mattsson – Skin flowers Brooches -  Goatskin, walnut wood, silver

Catarina Hällzon – beautiful necklace- Here comes the surprise: it’s the intestines of a pig, tightened around silver

Catarina Hällzon- Necklace 2006 – Material: Intestinal tract from a pig, silver  -detail

Catarina Hällzon – Brooch 2006 Material: Intestinal tract from a pig, silver, thread

Arthur Hash – 2005 Dried Pig’s ear bracelet

Tiffany Rowe- “Made with fresh sheep intestines !”  (bon, c’est pas du cochon, mais on va pas chipoter !!)

Maria Phillips (USA) – “Portrait” Brooches – gut (boyaux) (Velvet da Vinci exhibition)

Stephanie Hensle – MEAT serie

Stephanie Hensle brooch(es)

Stephanie Hensle brooch

Andrea Coderch Valor – necklace – 2010- Silver, plastic, white pearls, black pearls

Andrea Coderch Valor – ring – 2011 – silver, pearls, resin

Ted-Noten- Evening Butterfly ring – 2010

David Bielander – brooch

Nikki Majajas, from the « tenmoregirls » group (Australia)

Jimena Rios

Jaanika PAJUSTE

Jaanika Pajuste  Two in One  Necklace in porcelain, pearls, silver, thread and magnets. Shown with optional ‘Sweets’ magnets

Akiko Kurihara – necklace « thank you for the meat » 2010 – silver, acrylic resin, colour (Marzee Gallery)

and the last two from ALCHIMIA :

« Alchimiajewellery school presents ‘Tastes just like chicken….’ the Quaternitas exhibition 2011, curated by Ruudt Peters.
Michelle Kraemer and Maru Lopez present the final results after a yearlong development under the guidance of their tutor and curator. The work of both started with an exploration of gender, identity, sex, skin, touch, within the borders generated around those concepts by the individual and society.
The artists have worked in a close dialogue and with corresponding materials like fabric, latex, nylon and foam, but the resulting jewellery pieces show clearly their difference in cultural identity and personal interest.
Set up in the beautiful entrance hall of Alchimia, the exhibition is articulated in two installations referring to the display of ‘organic material’ , one related to commerce (the butcher) the other to curiosity and science (the natural history museum).« 

Michelle Kraemer: ‘have you got the guts?’ latex, nylon thights, balsa wood, embroiderie thread

Maru Lopez: ‘pass me the salt’, Fabric, acrylic paint, thread, plastic filling , iron, and shibuichi

EXPO ‘Brooch / Bross’ – Sterling Gallery, Budapest (HU) – 26 Mai-17 Juin 2011

The Sterling Gallery cordially invites you to an exclusive exhibition, entitled BROOCH, of young contemporary artists.

Sterling Gallery located in Budapest (H) organizing an exclusive exhibition, entitled BROOCH in order to create an interactive information exchange, a dialogue, a conversation or a meeting between Hungarian and international artists from different countries.

The jewel as a « household object » has pronounced functional complexity.
It has both a role and a tradition in each community.
It can be inferred from certain eras, cultures, ethnic groups and lifestyles, habits and thinking.
It might be a sign, or a symbol which is answering to a non-asked question.
It can refer to the wearer’s age, identity, the religious affiliation, marital status.
It is the distinguishing sign of the everyday and the holidays, a status symbol.
It is a part of magical and practical function in people’s lives.
A jewel fits the body and it’s present in clothing.
The jewel expresses the relationship between people.
The brooch, brooches have also been made in the Bronze Age, Greek, Roman and in other European workshops.

These had a functional role as indispensable elements of clothing and self representation.
The brooches had the force to join, screw and fix the fabric of the cloth.
The use of the buttons and buckles took the practical role of the brooch away, but in the same time the aesthetic function of the brooch has been enhanced.

Exhibited artists : 
Abaffy Klára — Adám Krisztián — Bartl Dora — Dávid Attila Norbert –Egri Zoltán — Egi Marcell — Ferenczi Vanda –Fördős Bence — Noémi Gera  –Gaál Gyöngyvér — Előd Halász  — Huber Kinga — Kecskés Orsolya — Király Fanni –Krámli Magdolna — Réka Lőrincz  –Marosi László — Péter Vladimir — Simon Viktória — Sfomfai Krisztina –Slavei Tamás — Tóth Zoltán –Varga Viktór — Flóra Vági  — Vékony Fanni — Visy Dóra — Wladis –

Denise J. Reytan — Felieke van der Leest — Jimin Park  — Constanze Schreiber –Sari Liimatta — Noon Passama — Li Chu Wu — Manuel Vilhena — Nick Mullins — Marta Mattson — Helena Lehtinen — Udi Lagallina — Martina Mühlfellner — Valeria Hasse & Marcela Muñiz (Tota Reciclados) –  The Idiots — Sofia Björkman –

 

Réka Lörincz – brooch ‘Super Trend’ 2011 -Gold, brand labels (textile)

Valeria Hasse (de TOTA Reciclados)

Sari Liimatta – three brooches  ‘Not Enough’ 2005 – Glass beads, metals, paint, rubber toys

Helena Lehtinen – garden

Li-Chu WU – Mountain Landscape Brooch

Előd Halász – Bang! You’re Dead

Flora Vagi

 Noon Passama pins « extra button »

 

STERLING Ékszergaléria / Sterling Gallery
H-1092 Budapest. Ráday utca 31.
Nyitva: Hétfő-Péntek 12-20h
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Szombat: 10-14h

EXPO ‘Sensibelt – fotografi och smyckekonst’ – Konsthandeln, Stockholm (SE) – 12-21 mai 2011

Sensibelt – fotografi och smyckekonst 12–21 maj

Karin Roy Andersson, Ingrid Bärndal, Susanne Forsström, Agnieszka Knap, Hanna Liljenberg, Åsa Lockner, Märta Mattsson och Åsa Skogberg.

 

 

Märta Mattson, Still life (red) – brosch, skalbagge, tapet, krossad pyrit, valnötsträ, gjutplast, silver, lack

Åsa Skogberg Sprättägg, sleeve, 2011 – äggskal, lack, silver, strumpbyxa

 

 

Åsa Skogberg – Sprättägg, sleeve, 2011 äggskal, lack, silver, strumpbyxa
 

 

Åsa Lockner – Brosch i silver och trä

 

 

Agnieszka Knap, « The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence »  halsband i silver, koppar, emalj, silke, onyx

 

 

 

Susanne Forsström, Longing beyond – brosch i silver och gummi

 

 

 

Ingrid Bärndal Det spirar  silver, sötvattenpärlor, polypropen

 

 

Hanna Liljenberg -  Quinault 3, halssmycke järn, oljefärg, lintråd, silver

 

 

 

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