Abstract
The celebration of the local, the regional, the private and the personal, and the value of experience and memory, is territory that many contemporary jewellery designers and makers seek to articulate and make real. Jewellers preside over the manipulation of materials and the transformation of their meaning and value. Design involves working on a small scale in relation to the intimate site of the human body and exercising advanced craft skills to bring a variety of materials together as desirable and durable objects. The juxtaposition of materials, the recycling of objects and the subversion of traditions can also bring a new understanding to familiar forms and imbue everyday materials with a poetic presence. This exhibition includes the work of 42 Australian jewellers exploring jewellery from a number of viewpoints within six broad themes: Romanticism, Interpreting the Vernacular, Encapsulating Nature, Technics, Social Message and Sculpture for the Body. All of the works are from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Publisher | CraftACT Craft and Design Centre |
| Edition | SA.SC.06 |
| Size | 80 x 90 x 40mm |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Bodywork: Australian Jewellery from 1970-2012 - CraftACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia Duration: 10 Apr 2015 → … |