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Pair of earrings
Maker: Adam, Jane
Anodised, dyed, and crazed aluminium leaves attached to stainless steel wire, on silver hooks. Matching necklace M.7-2008
History note: Exhibited at Origin, held at Somerset House, London, week 1, 7-12 October 2008 where purchased by the donors
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund
Method of acquisition: Given (2008-11-24) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith
21st Century, Early
Elizabeth II
Production date:
AD 2008
Text from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: The colour, lightness and flexibility of these pieces demonstrate Adam’s understanding of the potential of aluminium as a material for contemporary jewellery. For example, aluminium is a less dense, less heavy material than precious metals and thus the leaf forms sit lightly against the human frame, comfortable to wear and responding to the simplest movements of the wearer. With the movement, the detail of the surface colour and texture are highlighted. Jane Adam: ‘My approach was to treat aluminium as an artistic medium like paper or fabric, and I found that, once certain principles were understood, it offered the studio jeweller endless ways of creating surface colour, mark and texture, for instance by painting, drawing, resist printing, block printing, overdyeing or crazing.’
Framework
composed of
steel wire
Leaves
composed of
aluminium
Ear Hook
composed of
silver
A
Height 12 cm
B
Height 13 cm
Accession number: M.8A & B-2008
Primary reference Number: 166433
Entry form number: 1002
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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