LEFT: Cathie Pilkington. Degas Doll V, 2005, painted, patinated bronze. Photo: courtesy of the artist and David Roberts Art Collection, London; Tone Vigeland. RIGHT: Susan Wraight, Spring Awakening, 2005. Netsuke, hand-carved and stained boxwood, amber with gold leaf inlaid with buffalo horn, courtesy: Adrian Sassoon, London.
originally commissioned for a private collection from leading London jeweller Jacqueline Mina (shown courtesy of the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh) as well as inventive use of modern materials such as acrylic, plywood and steel. A particular highlight in this category includes two major sculptural forms constructed in a meticulous mosaic technique with recycled acrylics borrowed from the Glasgow studio of Peter Chang. On show from those who have moved from jewellery into other areas are works by Cathie Pilkington and Susan Wraight. Pilkington, a London based sculptor and Royal Academician who originally studied jewellery and silversmithing at ECA, is represented by her bronze, Degas Doll V (on loan from the David Roberts Art Foundation). An exquisite miniature boxwood carving entitled Spring Awakening on show is the work of Susan Wraight, an Australian-based carver in the netsuke tradition studied jewellery design in London at the RCA (on show courtesy of Adrian Sassoon, London). Artists and designers who have included jewellery as just one element in their repertoire are represented here by works such as Studio Tord Boontje’s Cherry Stone and Swarovski crystal necklace and Anni Albers 1940s Sink Drainer necklace in the form of a newly created edition of the work by the Albers Foundation. The curators hope that all who visit the exhibition will share their excitement about the imaginative possibilities of jewellery design in the 21st century: design which has roots in ancient traditions as well as embracing contemporary ideas and technologies. This exhibition is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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Giovanni Corvaja Pendant 2012, 18ct, 22ct gold and enamel Private Collection Photo: courtesy of Adrian Sassoon, London
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