brillant(e)
Interfaces, crosslinks, relations or
parallels between jewellery-design and fine arts
3rd April until 30th May 2004
 The
90th birthday of meranese goldsmith Anton Frühauf is
occasion for the exhibition "brilliant(e)". With
his exceptional and experimental jewellery, Anton Frühauf
belongs to the precursors of "New Jewellery" in
Italy. His jewellery designs are marked out especially by
their transcendence of the traditional notion of jewellery
and their frequently picturesque or sculptural design, which
makes them look like small-scale works of art. This characteristic
of Anton Frühaufs work is the theme of the exhibition
"brilliant(e)".
It is noticeable that over the last decades, more and more
works were created which cannot definitely be categorised
as either "pieces of jewellery" or "works of
art". The exhibition shows only those jewellery designers
and fine artists who display the interfaces, crosslinks, relations
or parallels between jewellery design and fine arts in their
work.
"Jewellery and/or art", "Jewellery by fine
artists" and "Jewellery as a theme in fine art"
are the three approaches to crossing boarders, which the exhibition
"brilliant(e)" focuses on.
 Under
the heading "Jewellery and/or Art", pieces
of jewellery are shown, the designs of which are marked out
by a picturesque, graphic, conceptual or sculptural approach.
Particular to these pieces of jewellery is that they are disconnected
from their original, ornamental purpose and are becoming individual
and autonomous objects.
 "Art
as Jewellery" relates to pieces of jewellery designed
by fine artists. Frequently, ideas used in the fine arts have
been transferred by the artists to the jewellery design, so
that these pieces of jewellery are often "wearable works
of art".
 "Jewellery
in Fine Art" is a contention on the theme of jewellery
in fine art. Numerous artists have treated the social and
cultural phenomenon of jewellery and used it as motive or
material in their work.
We intend to give the beholder a new and unusual view of
the 30,000-year-old phenomenon "jewellery". 44 different
artistic interpretations of "jewellery" are shown,
which aim to initiate a contemplation on the definition, purpose
and meaning of jewellery.
Jewellery
and/or Art | Art
as Jewellery | Jewellery
in Fine Art| Artists|
Project Team
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