On Jewellery: A Compendium of International Contemporary Art Jewellery - Softcover

Liesbeth Den Besten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3897903490 ISBN 13: 9783897903494

Publisher: Arnoldsche, 2011

Synopsis

On Jewellery explores different themes, such as Conceptual Jewellery, Jewellery and Photography, Borderline Jewellery and the Language of Jewellery. It deals with assumptions, definitions, prejudices and claims, to take up a position and with the aim to describe the field in its full richness, and within the context of society and fine art. The book covers the period from the late 1960s until the present day with examples chosen from all around the world. Jewellers today have the potency and feel the need to express themselves in a large range of different mediums. The use of traditional materials, techniques and methods, once questioned, has now become a matter of content and conceptualisation. New techniques have also become available, like video, book, or performances that are used to unveil mechanisms, and to research and reflect on jewellery as a social, emotional and artistic phenomenon and as an everyday object. This is a synopsis of what art jewellery is or can be, that aims to disclose its idiosyncrasies, language and potency.

About this title

About the Author:

Since 1985, Liesbeth den Besten has worked free lance as a writer for newspapers, art and design magazines and exhibition catalogues. She is active as an advisor and jury member for Dutch and international governmental institutions, exhibitions and competitions, and lectures about contemporary jewellery and crafts at international conferences and art academies. She is chairwoman of the Francoise van den Bosch Foundation for contemporary jewellery and one of the founding members of Think Tank, a European Initiative for the Applied Arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arnoldsche
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 3897903490
• ISBN 13: 9783897903494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240