Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Artist Statement




At the moment i love buildings. I like their structural nature and sculptural forms. I find their mechanical and yet sometimes reminiscently organic lines intriguing. I see a parallel between buidings which sit on the skin of the earth and jewellery which sits next to our skin. The earth supports architectural structures the way our bodies support our adornments. I want to make jewellery that sits well on the body, that takes account of the form of the body on which the jewellery stands. I like the forms that architectural design produces, from ancient to contemporary. I am drawn to a building's 3-Dimensionality, it's ability to hold things within it, people and objects, and our lives. I like the idea of making tiny worlds for exploring, little buildings and city scapes. Imagine all the tiny people and their stories, their everyday lives.



Here are a few pictures of structures i find inspiring:



Akshardham Temple - South Delhi

http://www.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://www.crystalinks.com/india_architecture.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.crystalinks.com/indiarchitecture.html&usg=__NAq8FnzdLXv2Ma8VxZTOMA3J4bw=&h=450&w=699&sz=46&hl=en&start=6&sig2=GyrPPSu-AwpHoF_J7sLVHA&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=eQOYXZkuQr47zM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=139&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darchitecture%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=08tsTeqjIdD44AbEzdSIBA





Paris headquarters of packaging manufacturer Marchesini France by Parisian architects LAN Architecture

Swoosh Pavilion at Association of Architecture in London

http://www.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/07/squswoosh-pavilion-at-the-architectural-association-lfa2008_aapav_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dezeen.com/category/events/london-architecture-festival-08/&usg=__A7qtuE0FVmVMlFLAGscqmGcWQoQ=&h=450&w=450&sz=38&hl=en&start=31&sig2=yO7aTc8DhzdCym0zgc-JDg&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=UWQL0koa36bOCM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darchitecture%26start%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=oM1sTc64McT44AalsbiCBA


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