Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective

by Art Jewelry Forum, Damian Skinner (Editor)

Overview

What is contemporary jewelry? What makes it unique? What distinguishes these objects and practices from other visual arts? Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective provides clear definitions, concise history, and cultural context for the form, along with abundant illustrations of an amazing range of work. Featuring notable contributors from around the world, it offers fascinating discussions on creating, collecting, exhibiting, selling, and wearing these pieces, as well as individual essays that present a global perspective on the art over the past 30 to 40 years. Jewelers, designers, students, collectors, and historians will find this essential reading.

The book is a joint venture between the Art Jewelry Forum (artjewelryforum.org) and Lark Jewelry & Beading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454702771
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	09/03/2013
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Damian Skinner is an art historian, curator of applied art and design at the Auckland Museum and former editor of Art Jewelry Forum. He was a Newton International Fellow at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge,  and his books include The Carver and the Artist: Maori Art in the Twentieth Century (Auckland University Press), which was based on his PhD thesis; Cone Ten Down: Studio Pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980 (Bateman Publishing), coauthored with Moyra Elliott; Alan Preston: Between Tides (Godwit); Kobi Bosshard: Goldsmith (Bateman Publishing); Pocket Guide to New Zealand Jewelry (Velvet da Vinci, 2010); and Place and Adornment: A History of Contemporary Jewellery in Australasia (Bateman Publishing), coauthored with Kevin Murray.