"From Jewellery to Contextual Art" presents the work of the artist and professor Elisabeth Holder and showcases her unique evolution. Coming from a classical goldsmithing background, she placed jewelry in relation to ancient signs and the ornamentation that emerged from them, pursuing the examination of materials in the charged arena between mastery and dialogue, and posing the fundamental question of what jewelry is and can be. This led to a paradigm shift. Jewelry was recontextualized. Illustrated with examples from fields such as architecture and nature, it becomes clear that such jewelry forms are never excessive and are at once Contextual art.
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Maße
Höhe: 24 cm
Breite: 15.4 cm
Dicke: 13 mm
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ISBN-13
978-3-89790-709-6 (9783897907096)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Classical goldsmith's training, including a master craftsperson's diploma, was not enough for Elisabeth Holder (b. 1950). She graduated with a diploma in jewellery and design from the University of Applied Sciences in Duesseldorf and also a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London. Her time as a freelance jewellery designer in London was by then bound to teaching assignments and lectureships, the last being at the Royal College of Art. After her appointment as a professor of jewellery design at the Design Faculty of Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, her focus shifted to teaching and research. She gave up her teaching posts in 2017 and lives and works in Erkrath, near Duesseldorf.
Inhalt / Contents
4
Prolog / Prologue
Elisabeth Holder
14
Schmuck im freien Spiel der Gegensaetze /
Jewellery in the free play of opposites
32
Zeichen zwischen Ornament und Symbol /
Sign between ornament and symbol
58
Die lehrend Forschende und forschend Lehrende
A teaching researcher and a researching teacher
Ellen Maurer Zilioli
76
Material im Spannungsfeld von Beherrschung und Dialog / Material in the field of tension between mastery and dialogue
122
Ausstellungen / Exhibitions
123
Arbeiten in oeffentlichen Sammlungen / Works in public collections
124
Forschungsprojekte / Research projects
126
Bibliografie / Bibliography
