Origins & Legacy of Art Jewellery in South Africa
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 22 October 2025
Legacy
About the SessionLegacy, showcases 16 contemporary practitioners whose work reflects the movement’s enduring spirit of experimentation. Like their predecessors, these art jewellers often work with non-precious materials, producing pieces that are expressive, sculptural and conceptually adventurous. Through these wearable artworks, the artists employ art jewellery as a critical medium to reflect upon, comment on, and challenge the world around them, exploring questions of identity, place, social standing, cultural practices, and political viewpoints.
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Notes
A fully articulated, large hollow neckpiece to challenge the perception of material value. Comprises three radiating limbs with raised, pointed fine-silver finials. Ergonomically angled construction referencing the wearer's chest. Collar comprises three black rubber cords of different lengths, two cords to the back, with emphasis on the entire body as with indigenous adornment. "Photemes" (visual units of information) comprise South African brands, each image hand-foiled, and the form fabricated. Percussive and tactile.
Provenance
“REFINED V: Abundance” August 2008.
Biennial Exhibition of Jewellery and Metalwork hosted by the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX; Curator: Charon Kransen
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