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Peter Chang (b. 1944), who lives in London, ranks among the leading jewellery artists of our time. He uses plastic, a highly contemporary material, to create luxurious, eye-catching, voluminous works of art in fantastical forms with an endless range of colours. His creations are inspired by the amorphous creatures of the sea, such as cephalopods. He begins with a carved core of polystyrene and covers it with layer upon layer of coloured acrylic. These layers are then reworked, shaped, decorated, and inlaid in a process consisting of up to 100 stages, and finally covered with a specially dyed varnish and polished to a high gloss.

Details

  • Title: Bracelet
  • Creator: Peter Chang
  • Creator Lifespan: 1944
  • Creator Nationality: British
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: 2003
  • Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stefan Büchner │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
  • Place of origin: Glasgow, England
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
  • Diameter outer/inner: 13.7 cm, 7.2 cm
  • Provenance: Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Type: Jewellery
  • External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
  • Medium: Acrylic, polystyrene

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