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Optical Brooch

Jeweller Andrew Lamb (Aberdeen, Scotland, born 1978)

Date2002

Object NameBrooch

Medium18ct yellow and rose gold

ClassificationsJewellery

DimensionsH: 4 x W: 3.5 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2011 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the Grampian Decorative and Fine Arts Society and the Embroiderer's Guild North, Aberdeen.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 08

Object numberABDAG011411

Keywords

About MeAndrew Lamb graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2000 and subsequently completed a Masters degree at the Royal College of Art in 2004. Last year he won The Arts Foundation Fellowship Award for Jewellery, using part of the award to travel to Padua in Italy to work with goldsmith Giovanni Corvaja.

Lamb is interested in optical illusions and visual effects and he translates these themes into his work by creating refined forms from fine lengths of layered precious metal, which subtlety appear to move and change colour. He also finds inspiration in the linear patterns and structures abundant in nature and woven textiles, which brings a certain Japanese quality to his work.

The brooch is constructed with a combination of fine lengths of 18ct yellow and rose gold. The wire has been twisted and layered to create a rippling texture which results in a sculptural, three-dimensional piece. The subtle colour variation playfully draws in the eye and gives the jewellery a life of its own.

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The wire is layered, twisted and overlapped to create a rippled texture effect. The artist is interested in optical illusions and visual effects. Can you see (!) this in his work?

Exhibitions

Gallery 08 - Adorning