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C O N T E M P O R A N I A
Event
High Craftsmanship Fair
Barcelona Sept 28_30th
📍Palau Reial Pedralbes
www.contemporania.cat
Beneath the Surface is an exhibition showcasing works inspired by seaweed & kelp in a variety of mediums.
On at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) to coincide with the 24th International Seaweed Symposium, 19- 24 February 2023.
Exhibition runs January to 30 APRIL 2023, with the official opening in February to coincide with the International Seaweed Symposium. IMAS, 20 Castray Esplanade, Hobart TASMANIA 7000.
Attachments, 2022
container and various earrings,
tombac, copper, sterling silver, patina, varnish
I am awestruck by the hidden beauty of the underwater world. The seaweed presents itself as perfect sculptures swaying majestically, alongside intriguing symbiotic life forms. As I learn more about their significance on our planet, I cannot ignore the devastating impact that we humans have on them.
For me, creating things is a way of comprehending and processing grief. It's an attempt to pay homage, to hold on, and to showcase their preciousness and fragility by translating my impressions into metal. The act of crafting is a meditative process.
For sales enquiries please contact curator Caroline Choi here.
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"Having the privilege to live close by the intertidal zone
and observing throughout the seasons the washed-up
treasures of the underwater world, I realised little do I know. Particularly the seaweeds stuck to little rocks inspired and intrigued me, perfect compositions - jewels in themselves.
Reading up on it, I found out that seaweeds just do that- anchor themselves onto rocks, and it has a lovely name called “holdfast”.
I had an epiphany, that we humans also need to feel
anchored to be able to enter into a state of flow."
Holdfast 1, 2 + 3,2022, brooch, copper, sterling silver,18ct yellow gold, patina, steel
Holdfast 1, 2 + 3,2022, brooch, copper, sterling silver,18ct yellow gold, patina, steel
Study in Attachments,
2022, brooch, tombac, sterling silver, copper, patina, steel
BIJOUTERIE
A Collection of Jewellery and Objects
Artosaurus
6 - 31 Oct 2022
Mon-Sun 10am - 4pm
Works by:
Olivia Bowman
Jane Hodgetts
Sara Lindsay
Tame Metal
Nataša Milenović
Josh Prouse
Laura Purcell
Gabbee Stolp and Evie Keri
and Artosaurus Resident Artists
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brooch, 2022 18ct gold, stg silver, copper, patina photo: Paul County
brooch, 2022 stg silver, copper, patina photo: Paul County
brooch, 2022 stg silver, copper, patina photo: Paul County
brooch, 2022 18ct gold, stg silver, copper, patina photo: Paul County
Holdfast 1, 2 + 3,
2022, brooch, copper, sterling silver,18ct yellow gold, patina, steel
Brunswick St Gallery - Small Work
Impermanance, 2018
Wombat (Dasyurus viverrinus) Sterling Silver,
Killicrankie Diamond / Topaz from Flinders Island, TAS,
Zircons from Harts Ranges, NT
Permit No. 360/17 [S42°17’26.84 E146°57’16.43]
Dimensions: 160 x 130 x 100mm
Forest Raven (Corvus Tasmanicus) Wings, Cultured Pearls, Opal Matrix, Sterling Silver, Repurposed Copper and Brass, Silk Permit No. N/A [S43°10’21.4716” E147°6’6.9984] Dimensions: 850 x 370mm
Forest Raven (Corvus Tasmanicus) Wings, Cultured Pearls, Opal Matrix, Sterling Silver, Repurposed Copper and Brass, Silk Permit No. N/A [S43°10’21.4716” E147°6’6.9984] Dimensions: 850 x 370mm
Forest Raven (Corvus Tasmanicus) Wings, Cultured Pearls, Opal Matrix, Sterling Silver, Repurposed Copper and Brass, Silk Permit No. N/A [S43°10’21.4716” E147°6’6.9984] Dimensions: 850 x 370mm
Wombat (Dasyurus viverrinus) Sterling Silver, Obsidian Permit No. 360/17 [S42°51’32.18 E147°49’24.41] Dimensions: 160 x 120 x 60mm
Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecular) Sterling Silver, Gold, Sapphire from QLD Permit No. 361/17 [S43°9’5852” E146°59’43.944] Dimensions: 100 x 60 x 30mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Serpentine & Stichtite from Dundas, TAS Permit No. 360/17 [S43°10’6.798 E147°7’10.272]Dimensions: 160 x 160 x 30mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Brass, Sterling Silver, Killicrankie Diamond (Topaz from Flinders Island, TAS) Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612 E147°7’46.1352]Dimensions: 110 x 50 x 30mm
Wombat (Dasyurus viverrinus) Sterling Silver, Killicrankie Diamond / Topaz from Flinders Island, TAS, Zircons from Harts Ranges, NT Permit No. 360/17 [S42°17’26.84 E146°57’16.43] Dimensions: 160 x 130 x 100mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Brass, Sterling Silver, Killicrankie Diamond (Topaz from Flinders Island, TAS) Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612 E147°7’46.1352]Dimensions: 110 x 50 x 30mm
Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) Vertebrae, Repurposed Brass, Steel/Nylon String Permit No. 360/17 [S43°’47.112 E147°9’13.1148] Dimensions: 930 x 60 x 40mm
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledenicus) Wing, Sterling silver, Serpentine & Stichtite, Repurposed Brass, Steel Permit No. 361/17 [S43°11'48.768" E147°6'53.118] Dimensions: 200 x 70mm
Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) Vertebrae, Repurposed Brass, Steel/Nylon String Permit No. 360/17 [S43°’47.112 E147°9’13.1148] Dimensions: 930 x 60 x 40mm
Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Fur, Silk, Repurposed Picture Frame Permit No. 361/17 [S43 9’57.0564” E147 7’31.3536] Dimensions: 320 x 290mm
Skin, Feathers, Silk, Repurposed Picture Frame Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus), Green Rosella (Platycercus caledenicus) Tiger Snake: 360/17 [S43°’47.112 E147°9’13.1148] Green Rosella: 361/17 [S43°11'48.768" E147°6'53.118} Dimensions: 375 x 305mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Fur, Repurposed Picture Frame Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612” E147°7’46.1352] Dimensions: 265 x 230mm
Materials: Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Fur, Sterling Silver Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612” E147°7’46.1352] Dimensions: 30ø chain 600
Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) Skin, Sterling Silver, Brass Permit No. 360/17 [S43°’47.112 E147°9’13.1148] Dimensions: 35ø x 10 / chain 620
Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Fur, Sterling Silver Permit No. 361/17 [S43 9’57.0564” E147 7’31.3536] Dimensions: 30ø chain 600mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Bones, Sterling Silver Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612” E147°7’46.1352] Dimensions: 51 x 4 x 3mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Bones, Sterling Silver, Brass Permit No. 360/17 [S43°9’53.1612” E147°7’46.1352] Dimensions: 60 x 8 x 7mm
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Bones, Sterling Silver, Permit No. 360/17 [S43°10’6.798” E147°7’10.272] Dimensions: 70 x 20 x 5mm
Wombat (Dasyurus Viverrinus) Teeth, Sterling Silver Permit No. 360/17 [S42°17’26.84 E146°57’16.43] Dimensions: 50 x 8 x 6mm
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledenicus) Feathers, Sterling Silver Permit No. 361/17 [S43°11'48.768" E147°6'53.118] Dimensions: 75 x 15mm
Wombat (Dasyurus viverrinus) Bones, Sterling Silver Permit No. 360/17 [S42°51’32.18 E147°49’24.41] Dimensions: 25 x 8 x 7mm your image
HIDDEN
In the Tasmanian bush landscape are many unique gemstones.
Funded through an Australian Council for the Arts, New Work grant 2005/06, Nataša Milenović has fossicked and cut Tasmanian gemstones and applied traditional trade to create contemporary jewellery.
Stones include Amethyst, Agates, Petrified Fern, Smokey Quartz, Serpentine/Stichtite,
Bluestone and Topaz in settings of silver & 18ct + 24ct gold.
Showcased 14 March -10 April 2006 in Handmark Gallery, Hobart
15 April – 15 May 2006 in metalab, Sydney
“Through exploring and connecting with Tasmania’s environment, I grew a deep appreciation and pure gratitude of earth’s seemingly random, but perfect and ever surprising beauty.
To give this beauty justice and a way to express its self, I captured the landscapes stories and accentuate the characters - to let them speak for themselves.The shapes and surfaces are coming from an urban, architectural background; I love simplicity and textures."
Natasa Milenovic
