Place and adornment : a history of contemorary jewellery in Australia and New Zealand
Skinner, Damian2014
Book
A History of Contemporary Jewellery in Australia and New Zealand: Place and Adornment is the first comprehensive history of contemporary jewellery in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It tells the remarkable story of how two countries, far from the jewellery centres of Europe and North America, have managed to contribute to an international art form, transforming jewellery from an imitation of European taste into an original expression of place. In this richly illustrated book, authors Damian Skinner and Kevin Murray bring together detailed analysis of objects and historical sources to show how contemporary jewellery offered a way to negotiate relationships between settler and indigenous cultures, to find beauty in humble materials, to appreciate the natural environment, and to test conventions of art, gender and identity.
Main title:
Place and adornment : a history of contemorary jewellery in Australia and New Zealand / Damian Skinner, Kevin Murray.
Imprint:
Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman, 2014.Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman, 2014.©2014
Collation:
248 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781869538200 (hardback)
Dewey class:
739.270994739.27
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
212200
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 739.27 SKINFolio | Available |