Art Smith
modernist jewelry circa 1962
From the Village to Vogue
Art attended Cooper Union, and lived and worked in Greenwich Village and Harlem. Hey! you know where that is too? cool. great bio here.
"Patina" Necklace
“A piece of jewelry is in a sense an object that is not complete in itself. Jewelry is a ‘what is it?’ until you make it relate to the body. The body is a component in design just as air and space are. Like line, form, and color, the body is a material to work with. It is one of the basic inspirations in creating form.”
-Art Smith
"Galaxy" Necklace and earrings 1962
Pretty and shiny. What's that bird that loves sparkly shiny things? I am that bird.
Beautiful glam. These are more like sculptures, to me, than jewels. Wearable sculptures.
"Metallic Boa" Necklace 1964
Inspired by Calder's mobiles. fancy that.
"Lava" Bracelet 1946
This one is attractive. In a different way. In a
gothy,
art-nouveau-y
way.
click for more artists who became jewelers from the 1930's, 40's etc...
Check his stuff out. It's at the BK Museum until March 14th 2010. Call me, let's go.
Also, who is going to teach me to cast metal. Please. Diamond District that. Soon.
L
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