Urban Origins
I was invited to develop new works for the Museum of Brisbane's exhibition BRISBANE ART DESIGN 10 May - 11 August 2019.
The exhibition opened as part of BRISBANE ART DESIGN FESTIVAL aka BAD.
I grouped the works together under the title of Urban Origins, referring to how each work started with at least one thing that has been found on an urban street or in my garden.
The exhibition opened as part of BRISBANE ART DESIGN FESTIVAL aka BAD.
I grouped the works together under the title of Urban Origins, referring to how each work started with at least one thing that has been found on an urban street or in my garden.
Head and Heart in Bottle. Found glass and silver (bottle and part of a broken silver ring), recycled sterling silver. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.
Bird on a Peg, ring. Found metal (part of shackle and a clothes peg spring), bronze and reused sliver. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.
Condiment Set. Recycled and reused sterling silver, broken timber tuning peg, found metal (part of broken hand weeder, pocket knife blade, soda bulb)
cutlery cement. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.
Links, bracelet. Found metal (assorted washers and bits with holes), reused and recycled sterling silver. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.
Repaired Pliers. Found metal (pliers and metal tube), recycled sterling silver, cutlery cement. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.
After completing the works for BAD at MOB, I made a second condiment set. These were exhibited in Why Jewellery? III firstly in the Webb Gallery at Queensland College of Art and then at Koo Ming Kwon Gallery Exhibition Gallery Hong Kong.
Condiment Fork Spoon and Knife. Reused sterling silver, cutlery cement and found items used as is- triangular eye bolt, pocket knife blade, tapered shackle pin, and a soda bulb. 2019. Image: Michelle Bowden.