Bracelet
2006 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The fascination with gold never ceases. Rejected when the avant-garde was experimenting with alternative materials, gold returned to favour in the 1990s. Innovative concepts in treating gold were developed as never before.
Kazumi Nagano graduated at the Tama University of Art, Tokyo, in art. She now works in Munich. She is interested in colours - seen here in the various shades of woven metals - but also on paper. Another medium she works with derives from the ancient Japanese art form of 'Nihonga'. It is a painting technique using pigments made from natural rocks and minerals.
Nagano creates soft and supple shapes which interact with the body. The textures allow a play of light and shade. She gives the surface a fine texture, by weaving together strands of silver and gold.
Kazumi Nagano graduated at the Tama University of Art, Tokyo, in art. She now works in Munich. She is interested in colours - seen here in the various shades of woven metals - but also on paper. Another medium she works with derives from the ancient Japanese art form of 'Nihonga'. It is a painting technique using pigments made from natural rocks and minerals.
Nagano creates soft and supple shapes which interact with the body. The textures allow a play of light and shade. She gives the surface a fine texture, by weaving together strands of silver and gold.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven gold, silver and nylon thread |
| Brief description | Gold, silver and nylon woven bracelet. Designed and made by Kazumi Nagano, Munich, 2006. |
| Physical description | Curving band of woven gold, silver and nylon thread. |
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| Object history | Bought from the 2006 Crafts Council 'Collect' Exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007. |
| Summary | The fascination with gold never ceases. Rejected when the avant-garde was experimenting with alternative materials, gold returned to favour in the 1990s. Innovative concepts in treating gold were developed as never before. Kazumi Nagano graduated at the Tama University of Art, Tokyo, in art. She now works in Munich. She is interested in colours - seen here in the various shades of woven metals - but also on paper. Another medium she works with derives from the ancient Japanese art form of 'Nihonga'. It is a painting technique using pigments made from natural rocks and minerals. Nagano creates soft and supple shapes which interact with the body. The textures allow a play of light and shade. She gives the surface a fine texture, by weaving together strands of silver and gold. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.228-2007 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2007 |
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