Priori 25
Brooch
1989 (made)
1989 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In the 1980s jewellers began to explore a rich variety of effects with enamels. They were seeking a fresh approach to colour but preferred to work with traditional rather than new materials and create a unique technique and style.
Jamie Bennett broke with all tradition and removed the visible metal supports usually found in enamelling. This gave his enamelled compositions a painterly effect. He developed this new technique when making the 'Priori' series, as seen here. Bennett applied rough, granular enamel to give a softened outline and subtle surface patterning to his abstract three-dimensional forms.
He studied at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He originally trained as a painter and turned later to metalwork to create more sculptural forms. Through his novel application of enamels Bennett has gone back to his roots as a painter.
Jamie Bennett broke with all tradition and removed the visible metal supports usually found in enamelling. This gave his enamelled compositions a painterly effect. He developed this new technique when making the 'Priori' series, as seen here. Bennett applied rough, granular enamel to give a softened outline and subtle surface patterning to his abstract three-dimensional forms.
He studied at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He originally trained as a painter and turned later to metalwork to create more sculptural forms. Through his novel application of enamels Bennett has gone back to his roots as a painter.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Priori 25 |
| Materials and techniques | Enamel on a hollow copper core with gold wire |
| Brief description | Brooch of enamelled copper and gold, by Jamie Bennett, USA 1989 |
| Physical description | A long slender plume-like form. The upper section is of granular enamel in cream, blue, rust, brown, yellow and green on a hollow copper core; below is a framework of gold wire decorated with strips of gold and a blue enamel panel. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (engraved signature on the back of the gold band) |
| Credit line | Given by Sam Booton in memory of his wife Sally |
| Summary | In the 1980s jewellers began to explore a rich variety of effects with enamels. They were seeking a fresh approach to colour but preferred to work with traditional rather than new materials and create a unique technique and style. Jamie Bennett broke with all tradition and removed the visible metal supports usually found in enamelling. This gave his enamelled compositions a painterly effect. He developed this new technique when making the 'Priori' series, as seen here. Bennett applied rough, granular enamel to give a softened outline and subtle surface patterning to his abstract three-dimensional forms. He studied at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He originally trained as a painter and turned later to metalwork to create more sculptural forms. Through his novel application of enamels Bennett has gone back to his roots as a painter. |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.4-1996 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2008 |
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