Bracelet
1973 (made)
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The Greek jeweller Ilias Lalaounis (1920-2013) explored many sources of inspiration during his career, but is particularly known for his collections based on ancient gold jewellery from Greece's distant past.
His Neogeometric Collection of 1973 takes as its starting point the simple geometric ornament used widely by Greek artists from the eleventh to the eighth century BC. However a strikingly modern note is achieved by Lalaounis's application of new technology. In his words: 'The computer, given the right instructions, would process the basic designs of the Geometric Period into innumerable variations or combinations, thus offering the artist a far wider choice than a designer-craftsman could ever hope to produce in a lifetime'. The bracelet is thus an early demonstration of the design potential of the computer.
His Neogeometric Collection of 1973 takes as its starting point the simple geometric ornament used widely by Greek artists from the eleventh to the eighth century BC. However a strikingly modern note is achieved by Lalaounis's application of new technology. In his words: 'The computer, given the right instructions, would process the basic designs of the Geometric Period into innumerable variations or combinations, thus offering the artist a far wider choice than a designer-craftsman could ever hope to produce in a lifetime'. The bracelet is thus an early demonstration of the design potential of the computer.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gilded silver |
| Brief description | Bracelet designed by Ilias Lalaounis, Athens 1973. |
| Physical description | Bracelet based on repeated geometric outlines, the band consisting of a lattice of overlapping squares which decrease in size towards the back. At the front is a rosette of spiralling squares with a ribbed pod-shaped bead at the centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ilias LALAOUNIS
925 GREECE A21 Note Also an oval punch at the beginning of the second line of marks |
| Credit line | Given by the Ilias Lalounis Museum, Athens |
| Production | from the 'Neogeometric Collection' |
| Summary | The Greek jeweller Ilias Lalaounis (1920-2013) explored many sources of inspiration during his career, but is particularly known for his collections based on ancient gold jewellery from Greece's distant past. His Neogeometric Collection of 1973 takes as its starting point the simple geometric ornament used widely by Greek artists from the eleventh to the eighth century BC. However a strikingly modern note is achieved by Lalaounis's application of new technology. In his words: 'The computer, given the right instructions, would process the basic designs of the Geometric Period into innumerable variations or combinations, thus offering the artist a far wider choice than a designer-craftsman could ever hope to produce in a lifetime'. The bracelet is thus an early demonstration of the design potential of the computer. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Metamorphoses' by Ilias Lalaounis (1984) page 94 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.26-2008 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2008 |
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