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Object name(s):
Brooch
Brief description:
Saffron brooch made by Hans Stofer in 1993. One of six pieces NCMG 2013-29 to 34) "To continue to collect good quality and innovatory contemporary jewellery. Prof. Hans Stofer RCA. b. 1957, Trained in Switzerland, moved to Britain in 1987. He is an established maker producing often challenging work. He works with high and low tech. materials. He likes to transform everyday objects. His wire constructions challenge attitudes to ‘value’ and how we view materials and what we regard as art and craft. He raises the status of non precious materials to art objects. He pushes the boundaries of craft objects , stressing the industrial nature of his metalwork production." [PJW, 28.10.2013, PN2013-023]
Collection:
Nottingham Museums
Acquisition date:
1996
Acquisition method:
gift
Acquisition reference number:
EFN1078
Acquisition source:
Contemporary Art Society (CAS)
Condition:
No damage
Dimension:
10 cm x 10 cm
Material:
mild steel, sandblasted and blackened with zebright and wax
Object history note:
Constructed wire forms, techniques used: welding, waxing. Prof. Hans Stofer RCA. b. 1957, Trained in Switzerland, moved to Britain in 1987. He is an established maker producing often challenging work. He works with high and low tech. materials. He likes to transform everyday objects. His wire constructions challenge attitudes to ‘value’ and how we view materials and what we regard as art and craft. He raises the status of non precious materials to art objects. He pushes the boundaries of craft objects , stressing the industrial nature of his metalwork production.
Object name:
Brooch
Object number:
NCMG 2013-33
Object production date:
1993
Date - association:
made by
Object production person:
STOFER/Hans
Person's association:
maker
Person's occupation:
made by
Object production place:
Professor, Metalwork and Jewellery, Royal College of Art, London

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9893c3d6-16fb-3642-be15-256d7123fddc

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9893c3d6-16fb-3642-be15-256d7123fddc, Nottingham Museums, CC BY

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