- 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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