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  • Recycled Narratives: Contemporary Jewellery - Material Culture - Praxis

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    Author(s)
    Shaw, Elizabeth M.
    Primary Supervisor
    Porch, Debra
    Other Supervisors
    Woodrow, Ross
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    This exegesis outlines research undertaken in the studio in tandem with the study of theoretical texts along with analysis of work by contemporary artists and metalsmiths. My studio approach is framed within ethical approaches to use of material and sustainable practices in production. The use of non-precious materials in contemporary jewellery is well established as a method to critique preciousness and question value, as is the reuse and repair of component parts of existing jewellery part of a global recycle movement across many disciplines. The work created in this project aims to investigate a wider use of humble materials ...
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    This exegesis outlines research undertaken in the studio in tandem with the study of theoretical texts along with analysis of work by contemporary artists and metalsmiths. My studio approach is framed within ethical approaches to use of material and sustainable practices in production. The use of non-precious materials in contemporary jewellery is well established as a method to critique preciousness and question value, as is the reuse and repair of component parts of existing jewellery part of a global recycle movement across many disciplines. The work created in this project aims to investigate a wider use of humble materials and broken or discarded consumer objects by investigating the potential for exploiting their symbolic power and functional possibilities through reimagining as well as repurposing as jewellery. In demonstrating that jewellery can offer a critical reflection on contemporary society this project aims to also reinvigorate the important role jewellery has played as a key conveyance at the intersection of materials, the symbolic order and social, economic and environmental values.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    School
    Queensland College of Art
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/3863
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
    Subject
    Contemporary jewellery
    Repurposing jewellery
    Reimagining jewellery
    Non-precious materials
    Recycled material
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/376858
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    • Theses - Higher Degree by Research

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