Denise Callan
Artist statement
I am a conceptually motivated jeweller seeking to portray the intangible attributes and emotions shared through our human experience.
My practice facilitates an endeavour to better understand my motivations, desires, and responses to the world around me. The culminating work often conveyed through a blend of both visual and written language.
Bio
Denise is a jewellery artist from Auckland, New Zealand where she continues her contemporary practice.
She began studying jewellery design in 2018 at Hungry Creek Art and Craft school, and graduated from Whitecliffe College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Jewellery Design and Technology in 2022.
Denise has exhibited both nationally and internationally and is currently teaching at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design.
Denise Callan‘s images
Title – Burden Rings. Date – 2018. Material – Cast Bronze. Dimensions – 100mm x 90mm x 35mm
Form Brooches. Series – Dear Public. Date – 2022. Materials – Porcelain, steel, stainless steel. Dimensions – 95mm x 75mm x 14mm
Title – Fragility Brooches. Date – 2018. Material – Porcelain, sterling silver, nickel. Dimensions – 65mm x 55mm x 40mm
Title – Burden Rings. Date – 2018. Material – Cast Bronze. Dimensions – 100mm x 90mm x 35mm
Title – Victory Brooches. Series – Spoken Word. Words Spoken. Date – 2019. Materials – Porcelain, sterling silver, nickel. Dimensions – 90mm x 90mm x 8mm (largest piece) 30mm x 40mm x 8mm (smallest piece)
Title – Spoken Word. Words Spoken necklace. Series – Spoken Word. Words Spoken. Date – 2019. Materials – Porcelain, cotton/ Dimensions – 8mm x 8mm x 1300mm
Title – Fount Necklace. Series – Dear Public. Date – 2022. Materials – Resin, velvet. Dimensions – 100mm x 85mm x 20mm
Title – Fragility Brooches. Date – 2018. Materials – Porcelain, sterling silver, nickel. Dimensions – 65mm x 55mm x 40mm
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