Denise Callan
Artist statement
I seek to produce pieces that are distinctly expressive through my practice, utilising the tangible to encapsulate the intangible. I am conscious of the historical form, function and connotations of jewellery and its connection with the body and identity.
Jewellery is the medium through which I expand observations of the human condition and our social constructs, coupling them together with the body again.
Bio
Denise Callan is a jewellery artist from Auckland, New Zealand. She began studying jewellery design in 2018 at Hungry Creek Art & Craft School and graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Jewellery Design and Technology from Whitecliffe College.
Denise has exhibited at both Melbourne’s 2019 Radiant Pavilion and the Dowse Museum through collaborative Clink projects.
She exhibits through Masterworks Gallery and currently teaches at Whitecliffe College.
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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