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| Hön's cufflinks CAD renderings by Tyron Hulley, a 3rd year UJ Jewellery student. |
My solo
exhibition is one month away (date to be announced soon). The exhibition will consist of a range of
products including, ceramics, jewellery, framed drawings, the artist’s original
drawing book, together with a limited edition of artist’s books; copies of the
artist’s drawing book.
The books consists of all the ballpoint pen drawings,
reference material leading to the concept development of the art work. Also
included are drawings for the actual projected animation including the renderings of the design and development of the jewellery pieces - some of which are featured here. CAD renderings of the cufflinks, rendered by one of the UJ 3rd year Jewellery students, Tyron Hulley (images above and below). The limited edition of artist’s books is
leather bound and embossed with the artist’s logo, complete with gold foiling (image above).
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| Hön's cufflinks - perspective view. CAD rendering by Tyron Hulley. |
The exhibition will feature the launch of a video of the ceramic installation with projected
animation titled, and the ship sails on
– exhibited at last Years FADA Staff exhibition titled
collaborations/articulations curated by Brenden Gray. Filmed by Hannes Botha, the
actual footage of the installation, shot from a variety of angles are being
edited by Mocke J Van Veuren. Also exhibited will be large framed signed prints
on acid free paper - stills of the ceramic installation with projected
animation (seen above), photographed by Jan Potgieter – the UJ photographer.
The exhibition coincides with the Chinese
Year of the Dragon (follow link to post defining its significance). Central to
the ceramic installation with projected animation is the five-clawed dragon; it
also features in the drawings, the jewellery pieces and prints on acid free
paper.
The ceramics are
slip-cast pieces guilded in silver, copper and brass. The guilded decoy
ducks will blend in well with the exhibition venue and space; in amongst the
jewellery at Elegance, the Jewellery store featured below.
Also on show will be
the artist’s selection of ballpoint pen drawings, preparatory drawings
for the animation; scanned copies of the originals (limited editions),
printed on acid-free paper. They were selected from the artist’s sketchbook, consisting
of 84 pages of thinking through drawing. Leather bound (blue) with the artist’s
logo embossed on the cover. The drawings took a year to complete; they are
rendered in a Big ballpoint pen and also features the conceptual and design development
of the jewellery pieces to be shown at the exhibition.
The exhibition
venue is on the 1st floor of Elegance, an upmarket Jewellery store in
Melrose Arch – opposite Europa. A sophisticated interior, beautifully styled
with numerous glass cases – perfect for the products to be displayed. Small LCD
lights situated in the corners of the display units will ensure the products
are well lit, beautifully displayed to maximum effect, whilst ensuring the
displays are safe and secure during the exhibition run.
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| Exhibition space, 1st floor of Elegance Jewellery Store |
Elegance jewelers
offered me the space to showcase my ceramic installation with the projected
animation featuring the Chinese five-clawed dragon; celebrating the Chinese New
Year – the year of the dragon. It is not possible to install the installation, due to the height of the celling on
the first floor. However the exhibition is an extension of the original artwork;
by-products derived at from an applied design approach of the overall concept
and preparatory drawings. An all-embracing creative endeavor to celebrate the
year of the dragon.
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| Hön's cufflinks - top view. CAD rendering by Tyron Hulley |
My favourite work
on display will be sets of cufflinks, based on the animation featuring the
five-clawed dragon. The dragon’s snake like figure, complete with scales of a
carb and belly of a clam encircles the ‘flaming pearl’ or ‘dragon ball’, a symbol
of ‘rolling thunder’ or the ‘rain-bringer’. It is also considered the pearl of
perfection, that is to say wisdom, enlightenment and the spiritual essence of
the universe.
Details of the
exhibition opening and duration of the exhibition will feature here shortly –
watch this space.
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Wow!
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