Anke Kindle — 'Bigger Than Yours' #3 Ring

'Bigger Than Yours' is a series of rings that explore the concept of size as a means of measurement, questioning if this characteristic should be truly used as a means of validation? This work arrives from personal observations in which largess appears to be a form of success in our contemporary psyche. One such example is the conception of contemporary architecture. As our houses are ever increasing in size we place less importance on the provenance of materials or environmental considerations such as heating/cooling these behemoth structures.

Bigger bling, bigger ego, bigger army, bigger country...

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Studio Blau. is an object and jewellery design workshop that uses the brush as decorative, ornamental device to question the politics of inanimate, domestic objects and the politics that go in hand with these inanimate objects. As such Studio Blau has delved into the making of brushworks that can be displayed on the body as jewellery yet are bold statements that question the meaning and stories we ascribe to inanimate entities such as the works we choose to be adorned by and with. Studio Blau. examines the concept of the brush in the broader cultural context. The production of the brushworks are both traditional and conceptual. The brush itself changes from purely functional to a highly ornamental object without an obvious function beyond its decorative purpose. This allows for questions about the meaning and purpose of the object itself.

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