Kate Durham – 'Pearly Pale' Necklace

Kate Durham's jewellery works against an agreed definition of modern value. Kate's work seeks out decorative design elements that tend to challenge the notion of minimalism and the value of material. Kate works with found objects which explores the use of non-valuable materials within a jewellery lens. Engaging the ideas of femininity, desirability and history, with an aesthetic and cheekiness. 

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Kate Durham is a Melbourne artist, practising in jewellery, painting, decorative art, interiors, sculpture and drawing. Kate is represented in major collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston and Shepparton Regional Art Gallery, Victoria. In the 1980's Kate made popular her extravagant, bejewelled jewellery, head-pieces, drawings, paintings, sculptures, busts, mirrors, frames and furniture. Kate’s choice of materials from scraps, remnants, and rubbish informed her playful and unique anti-fashion, fashion style.

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Material: mixed media

Dimensions: approx. 32 x 17cm