Elisabeth Defner

Man - Nature - Cosmos Jewellery and Objects

By (author) Karl Bollmann

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The first comprehensive and lavishly illustrated monography of the Austrian jewellery artist Elisabeth J. Gu. Defner
A brillant presentation of all groups of her work: Modelling, Frutti di Mare, Stones and Pebbles, Insects, Magnetic Jewellery, Wands and Black Walnuts, to mention only a few
Presents the unique work of Elisabeth Defner - jewellery that treads a previously unknown path: a unity of man, nature and cosmos
With contributions by Karl Bollmann, Margit Hart, Birgit Wiesinger, Adolf Holl, Reinhard Gutmann, Desirée Müller, Renate Slavik and an interview by Sylvia Ferino-Padgen and Christian Beaufort-Spontin

Full Description

Since the 1960s, Elisabeth Defner has been one of Austria's most prominent jewellery artists. Nowadays her works are displayed in museums in e.g. Vienna, Graz, Pforzheim, Cologne, Prague and London. Defner sees jewellery not merely as an aesthetic matter, but also as a form of complementary healthcare for body, soul and spirit. The energy radiated from the metals and stones is in holistic harmony with the forms of the jewellery and can bring about an inner transformation of the wearer. Brooches, earrings, rings or pendants are combined with moulded plant leaves, so that the beauty of the jewellery can merge symbolically with the magical effect of the plant.Her understanding of art is reflected in a famous remark by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer: 'Truly art is firmly fixed in Nature. He who can extract her thence, he alone has her'. Text in English and German.

Specifications

Publisher: Arnoldsche Art Publishers
ISBN: 9783897903531
Published: 31st Jul 2012
Binding: Hardback
Territory: UK, US, Eastern Europe, France, Benelux, Japan, South Korea, Africa, South America & Ireland exclusive. South Africa, N&M East non-exclusive
Size: 260 mm x 210 mm
Pages: 248 Pages
Illustrations: 336 color