There is a debate that jewellery should be
considered a fine art as opposed to applied art. Some say that jewellery
cannot be considered art because an art piece is made to have no practical
function other than its artistic expression (Den Besten 2011:9). Yes, jewellery can be
used as a medium to express an artistic concept, but in the world of art, the
subject of jewellery has its limitations, jewellery has a vast number of
functions and it cannot exist outside the realm of the human body (Den Besten 2011:11). A
jewel is made to be worn on the body or has the potential to be worn, giving it
function (Den Besten 2011:11).
The term ‘contemporary jewellery’ does not necessarily speak
about the time span
that the jewellery is created in also the modern concepts that the jewellery
pieces express. “Contemporary jewellery indicates that it is made in the now
and that it is ‘of our time’ whereas it actually covers a period of time that
spans at least forty-five years” (Den Besten 2011:9)
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| A contemporary brooch by Sharon Church |
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