Brooch (J198b)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Peter Niczewski
Title
Brooch
Made in
London
Date
1989
Description
Birch ply brooch cut in an abstract-shape with natural and dyed veneers, and abstract patterns.
Materials and techniques
Various dyed veneers, including sycamore and chestnut, glued onto birch ply using an epoxy adhesive. All cutting done with a surgical scalpel.
Dimensions
length: 7.5cm
width: 5cm
Object number
J198b
Category
Maker's statement
The starting point for these brooches was to represent a curved line that would flow to create the design. Up till then all my designs had used straight lines and solid blocks of colour. In fact these new designs are also made up of solid blocks of colour and it is the way they are fitted together that implies an Arabesque looping. But it is the starting point that is different: the arabesque is drawn out first as the design, while before i would construct the design from little cut out random elements.