Brooch (J76a)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Eric Spiller
Title
Brooch
Made in
Aberdeen
Date
1975
Description
Square metal frame with thin horizontal acrylic inserts, predominantly white with a narrow band of blue, purple, orange and yellow, with a pin clasp on the back.
Materials and techniques
Rhodium-plated base metal box frames with acrylic inserts; white with coloured sections. Lines cut into the surface of the acrylic sheet with a slotting saw. Coloured and white strips of acrylic sliced from sheets and inserted into the slotted lines.
Dimensions
length: 4.5cm
width: 4cm
Object number
J76a
Category
Maker's statement
This group of brooches were the first in a development of linear works which explored the visual quality of a three dimensional line in controlled geometrical structues. They are the first ideas which formed the 'in line' theme.
