Brooch (J76c)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Eric Spiller
Title
Brooch
Made in
Aberdeen
Date
1975
Description
Square metal frame with thin horizontal acrylic inserts coloured 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
J76c
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.
