Brooch (J76d)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Eric Spiller
Title
Brooch
Made in
Aberdeen
Date
1975
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
J76d
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.
