2008-01-31

年華 / Remembrance Of Things Past: Time And Life

<追憶、似水、年華>系列之三。

Remembrance Of Things Past: Time And Life / Mar.2004
925 銀染黑處理
Oxidised Sterling silver



雖然已經是四年前做的作品,但歲月對於我的意義卻沒有變過。一直覺得人在社會中是不停被改變的,變的越來越世故、圓融、甚至浮華,所有的改變都是難以自覺甚至難以抗拒的,不能說絕對的好,也不能說絕對不好。就如同自山上落下的多稜角碎石,經過河流多年的沖刷侵蝕,成為圓潤的鵝卵石一般,在"不得不"的狀態下被改變。


對我而言,歲月的流逝跟年華的流逝,在程度上其實是不同的。歲月流逝的是時間,但是年華流逝的卻是天真單純,是一連串改變的過程,從最初的頑劣粗糙,轉變為圓潤光滑。

墜身主體是用銀來表現不同的紋理跟質感,包括粗糙與光滑,反映年華的流逝對我的影響。空洞部份則可依配戴者喜好綁繫任何物件,一如人用不同的想法和意念去反映自己的改變。



無論改變是好或是壞,都沒有任何人可以決定,但結果也早已悄悄的在自己的身上反映出來,無論一點一滴,都必須全然的接受。

即使我的內心,一點都不想被改變。


When the years go by, every one is always changed by some way and some how. Like rough and acuate stone, after washout from the river, it will become smooth and roundness. It happens spontaneously, naturally, automatically. We can't stop it or change it, even it changes us a lot and unconsciously. And after days and years, we suddenly find that we are different, we are not a child or be innocent any more.

It doesn't mean good or bad. It's a phase, a gradation of life. It gathers beauty and ugliness, and the must important part is what we face and go through.

That's what I feel of time and life, and I put all elements in this work . There are two textures of the body; one is rough, another is smooth. It explains the changes of time. There are also some holes on th body, every one can ties any different kinds of material on it. That's what I can show apart from another one.

I like ribbon, how about you?


2008-01-05

我的偶像(一) / My Idols(1)

前陣子去一家知名琉璃公司面試時,面試的主管問了一個很有趣的問題,他問:「為什麼珠寶跟琉璃,兩者差別那麼大,會想來這邊應徵?」這時,我腦海裡出現的並不是問題的答案,而是一個問題的開始;

為何珠寶跟所謂的藝術品不是等號?

在我的觀念裡,我之所以選擇珠寶作為我的作品與專業的領域,是因為它能被賦予藝術品的意義,而不是一般人眼中奢侈品的定義。而我之所以這樣認為,是因為有許許多多的設計師,設計出了無數美麗的珠寶,而那些珠寶活生生的演譯出了珠寶既是雕塑品、藝術品、裝飾品、生活用品等等多樣精緻的面貌。也許是高中開始閱讀「珠寶界」雜誌,與大學時期翻閱許多國外金屬工藝家的作品之後,而有了這樣的觀念,但我始終認為,珠寶不應該被賦予奢侈品的定義,因為它的美麗是許多人心血的結晶,不只是被有錢人拿來作為一種炫耀的工具而已。

而下面介紹的"珠寶"領域設計師跟品牌,都是我的偶像。他們豐富的作品,我想不能說只有用"錢"堆積而已,其精湛的工藝與設計,絕對不是一般人要做就做得到的!


Elsa Peretti-我的啟蒙設計師

知名的Tiffany設計師之一,自高中從在雜誌上看到她的介紹跟作品之後,就開始嚮往起當Tiffany珠寶設計師的念頭。雖然她最知名的作品是Open Heart跟Bean系列,但我最喜歡的反而是下面的那款Bottle墜子跟Bone系列、Mesh系列。

尤其Bottle墜子的設計理念十分有趣,她是為了將自己喜歡的香水或是俯拾而得的花朵,可以隨時待在身上,而設計了這個Bottle墜子。





Bone系列當然是以"骨"的造型作為靈感的設計,但去掉了血腥與寫實的部分之後,取而代之的是流線與優雅的現代風格。
「優美的線條、優美的造型是永恆的」,這是設計師Elsa Peretti對自己設計的作品下的注解,而這也是她一貫的設計風格,事實也說明了這樣的設計,是經的起時間考驗的,自1974她加入Tiffany至今的設計作品便可以證明。

也因為她的作品影響,我始終喜歡流線多過於稜角,喜歡圓多過於方,取材自然的造形更是Miss Maru不可少的風格之一。


/產品圖片版權為Elsa Peretti所有/




Jewellery Theatre-獨特的珠寶設計品牌

由俄羅斯雙人設計師 Irina Dorofeeva與Maxim Voznesenskiy所創立的珠寶品牌,當初一逛到他們網站的時候,直感到不可思議,原來珠寶可以做的如此獨特而精緻。

他們的作品應該被稱做珠寶嗎?他們應該被稱做珠寶設計師嗎?我想他們被Moscow World Fine Art Fair 稱做jewellery artists,就可以顯示出作品的藝術表現遠遠大過珠寶的意義了。


而我也始終認為,珠寶是將天馬行空的想像,幻化成微小雕塑的一個產品。無論材質、價格、使用方式等等,都不應該受到限制。也許珠寶工藝會像所有舊時代的工藝技術一樣慢慢沒落,最後被大量機器生產的產品所取代,一如服飾、鞋子、玻璃與藝術製品等等,但我還是愛那種用手工一步步完成,賦予作品情感的感覺,那是被大量生產與機器製作之後,不能被附加的,而人其實是可以分辨的。


/產品圖片版權為Jewellery Theatre所有/





Joel Arthur Rosenthal-令人驚艷的珠寶藝術家

會認識Joel Arthur Rosenthal 是因為一本以他名字作為簡寫的JAR的書(上圖),而認識了他的作品。


他是一位生於美國紐約的哈佛畢業生,卻因為對寶石的喜愛,在1976年的巴黎開了一間珠寶店,經過30多年的努力之後,他成了專為首富名流訂製珠寶的設計師,一年只做70~80作品,而這家隱身在Place Vendome的珠寶專賣店,沒有櫥窗也沒有固定的開放時間,卻依舊在業界有聲有色,光從2006年Christie's 拍賣會上賣出的一對由銀和18K玫瑰金製成,同時鑲有紅寶石和鑽石的黃玉耳環,拍出了710400美元(而拍賣前的估值僅為6-8萬美元),實際成交價幾乎翻了十倍的狀況可看出來,他的作品可以在珠寶設計界舉足輕重的角色。


用鋁、金和藍寶石裝飾的羊頭


他的作品總是形象豐富,寶石色彩運用的出神入化,不同於一般的商業珠寶,一次量產千千萬萬件,相信他的作品每款要做到第二件都很不簡單,不但寶石稀有,造型獨特,在珠寶工藝上的突破與創新,真的無法用言語形容。

/產品圖片版權為Joel Arthur Rosenthal 所有/

珠寶的材質跟價格真的有那麼重要嗎?其實對我來說,珠寶跟畫作是一樣的,它被賦予的感情和意義,才是真正源遠流長的的東西。而珠寶設計師追求的,除了購買者心靈上的滿足以外,工藝技術上的精緻,和作品美感、立體感的呈現,更是不可或缺的重要部分。

珠寶就跟藝術品一樣,欣賞的角度不同,美的程度也不同。但我知道,珠寶是美麗的,是可以兼具傳統與創新、藝術和商業的藝術品,只要細細觀察,都可看出每個設計師對每件作品的用心。

在我心裡,珠寶它跟藝術品一樣,是絕對相等的。


I had an interview with a famous crystal glass company lately. When I talked to the director, he asked me a very interesting question.

"Why the jewelry and glass are so different, and you wanna work in the crystal glass company ?"

After he asked, I can't help wondering are the jewelry and glass really different? In my opinion, they are always the same thing. And here are my idols of jewelry area. Their design and works all show the jewelry is not only a kind of accessories but also a craft of art.



Elsa Peretti - the first jewelry designer I admired.

Elsa Peretti is the one of the most famous designers of Tiffany & Co. She designed many of Tiffany's best-selling items including the famous 'Open Heart' and 'Bean' pendant collections. But my favorite are the 'Bottle' pendant and 'Bone' collection.

"I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged," Elsa Peretti said. "Style is to be simple." Her jewelry proved her points are right since 1974 she worked in Taffany & Co. Until now, her work is still modern and chic.

She was inspired by nature, and her jewelry often has circular and curvilineal shape. By her influence, most of Miss Maru's work often contains curve and nature elements. They are always my favorite subjects.



Jewellery Theatre - special jewelry style company.

Jewellery Theatre is the leading Russian jewellery house created by Irina Dorofeeva and Maxim Voznesenskiy. When I saw thier website at the first time, I can't believe that fine jewelry can have so many possibility. Is their jewelry just jewelry? The two designers are called jewellery artists by Moscow World Fine Art Fair. It's clear enough to show the art value of their works.



Joel Arthur Rosenthal - incredible jewelry artist.

I know about Joel Arthur Rosenthal from the book as his name called 'JAR'. Joel Arthur Rosenthal who was born in New York and works in Paris. He's well-known by 'JAR'. His work is sold in only one store in Paris 'Place Vendôme', sequestered from the outside world, and only make 70~80 pieces of work each year.

His jewelry is always colorful and amazing, whether the technic of jewelry making or intelligence of choosing gem. It's really a very high level for jewelry designer to achieve, and that's also my goal.



Therefore, after seeing those top jewelry designer and their works, I really can't tell the difference of jewelry and glass. Jewelry can be comercial or artistic by different ways rested on everyone's appreciation. And every jewelry is cerated by designer's mind and thought. That's why I think jewelry is equal to art.



To know more about designer..

Tiffany & Co.

Jewellery Theatre