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Susan DavidTo see an enlargement of each image, please click on that image. |
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Susan Marie David exhibits her collection of custom jewelry at Gallery 23. During 2005 she won a ribbon at Art Across The River for a double-strand black and gold, coral necklace. In 2004 she had also won an award at Art Across the River for her rendition of a Victorian Jewel box. During an earlier period, Susan was utilizing a folk art technique she learned from her Irish grandmother in Iowa, to create collages with stones and other jewelry products, which were, as it were, left over from her jewelry production. From this evolved a variant of colloguing call “Process” art that was a hot concept in the 70’s. Process art involves the transmutation of items, which have outlived their original intended uses and are reprocessed into artistic formats. The underlying idea is that the original purposes of the objects and the wear from their use over the years contribute to the theme and message of the developed work of art. The subtle impressions of each “discarded” object are reborn in the context of Susan’s creations. Susan Marie’s Process art projects a passionate ecological message about the immutability of otherwise disposable objects. There is something about a bent silver tray, a broken necklace or one earring that conveys a timeless message. Each object provides a subtext reflecting not only its original function but also the scars of its use over time. Once new, then used up, rejected and discarded, and then reborn as an element in a work of art to please the eye and soul. Contact information |
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