Exhibition "Goldsmith Meets Amber"

25 August 2017 - 30 January 2018

Dovilė Žydelienė. Fastener

Aim of this exhibition is to reveal the beauty of amber, also oftenly refered to as „The Gold of the Baltic“. Goldsmith today, rarely has a chance to work with amber. More often, it is precious metals, diamonds, and other gems. Amber was somehow pushed into the shadow and became a common raw material for the folk artists and those who work with amber only. This is why this exhibition is a chance for us – goldsmiths – to discover amber anew. 

Exhibition is composed of more than 50 objects made of amber paired with gold, silver, enamel, diamonds and a few non-traditional materials such as mammoth or morse tusks, shell, iron, or wood. Exhibition is involving due to its variety that reflects the participating authors‘ perspective on such a traditional yet „unknown“ material as amber. Visitors have a chance to see a rather wide stylistic range – starting with functional adornments and ending with concepts based on philosophical contemplations. 

Exhibition “Goldsmith Meets Amber” invites you to have a fresh and very personal look at amber.     

 

Participating Authors:

Eglė Čėjauskaitė-Gintalė (Vilnius)

Ela Pavinskienė (Vilnius)

Kristina Dulevičiūtė (Vilnius)

Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė (Klaipėda)

Linas Jakumas (Kretinga)

Vita Pukštaitė-Bružė (Vilnius)

Elen Janovskaja (Vilnius)

Sigitas Rekašius (Telšiai)

Robertas Krapavickas (Šilutė)

Nadežda Sitalo (Klaipėda)

Vijolija Lingienė (Klaipėda)

Dainius Stončius (Klaipėda)

Aušra Mačiulaitienė (Kintai)

Birutė Stulgaitė (Vilnius)

Martinėlis & Co (Vilnius)

Kristina Surblytė (Klaipėda)

Urtė Motuzaitė (Trakai)

Dovilė Žydelienė (Vilnius)

Klaipeda County Goldsmiths Guild and participating authors would like to thank  “Amber Queen“, Ltd for their help in setting up of the exposition.

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