I Always Felt Stuck Between the Art and the Commercial World When Making Jewelry. Interview with Hannah Oatman, Winner of the Klimt02 JPlus Emerging Talent Award 2020
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Published: 10.02.2021
Brooch: Collect Me!™ 04: Space, 2019
Laser cut acrylic, cast brass
9 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Hannah Oatman
Awarded at: JPLUS Emerging Talent Award 2020 by Klimt02
From series: Collect Me!™
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Hannah Oatman, freshly graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, won the 6 edition of the JPLUS Emerging Talent Award by Klimt02. A solo exhibition will be held in Hannah Gallery, Barcelona from 3 to 31 March. In this interview, Hannah talks about the award-winning work and her thoughts behind the project. She also shares opinions on contemporary jewelry and being a jewelry artist today.
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