Anastasia Young
Jeweller
Published: 31.10.2019
Necklace: Conjoined Hearts II, 2019
Jesmonite, PVC, brass, transfer ink.
19 x 19 x 4 cm
Photo by: Anastasia Young
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Bracelet: Crown of Thorns I, 2017
String, thorns, wax.
9 x 9 x 3.5 cm
Photo by: Anastasia Young
From series: The Lily Holds Firm
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Bracelet: Crown of Thorns II, 2017
Nickel wire, thorns, wax.
10 x 8.5 x 2 cm
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From series: The Lily Holds Firm
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Object: Tooth Burnishers, 2017
Mixed materials including sterling silver, bone, wood, teeth, steel, agate.
20 x 1 x 0.5 cm
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Photograph: The Lily Holds Firm, 2016
C-Type print.
Photo by: Lindsay Cameron. A Cameron & Young Production
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Necklace: Garnet Chain, 2015
Gold vermeil on sterling silver, garnets
61 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
Photo by: Lindsay Cameron
From series: The Lily Holds Firm and Other Tales
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Brooch: Key and its Duplicate from The Sacred Link, 2016
Found object; epoxy resin, paint, steel.
12 x 4 x 1 cm
Photo by: Lindsay Cameron
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Brooch: Badly Drawn Arrows from The Same Flame, 2015
Gold vermeil on sterling silver, steel.
Photo by: Lindsay Cameron
From series: The Lily Holds Firm and Other Tales
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Ring: Measuring Devices, Function Unknown, 2015
Sterling silver, 24ct gold, 18 ct gold, garnet
3.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm
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Bracelet: Private House Bangle 1, 2014
Sterling silver, vintage wallpaper, varnish
7.2 x 6.4 x 0.5 cm
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Bracelet: Private House Bangle 3, 2014
Sterling silver, antique textiles, plaster, vintage wallpaper, varnish
8 x 6.9 x 1.5 cm
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Brooch: Fig 55 - An Acoustic Seta, 2013
Sterling silver, 18 ct yellow gold, 24 ct yellow gold, stainless steel, antique (reclaimed) ivory, cat's whisker
5 x 2.5 x 1 cm
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Earrings: External Appliances, Part 1, 2014
Palladium, stainless steel, mixed plastics, found objects.
5.5 x 3 x 0.5 cm
Box - 10 x 9 x 8 cm
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Brooch: Trophy Wife Trophy, 2012
Sterling and fine silver, 18 ct yellow gold, diamond, moonstone, epoxy resin, buffalo horn
7 x 4 x 3 cm
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Necklace: Chain Dentata, 2011
24 ct gold vermell on fine and sterling silver, porcelain crowns, garnets
100 cm
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Ring: '5R1' Ring, 2009
Patinated sterling silver, 18ct yellow gold, garnets, ruby
3 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
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Ring: Music Box Ring, 2008
18 ct yellow gold, sapphires, rubies, ebony
3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
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Ring: Music Box Ring, 2008
18 ct yellow gold, sapphires, rubies, ebony
3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
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Ring: Music Box Ring, prototype in situ, 2002
Gold plated sterling silver, ebony
12 x 15 x 11.6 cm
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Ring: '10' Ring, 2004
Patinated sterling silver, 18ct yellow gold, rhodolite, black sapphire
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
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Bangle: Machina Bangles, 2006
Patinated sterling silver, moonstone, garnets
approximately 7 x 7 x 2 cm each
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Bangle: Untitled, 2005
Patinated sterling silver, moonstone, garnets
approximately 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm each
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Ring: Camera Ring, 2004
Patinated sterling silver, rubies
3 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm
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Necklace: '1-51' Necklace, 2004
Patinated sterling silver
40 x 2 x 1.5 cm
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Necklace: Switch Locket #2, 2004
Gold plated sterling silver, stainless steel, bone
2 x 1.2 x 5 cm
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Installation: Locket in boxed display, 2004
Gold plated sterling silver, stainless steel, bone, mixed media boxed display, porcelain, glass, electronics.
14 x 19 x 16 cm
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Anastasia Young is a London-based jewellery artist, author and lecturer, whose work has been exhibited internationally. She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins College, where she lectures and teaches short courses in jewellery making. Having written three technical jewellery books (Thames & Hudson, A&C Black) which have been translated into seven languages, Anastasia Young is well known as an educator, through her teaching and writing. She also sits on the board of The Association for Contemporary Jewellery, which promotes contemporary jewellery in the UK.
Statement
Young’s eclectic jewellery is often project-based and driven by a combination of ideas and technical investigation; she uses narrative to explore both the design of a piece and its display when not being worn. The use of materials is an important consideration for her—found objects and repurposed materials are included for their meanings and aesthetic qualities, but Young’s fine jewellery also explores notions of repurposing as the precious metal elements she uses are often cast directly from plastic components from broken cassette players and cameras. Most recently, she has been working with symbolism and the interpretation of devotional devices as a means of narrative exploration through the juxtaposition of objects—some handmade, some found. Examples of her work are held in the permanent collections of the Science Museum, London and Central Saint Martins Museum.I am intrigued by the narratives which are conveyed by function and the ways in which an object describes this function by its form, but my pieces are often subversive because they do not function in an expected manner, often reduced to decorative curiosities. I will usually allow the components which are used in a piece to dictate the specific ways in which they relate to each other; juxtaposed figurative elements will naturally illustrate a narrative by their inherent aesthetics and cultural significance.
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Sonia Beauchesne
Deschambault, Canada -
Emilie Le Dez
Berlin, Germany -
Olga Kazakova
Moscow, Russian Federation -
Linda van Niekerk
Tasmania, Australia -
Aya Iwata
Tokyo, Japan -
Asako Takahashi
Toyama, Japan -
Jieun Park
Seoul, South Korea -
Sébastien Carré
Strasbourg, France -
Patricia Iglesias
Punta Arenas, Chile -
Nicole Baert
Kortrijk, Belgium -
Esther Brinkmann
Bienne, Switzerland -
Christine Matthias
Halle, Germany -
Raquel Bessudo
Mexico City, Mexico -
Helen Clara Hemsley
Copenhagen, Denmark -
Andrea MAXA Halmschlager
Vienna, Austria