Melissa Cameron
Published: 08.09.2019
Melissa Cameron
melissacameron.netPiece: 5843 a, 5849 a, 6095, 5849 b, 6008 + 6010, 2019
Found steel, stainless steel, vitreous enamel.
15.5 x 1.2 x 1.2; 7.5 x 3 x 1.2; 2.3 x 0.6 x 1.5; 5 x 7 x 1.2; 3.5 x 0.5 x 1 cm
5843 a, 5849 a, 5849 b is a pin; 6095, 6008 + 6010 are earrings.
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Necklace: Strata 5865; Strata 5872, 2019
Found steel, stainless steel, vitreous enamel, 18ct gold.
2.5 x 1 x 3 cm on a 45 cm chain; 4.8 x 0.8 x 3.5 cm on a 70 cm chain
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Necklace: Venn b – 6167, 6163, 6161, 6140, 6142 a+b, 6173, 2019
Found steel, vitreous enamel, titanium, 18ct gold.
9 x 9 x 30 cm
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Brooch: 5811, venn c, 5843b, 2019
Found steel, vitreous enamel, stainless steel, titanium, 18ct gold.
Largest 18 x 12 x 2.5 cm
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Piece: 5807, 5810, 6003, 2019
Found steel, vitreous enamel, stainless steel, titanium, 18ct gold.
20 x 12 x 1 cm on a 56 cm chain
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Sculpture: 1.1.2017, 2018
Sourced objects, steel ball chain, paper tags, ink.
240 x 120 x 30 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
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Necklace: Wawona: pixel by pixel, 2017
Wawona timber, stainless steel, titanium.
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
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Pendant: Corporate Entity/Corporeal Entity, 2017
Stainless steel, titanium, vitreous enamel.
10.5 x 10.5 x 1 cm on a 76 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
Double-sided binary pendant.
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Neckpiece: Spatter II, 2016
Stainless steel, vitreous enamel, titanium.
48 x 48 x 1 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
From series: HEAT II
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Object: Strike II, 2016
Stainless steel, vitreous enamel.
57 x 57 x 1 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
From series: HEAT II
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Object: Uniform Shells (scale 2.475:1 ), 2015
Combat Paper (paper made from retired service-personnel military uniforms under the direction of Drew Cameron [no relation]), surgical catgut.
20 x 5 x 5 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
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Neckpiece: Gun, 2014
New plated steel tray, stainless steel, chrome plated steel chain, silver solder, cotton thread.
Largest: 35 x 11 x 3 cm on a 70 cm chain
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154 @ 30 rpm (scale 1:4) (pendant).
60m (scale 1:4) (neckpiece).
AR-15 (scale 1:4) (bandolier).
60m (scale 1:4) (neckpiece).
AR-15 (scale 1:4) (bandolier).
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Melissa CameronBracelet: Work # 3, Bracelet 3, 2014
Stainless Steel
110 x 110 x 22 mm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
One Design series
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Melissa CameronPiece: Clouds, 2014
Stainless steel
Each piece: 245mm x 12mm x 1mm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
Image of the stainless steel 'Clouds' pattern, whose parts constitute the raw materials for approximately one half of the One Design series of works. The wood version of the pattern is used in the One Design workshop.
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Melissa CameronPendant: Work # 24, Pendant 05, 2014
80 x 80 x 15mm on a 700mm titanium chain
One Design series
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Neckpiece: Tank and Cannon, 2013
Tank: Non-stick coated steel, stainless steel cable, silver solder.
Cannon: Vintage Japanese lacquerware, cotton thread, copper.
Tank - largest: 27 x 24 x 4 cm on a 70 cm steel; Cannon - Largest: 27 x 20 x 4 cm
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Tank: M1 Abrams (neckpiece), 1100 Shot Round (breastplate).
Cannon: Seven Personnel (neckpiece), 11 RPH Cannon (brooch).
Cannon: Seven Personnel (neckpiece), 11 RPH Cannon (brooch).
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Necklace: Flexoplast- After Elizabeth Turrell, 2012
Painted recycled metal, mild steel, stainless steel, 925 silver, steel chain
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
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Brooch: Infinity Affinity II, 2011
Recycled plated steel baking dish, stainless steel, mild steel, 925 silver.
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
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Piece: Tobacco Tin Set, 2009
Mild steel, stainless steel cable, 925 silver, surgical steel
3 x 3 x 2 cm, 5 x 5 x 1 cm, 5 x 5 x 3 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
Pin, Brooch + Container.
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Piece: Red Tin Set, 2009
Recycled painted mild steel, surgical steel wire, stainless steel
8 x 8 x 1 cm
Photo by: Melissa Cameron
Pin & Brooch
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Melissa Cameron is an Australian artist with Anglo-Celtic ancestry. She was born and raised in Perth and has lived in Melbourne and more recently Seattle, in the USA. She holds a BA in Interior Architecture and a Postgrad Dip. in Jewellery Production from Curtin University, and an MFA in Jewellery and Metalsmithing from Monash University.
Melissa creates socially aware art, which is often called protest art. Her practice is centred on her deep empathy towards the human body, and the life that each body represents. She often makes with domestic objects that are familiar to, and which act as a proxy for, the human body, and the human body is also the main venue for the display and dissemination of her mostly wearable messages.
She has exhibited worldwide, with solo exhibitions in Australia, Japan and the USA. Her works are in several public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the University of Iowa Museum of Art and Cheongju City Collection in South Korea.
Statement
My works exploit connection. By documenting select points of confluence, I explore the interconnectedness of all humanity, which includes the points at which, to our collective detriment, our connections fail.
While the works are the result of research, the objects that I take as my materials also influence the forms I create. I produce patterns for them, which include encoded messages within. Together the interleaved narratives, those embedded in the materials and introduced through the patterns, convey my message.
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