Paul McClure
Jeweller
Published: 01.10.2019
sympatico.caBrooch: Membrane 3, 2018
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
9 x 9 x 3 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Membranes
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Brooch: Membrane 2, 2018
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
12 x 6 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Membrane
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Brooch: Membrane 1, 2017
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
9.5 x 4.5 x 1 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
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Brooch: Splice, 2015
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
9 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Flora
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Brooch: Spring, 2015
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
9 x 3 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Flora
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Brooch: Sprout, 2015
Sterling silver, nylon, stainless steel.
8 x 8 x 3 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Flora
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Brooch: Orthomyxovirus, 2012
Sterling silver, lab grown ruby, neodymium magnets.
4 x 3 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Mutations
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Brooch: Poxvirus, 2012
Sterling silver, lab grown ruby, neodymium magnets.
4 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Mutations
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Brooch: Coronavirus, 2011
Sterling silver, lab grown ruby, neodymium magnets.
4 x 3 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Mutations
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Brooch: Morula, 2009
Sterling silver, 18 karat gold, neodymium magnets.
5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Cytulas
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Brooch: Cytula, 2009
Sterling silver, 18 karat gold, neodymium magnets.
5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Cytulas
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Brooch: Blastula, 2009
Sterling silver, 18 karat gold, neodymium magnets.
4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Cytulas
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Brooch: Cells, 1999
Sterling silver, copper, resin, neodymium magnets, Petri dishes.
50 x 30 x 2 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Cells
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Brooch: Erythrocyte, 1999
Sterling silver, copper, resin, neodymium magnets, Petri dish.
8 x 8 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Paul Ambtman
From series: Cells
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Brooch: Virus, 1993
Aluminum, neodymium magnets.
12 x 12 x 6 cm
Photo by: David Rasmus
From series: Virus
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Necklace: Alveoli, 1994
Oxydized sterling silver, pearls.
7 x 3 x 3 cm
Photo by: David Rasmus
From series: Memento Mori
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Necklace: Lungs, 1994
Oxydized sterling silver, pearls.
7 x 5 x 3 cm
Photo by: David Rasmus
From series: Memento Mori
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Brooch: Node, 1994
Oxydized sterling silver, pearls.
7 x 6 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: David Rasmus
From series: Memento Mori
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This video tells the story of Paul McClure's jewellery practice, and how it has metamorphosed to reflect his experiences with HIV/AIDS and cancer, using themes taken from biology and biotechnology.
Paul McClure is a 2015 winner of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, The Saidye Bronfman Award.
Directed by Jesi the Elder (Jessica Jordan)
Co-production of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Animated Image Society Presentation of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Independent Media Arts Alliance.
For more information, visit: https://ggavma.canadacouncil.ca
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Paul McClure is a Canadian artist and designer of contemporary jewellery. His work is represented in private and public collections including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Canadian Museum of History; Design Museum of Barcelona; and National Museums Scotland. McClure graduated from NSCAD University, Halifax, Canada (BFA, 1989); Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain (1990); and National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland (MA, 1999). He is a professor and department head of the School of Jewellery at George Brown College in Toronto. In 2015, McClure received the Saidye Bronfman Award, a Governor General’s Award, Canada’s foremost distinction for excellence in the visual arts.
Statement
My jewellery is as much about as it is for the human body. I am intrigued by how we represent what we cannot see within ourselves through scientific imagery and data from the fields of microbiology, biotechnology, pathology and genetics. Through my work, I aim to “see” who we are at a time when what it means to be human is undergoing radical bioethical consideration.CV 
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