Thea Clark
Jeweller
Published: 08.06.2016
Thea Clark
verizon.netInstallation: Cryosphere So Blue, 2016
Foam ,plexiglass thread, dimensions variable
Site specific installation , Velvet DaVinci Gallery
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Installation: Cryosphere So Blue, 2016
Foam ,plexiglass thread, dimensions variable
Site specific installation , Velvet DaVinci Gallery
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Brooch: Narrative Brooch, 2016
Mixed media
In situ
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Brooch: Hisinger Glacier Brooch
Pigmented plaster, resin, hemp cord, silver, brass, rutilated quartz beads
In situ
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Brooch: Head of Josef Franz Fiord Brooch
Silver, textile
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Pendant: Echo Sounding Profile pendant, 2016
Sterling silver, cotton cord
In situ
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Necklace: Morainless Glacier Necklace, 2016
Resin, stones, brass, silver, anthracite, wood, hemp cord
In situ
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Brooch: Walthauser Glacier Brooch, 2016
Resin, stones, wood, silver
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Necklace: Echo Soundings Profile necklace, 2016
Cord, sterling silver, leather
In situ
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Cyan Breast Plate, 2014
Wood, cyanotype on silk, plastic, silver
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Structure, 2014
Wood, cyanotype on silk, plastic, nickel
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Torn, 2013
Steel, cotton bandanas, tinted plastic , epoxy resin, one cent coin, 50 centavos coin
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Torn, 2013
Steel, cotton bandanas, tinted plastic , epoxy resin, one cent coin, 50 centavos coin
Detail
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Cyan Growth, 2012
Wood, cyanotype on silk, silver, nickel silver, tinted plastic
14 x 13 x 1.9 cm
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Thea ClarkPendant: Cyan House, 2012
Wood, cyanotype on silk, brass, silk cord, tinted plastic
10.2 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm
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Thea ClarkPiece: Hot Water, 2011
Mixed media
New Jersey, US, based studio jeweler, Thea Clark was just awarded a 2012 New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowship from the NJ State Council of the Arts, based on her "Fluidity and Form" series. Pieces from this series will be featured in the upcoming Lark Books publication, "Push Jewelry: 30 Jewelers Explore the Boundaries of Jewelry". Several pieces, which utilize cyanotype on silk will also
be part of the show, "Multiple Exposures: Jewelry and Photography", curated by Ursula Ilse Neuman at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC schedule for 2013.
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Thea ClarkPiece: Hot Water, 2011
Mixed media
Fluidity and Form series
Detail
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Square, 2010
Wood, copper, plexiglas, cyanotype on silk, nickel silver, tinted plastic
8.8 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Root, 2011
Wood, plastic, nickel silver, paper, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, cotton thread, oxidized silver
5 x 15 x 3.5 cm, long 61 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Chain, 2010
Plastic, paper, silver, nickel silver, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, pearls
4.6 x 48.9 x 5.1 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Pearls, 2010
Wood, copper, plexiglas, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic
9.5 x 9.5 x 1.3 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Continued Thread, 2010
Wood, nickel silver, sterling silver, 22k, copper, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, cotton thread
5 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Pearls #2, 2011
Wood, nickel silver, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, cotton floss
4 x 9.5 x 3 cm
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Thea ClarkRing: Untitled, 2011
Wood, copper, oxidized sterling silver, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic
3 x 4.6 x 0.5 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Six Degrees, 2010
Wood, pvc, copper, nickel silver, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic
10.2 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Cyan, 2010
Sticks, wood, plexiglas, cyanotype on silk, paper, glass beads, sterling silver, rubber, tinted plastic
5.7 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, long 86 cm
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Thea ClarkNecklace: Cyan Lock & Key, 2010
PVC, plexiglas, wood, steel, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, cotton floss
10.5 x 12 x 2.5 cm, long 85 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Cyan Ellipse, 2010
Plastic, nickel silver, cyanotype on silk, Plexiglas, pearls, bone, mother of pearl, tinted plastic
6.4 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm
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Thea ClarkNecklace: In Light, 2010
Wood, plastic object, paper, glass, nickel silver, kyanite, cyanotype on silk, tinted plastic, repurposed spark plug hose, cotton floss
10.5 x 20 x 3 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Inhabit, 2010
Plexiglas, nickel silver, cyanotype on silk, plastic object
5.1 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm
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Thea ClarkBrooch: Pour, 2010
Plexiglas, acetate, ink, mica, copper, enamel, wood, tinted plastic, sterling silver
10.2 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm
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Statement
My work is an going investigation into the nature of identity, materials, memory, and the conveyance of meaning."Fluidity and Form", examines how we experience the changing self. Objects are transformed into images on silk through the cyanotype process, rendered in the classic blue of this technique. Chosen for their emotional resonance, pearls, chains, nests, and circles signify protection, domesticity, nurturance, the life cycle. The images are combined with mixed media, including a layer of pink plastic that unifies the structural strata. This pink and blue play on our deep seated associations, anima, animus, yin and yang, which are the undercurrents of the fluidity and form we call the self.
The term cryosphere refers to the frozen water on the earth’s surface. The installation is inspired by the work of pioneering female Arctic explorer Louise A. Boyd of San Rafael, California who in the 1930’s conducted numerous expeditions to Eastern Greenland to do research on glaciers and geography. Boyd’s work included documenting the landscapes with hundreds of photographs made using state of the art cameras. Her collective research from over 80 years ago is still used today as a reference point for climate change studies.
Boyd’s black and white images capture amazing surface detail but we know the true glowing blues of icebergs and glaciers were only possible to see in person. Thea Clark’s sculpture and jewelry installation is influenced by these captured images, Boyd’s actual seen experience, documented scientific findings, and the nautical aspect of the exploration. Through the use of color, texture, and materials Clark pays homage to the natural wonder of the Arctic. Clark focuses on the pioneering spirit of Boyd through the lens of today’s knowledge of man’s responsibility for the rapid loss of our cryosphere.
Exhibitions
2014“Cyan Silhouettes" two person, Houston Center of Contemporary Crafts
2014
Multiple Exposures : Jewelry and Photography,
Museum of Art and Design, New York City, NY curated by Ursula Neuman
2014
Solo show: The Quick and the Deep (sculpture and installation)
VIsual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, curator Mary Birmingham
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