Gerd Rothman: Jewellery - Hardcover

Baumer, Dorothea; Cartlidge, Barbara; Hufnagl, Florian; Joppien, Rudiger; Runde, Sabine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3775711554 ISBN 13: 9783775711555

Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Since the early 1970s, gold- and silversmith Gerd Rothman has been reinterpreting traditional jewelry through a playful, intellectual approach. Working with body impressions taken from clients and from persons dear to them, he has crafted one-of-a-kind creations to be worn somewhere in the land between decorative ornament and conceptual art. His 'Family Necklace' contains the individual fingerprints of the members of one family; from another dangles pendants made of chewed gum cast in gold. This monograph of work from 1976 to the present gathers together a chorus of voices: wearers and aficionados of these remarkable objects who offer their reflections, anecdotes, intimate commentaries, and fantasies. Combined with texts by expert authors, they present an enlivened discourse on the jewelry art of Gerd Rothman.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Frankfurt in 1941, Gerd Rothman has been crafting jewelry since the 1960s. He has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal College of Art, London, and currently lives in Munich.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775711554
• ISBN 13: 9783775711555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192