Darcy Miro Exhibition Opens on Saturday 5th May

Jeweler and sculptor Darcy Miro draws inspiration from nature, architectural form, and the body. Each of her pieces is meticulously crafted from sterling silver, white bronze or gold. The materials she uses reflect the embodiment of her work: strong, bold, and organic. Her sculptural background is evident as the artist’s jewelry takes on the role of wearable art.

We hope you can join us on Saturday, complimentary transportation is Available from NYC. Space is Limited.
Please call 973-744-0061 for details.

GALLERY LOUPE AT SOFA

We are very proud to announce that Gallery Loupe will be taking part in SOFA (SCULPTURE OBJECTS & FUNCTIONAL ART) FAIR for the first time this year.

We will be showcasing the German artist Georg Dobler, an internationally acclaimed contemporary art jeweler, presenting his geometric and Constructivist forms of steel and black chrome that focus on line and volume.

Also featured in the Gallery Loupe SOFA booth will be the work of important studio jewelry artists Susanne Klemm and Sandra Enterline, both of whom are well established in the world of American and European Contemporary Art Jewelry. The work of three dynamic, young artists, Attai Chen, Tobias Alm, and Laura Deakin will also be presented. 

Susanne Klemm

Sandra Enterline

Don’t miss Georg Dobler’s lecture, sponsored by SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) on Saturday, April 21 at 1 pm. Dobler will discuss the disparate poles of geometric and organic forms in his work – where naturalism and abstraction meet.  Following the lecture there will be a book signing at the Gallery Loupe booth.

In-Booth Talks:
Friday April 20th 1pm
Susanne Klemm’s Growth Series explores the inspiration of nature in her work.  She will discuss this influence and offer a view into the development of her unconventional techniques on Friday, April 20 at 1 p.m. at a booth talk entitled “Growing.”

Saturday April 21st, 5pm
Tobias Alm will present “Guided by Intuition”. He will discuss his improvisational working methods and belief in their power to take him places that a linear, logical process cannot.

Sunday April 22nd, 1pm
Sandra Enterline reinterprets the notion of preciousness through the use of diamonds, petroleum and panned gold.  A consummate metalsmith, she brings technical mastery and layers of meaning to her work.  She will discuss her fascination with light and the dynamic ways in which it inspires her.

In addition to the above, a selection of Gallery Loupe’s artists will be shown including Klaus Bürgel, Yael Friedman, Thomas Gentille, Rory Hooper, John Iversen, Vered Kaminski, Joan Parcher, Robin Quigley, Biba Schutz and Marjorie Simon.

SOFA NEW YORK 2012
April 20-23, 2012
Opening Night Preview, Thursday April 19
Park Avenue Armory,
67th & Park Avenue, New York

We do hope you can join us, more information can be found on the SOFA website

Kiff Slemmons Opening Photos

The opening of Kiff Slemmons: HUESOS exhibition was absolutely wonderful. And now that we’ve turned the page to March there is less than a week left to see this extraordinary installation for yourself! So, if you have a chance to swing by before the show comes down on March 6th, we’re quite sure you’ll be thrilled that you did…

We want to once again thank Kiff for this inspiring work that sparked all sorts of interesting conversations…as did her truly compelling lecture at the 92nd St. Y.

MAD Exhibition of Necklaces: “Hanging Around”

For at least forty thousand years, in virtually all cultures, humans have worn objects of symbolic, decorative, and amuletic value around their necks. Drawing upon its permanent collection, MAD presents a survey of the necklace in the exhibition “Hanging Around”.

Dating from the 1960s to the present, these artistic creations encompass conceptual approaches ranging from the decorative to the provocatively political, span variations in technique from traditional to rapid prototyped, and use materials from gold to mustard seeds.

Finely crafted necklaces created by artisans from Morocco and South East Asian sit alongside work by luminaries like Herman Junger and Gijs Bakker. Artists Robert Ebendorf and Kiff Slemmons, whose work is currently on show at Gallery Loupe, are represented in this collection too. It makes for a fascinating survey of the variations possible in this one form of adornment.

‘Hanging Around’ is on display at MAD through May 21st.

Kiff Slemmons ‘Huesos’ Exhibition

Kiff Slemmons has spent ten years collaborating with the artisans of Arte Papel in Oaxaca, Mexico. The result is a collection of paper jewelry which is highly sculptural and utilizes indigenous plants, fibers, natural and synthetic dyes. Along with her artisans, she is dedicated to “reviving the pre-Columbian tradition of making paper from natural fibers and … the possibility of being poetic in a visual language. ”

She explains: “Talking about paper in Oaxaca involves countering assumptions about the material, its fragility vs. strength, the metaphoric implications of paper in this regard, in relation to books and the culture at large. What paper meant in pre-contact culture in Mexico, its magnified significance after conquest, its current place in culture today, ours and theirs. “

Kiff Slemmons is a self-taught metalsmith, who has exhibited nationally and internationally for over thirty years. Her work can be found in numerous museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Museum of Fine Arts Houston; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

EXHBITION
The exhibition ‘Huesos’ runs from February 7th through March 6th.
An opening reception with the artist will be held on Saturday February 11th from 7-9pm.
Complimentary transportation from New York City is available, please call 973 744 0061 to reserve a spot.

ARTIST LECTURE
Kiff will also be presenting a lecture at the 92nd St Y on Tuesday February 7th at 7pm.

We hope you can join us!

New in the drawers: Cristina Dias

Gallery Loupe welcomes the work of Brazilian artist Cristina Dias. Using silicon to mimic the “sparkle of jewels”, she challenges the traditional notion of value by creating a “preciousness” of her own.

In her words: “All That Glitters explores ideas of value and illusion, while evoking the preciousness of something lost, that ceased to be, that has been transformed, or that never was quite what it seemed. It humorously fools the eye and enlightens the spirit, all the while it quietly mourns the wars and environmental disasters triggered by the power and wealth associated with precious raw materials.”

Christina graduated with a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, has exhibited widely across the United States and her work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

BTW…Gallery Loupe at SOFA!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be exhibiting at SOFA New York for the very first time this year! Plans are well underway for this exciting venture, stay tuned for details about the artists and the work that will be coming with us…

Save the dates! Kiff Slemmons at Gallery Loupe

Mark your calendars as we are planning two exciting events in February with contemporary American artist Kiff Slemmons!

Kiff Slemmons lecture at the 92nd St Y: Tuesday February 7th, 7pm

Kiff Slemmons exhibition opening at Gallery Loupe: February 11th, 7-9pm

Stay tuned for more details.

Beate Eismann in Moss ‘Case Study’

Gallery Loupe’s ongoing collaboration with Moss continues with artist Beate Eismann’s rapid prototyped bracelets and paper brooches. 

The case features two unique collections, made using totally different processes. The bracelets are computer designed and 3D printed. Their surfaces are finished in silver and sometimes embellished with jewels. The paper brooches are created with handmade paper, and shaped into forms reminiscent of candy and chocolate packaging, bringing a sort of universal personal childhood memory to the wearer.

Beate Eismann’s jewelry has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Examples of her work are in the permanent collections of the State Art Museum Saxony Anhalt, Germany, the Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig, Germany, the German Amber Museum, Ribnitz-Damgarten, the Municipal Collection Idar-Oberstein, Germany, and the CODA Museum, Apeldoom, the Netherlands. Eismann lives and works in Germany. 

Eismann’s work remains on view at Moss through January.

Happy New Year!