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Introduction

A View by Two

Contemporary Jewelry
February 2 - April 15, 2001

The work in this show isn 't about gigantic gemstones; it's about a kind of creative, playful relationship with an idea and materials that brings forth something unique and beautiful. -- Louis Mueller

A View By Two is the result of a collaboration between The RISD Museum and Rhode Island School of Design faculty members Louis Mueller and Barbara Seidenath. The exhibition presents works by fourteen internationally known and collected jewelers from Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States, chosen by Mueller and Seidenath for their innovative approach. Many of the participants also teach, thereby directly influencing the next generation of jewelers. The Museum has acquired several works from A View By Two to bring RISD's holdings into the 21st century.

Each of these objects is unique, and many are on view publicly for the first time. Earlier pieces, drawings, and photographs illuminate the artists' creative processes. Also included is a short visual "resume" representing the work of guest co-curators Mueller, who heads the Department of Jewelry and Light Metals, and Seidenath, adjunct faculty in that department. A selection from the Museum's collection of jewelry from ancient to modern times provides context, augmented by a loan from the Daphne Farago Collection: groundbreaking work by some of the earliest figures in studio jewelry, including Art Smith, Margaret de Patta, and Sam Kramer.

Selected Objects

Giampaolo Babetto

Ring, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Necklace, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Untitled Drawing - Study inscribed Primavera, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Untitled Drawing - Study, Seven Blue, Brown and Yellow Forms, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Untitled Drawing - Study with Light Blue Watercolor Cross-form, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Untitled Drawing - Pencil Study with two colored Pentagons, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Untitled Drawing - Study with Multiple Bar Shapes, 1996

Giampaolo Babetto

Bracelet, 1996

Bernhard Schobinger

RISD Trash, 2000

Alexandra Bahlmann

Bracelet, 2000

Alexandra Bahlmann

Necklace, 2000

Daniel Kruger

Necklace, 1999

Ted Noten

Baby-Knuckle-Duster, 1999

Ruudt Peters

Lapis "Viriditas" Collar, 1997

Gerd Rothmann

Il Sole, La Luna (The Sun, The Moon), 1999

Bernhard Schobinger

Wie Tantroptfen an der Sonne (Dewdrops on the Sun) Bracelet, 1999

Bernhard Schobinger

Gespaltener Zweig mit Tantropfen (Split Branch with Dewdrops) Bracelet, 1999

Bernhard Schobinger

Gebrochener Ast (Broken Branch) Bracelet, 1999
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), 1985
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986

Bernhard Schobinger

Wie Tantroptfen an der Sonne (Dewdrops on the Sun), 1999

Bernhard Schobinger

Gespaltener Zweig mit Tantropfen (Split Branch with Dewdrops), 1999
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986
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Annelies Strba

Untitled (Bernhard Schobinger's Jewelry Modeled by his Daughter), ca. 1986

Myra Mimlitsch-Gray

Brooch with Empty Settings, 2000

Sondra Sherman

Pinstripe Solitaire, 1999

Irmgard Zeitler

Torpedo Earrings, 1995

Manfred Bischoff

John Cage, Earrings and Drawing, 1999

More objects +

Exhibition Checklist

A View by Two : Contemporary Jewelry

February 2 - April 15, 2001
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