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 An exhibition by jewellers Lauren Simeoni
and Melinda Young March 30 - April 3, 2010
Expect the unexpected in this whimsical exhibition by
Australian contemporary jewellers Lauren Simeoni and Melinda
Young. Simeoni and Young delight in finding expressions of the
"natural" in the "unnatural". They have intimately shared a
sketchbook, found materials and ideas over a period of two years
between their residing cities, Adelaide and Sydney. Utilising
artificial plant foliage, vintage synthetic flowers, beads, precious
metals and wood, they have independently designed, deconstructed and
assembled. The result is a collection of beautiful wearables
unified here by their autumnal colours. This lively,
collaboration translates magically into a visual conversation
between materiality and form.
About the
Artists
Lauren Simeoni is an Adelaide based
artist. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Gold and
Silversmithing, Canberra School of Art in 1996, followed by a Design
Associateship at the JamFactory. She has been a guest lecturer
at both the Canberra School of Art and at the University of South
Australia. Simeoni has exhibited extensively since 1998,
including several solo exhibitions at Soda + Rhyme, Adelaide, Object
Gallery, Sydney and the JamFactory, Adelaide. She has also
participated in numerous group exhibitions at Masterworks Gallery,
Auckland, Object Gallery, Sydney, Metalab Gallery, Sydney, Velvet da
Vinci, San Francisco and InForm Gallery,
Christchurch.
Melinda Young is based in Sydney.
She has extensive involvement with contemporary jewellery, craft and
design working as a curator, writer and teacher. Young
completed a Masters of Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts,
University of Sydney in 2002. She has participated in over 85
exhibitions in Australia and overseas since 1997. Since 2002
Young has held both solo, duo and group exhibitions at Masterworks,
Auckland, Metalab, Sydney, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, Zu Design,
Adelaide, and Object Gallery, Sydney. She was the recipient of
the Profile Award 2008- Established Artist, Jewellers and
Metalsmiths Group of Australia. Young has also appeared in several
publications including, 500 Plastic Jewellery Designs, Lark
Books.
Pieces of Eight is the Melbourne venue for this
touring exhibition which has already been shown in Sydney and
Auckland. It will be presented in Wellington and Christchurch,
New Zealand in late 2010 before travelling to Adelaide in 2011. It
is the first time these artists have exhibited with Pieces of Eight.




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