Susan Cross and Adam Paxon
dal 14/3/2008 al 24/5/2008
Segnalato da
14/3/2008
Susan Cross and Adam Paxon
The Crafts Council, London
Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2007. Jewellery. Both artists' work was considered to be complex in construction, exquisitely made and showing superb craftsmanship. They also equally responded to the challenge of the prize and produced significant new work for the exhibition.
Susan Cross and Adam Paxon are the joint winners of the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2007: Jewellery
The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize is the most prestigious prize in the applied arts world – worth £30,000, and is run by the Crafts Council and Jerwood Charitable Foundation to celebrate innovation, commitment and excellence within the applied arts. The prize was presented last night by Alexandra Shulman of Vogue at an Awards Ceremony at the Jerwood Space, London.
The judges felt that Susan Cross and Adam Paxon were worthy joint prize winners, both representing different aspects of contemporary jewellery today. Although using divergent techniques and materials – Adam works mainly in acrylic and Susan in oxidised silver – it was considered that there was a shared connection in the way each uses structure and layering in their work. Both artists’ work was considered to be complex in construction, exquisitely made and showing superb craftsmanship. They also equally responded to the challenge of the prize and produced significant new work for the exhibition.
The Jerwood Applied Arts prize runs over a six-year cycle, with each year representing a different medium within the applied arts field: jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture and metal. The prize is now part of the Jerwood Visual Arts series, which includes awards for contemporary painting, drawing, photography and sculpture, all exhibited at the Jerwood Space.
Rosy Greenlees, Director, Crafts Council said, “I am delighted that Susan Cross and Adam Paxon have won the prize. Their work demonstrates a vitality and skill which shows how exciting contemporary jewellery can be.”
Roanne Dods, Director, Jerwood Charitable Foundation said, “The work in this exhibition and the shortlisted artists taking part show that the applied arts can sit firmly alongside the rest of the fine arts. We congratulate all the artists on the quality of their work and imagination that they have brought to the prize, but most importantly congratulate the two winners.”
The shortlisted artists were Susan Cross, Nora Fok, Grainne Morton, Yoko Izawa, Adam Paxon and Mah Rana.
The judging panel was Paul Derrez, maker, collector, and Director, Gallerie RA, Amsterdam; Jacqueline Mina, winner of the previous Jerwood Applied Arts Prize: Jewellery in 2000; Geoffrey Munn, curator and writer; Christine Rew, Art Gallery and Museums Manager, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum and Carol Woolton, Jewellery Editor of Vogue. The exhibition runs at the Jerwood Space until 22 July and then tours to Lincoln, Edinburgh and Bradford.
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