One of a few great stuff when visiting an art school like Saint Martins is all the amazing exhibitions you MUST see and then make a presentation. My homework was to go deeper into one of many "young masters" at The Cynthia Corbett Gallery - an artist Maisie Broadhead ... Must say I was impressed that the inspiration from Old Masters paintings, like above seen Nible Pinch is actually just an idea how to present jewellery - she is after all not a photographrer, but jewellery designer.
So her work is a collection of photography and accompanying jewellery. Installations have a lighthearted humor that pierces the illusion of wealth. Each photograph is a modern day re-interpretation of a historical painting where jewellery is at the centre of the image’s meaning. The photographs have accompanying jewellery that act as key props within each of the images.
When depicted in the photograph the jewellery appears quite traditional, yet when the pieces are experienced physically we see there is illusion at work (when viewed from the intended angle, makes the stone appear to be a large, precious treasure). In the flesh the jewellery is a collection of distorted and hidden half-truths by which Broadhead invites the viewer to reconsider stereotypical notions of status and wealth.
photography by Maisie Broadhead
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