Zbigniew Chojnacki, Polish, born Krosno, Poland 1953 Search this
Medium:
fabricated concrete, stainless steel, sterling silver, and gold
Dimensions:
overall: 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 4.0 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Jewelry
Crafts
Date:
ca. 1992
Luce Center Label:
Many of Zbigniew Chojnacki's jewelry designs are inspired by buildings or machines, and here he combined precious metals with concrete and stainless steel to create a decorative brooch. The fine gold posts create a guardrail around the top of the small slab of concrete, as if Chojnacki had sliced this piece from the roof of a tiny warehouse. The architectural design and industrial materials recall his childhood spent in the sprawling shipbuilding port of Gdansk.
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody
