A Bracelet Inspired By…?

Hi friends,

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted here.
I’ve been abroad for a long time,
and I was “absorbing”  the surroundings…

More than that – I think posts about
“How wonderful is my life” are boring.
That is why I spared you the stories about Zurich and Madrid,
where I ‘ve spent 6 months in each of these cities.

Unless -
a place I’ve visited, influenced on my jewels,
which is the case here: This is a homage to SPAIN!
To be more accurate –
This is homage to the Mudejar art of Spain.

This is homage to the Mudejar art of Spain.

Wall tiling of Mudejar style.

Mudéjar style is a fusion between Islamic and Christian traditions.
It was created by Muslim craftsman,
who kept living in areas the Christians had reconquered
from the Moors, from the 12th century on.
They were hired by the Christians to build churches and palaces.
The result was specific and wonderful fusion between Islamic and Christian imagery.
I was especially impressed from the Mudejar  ceiling carpentry.

Mudéjar wooden ceiling in the cloister
of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo, Spain

Different angle of the same place,
shows the amazing fusion of
Muslim and Christian imagery.

So, what has all this to do with my jewels???

My latest collection is geometric.
4 of my previous posts discussed it.
(“Geometrical Jewelry? Me???”)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254822791/

This is a bracelet I’ve designed in this collection.
In fact it is not a rectangular which has 4 points.
It is a polygon, with 8 pionts.
The new bracelet, is combined of 3 pieces.
It is multi-layered, and has 24 points.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/490228765/

Well , I think the cliché about
”getting inspiration from everything around you”
is implemented here:

I was inspired by the amazing
Mudejar art I’ve seen in Spain!

Can you see the resemblance?

Last but surely not least –

I’ve launched  a Big Sale for the 2017 Holiday!
10%-30% off on all items.

And  -
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Meet you athttps://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelryByVita

Vita

Geometrical  Jewelry? Me??? (4)

Having specialized in Contemporary Art,
(especially in Minimalism),
I found myself influenced by
the clear and clean lines of
minimalist forms.

My new geometric  collection is based
on the generic form of a pentagon.

But my pentagon is a “hybrid creature”:
It is based on the generic geometric form,
but it is not as accurate and equilateral,
because it has been designed
and created by hand.

My pentagons are a kind of nostalgic tribute to
hand-made jewelry!

Jewelry, especially of geometrical designs,
are being designed and made today by machine:
Rhino software, laser cutting and the new 3d dimension printing. 

Unlike all these, my inaccurate pentagons
have the vibrations and the warmth
of a human touch!...

My designs are composed of pentagons of five sizes,
in two forms – full and hollow.

My new Geomtric collection is now on  Chistmas Sale:

Enjoy  the 20% off , valid until 10 December.

See you in my shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelryByVita

Vita.

Geometrical  Jewelry? Me??? (2)

As I’ve already mentioned, in my previous post,
I was surprised at myself with my new
 geometric collection.

In this collection, I was influenced
by my other love (except for Nature),
 Art
Being more specific, by
Contemporary Art.

I would like to discuss about  two most influential artists,
from the beginning of the 20^th century,
who focused on geometric forms:

Kasimir Malevich  (1879-1935)

                                             Self Portait, 1910.

Malevich was more radical than his contemporaries,
from the Parisian Avant-guards, the Cubists and the Fauvists.

The  Russian artist  named his theory “Supremacism”, 
claiming that painting is a flat, non-representative medium.

Useless to mention, that since its invention,
photography took the task of representation
and mimesis ( imitation), quit successfully.

Therefore, according to Malevich, painting, 
has to be composed of abstract  generic forms
mostly of geometric forms,
such as line, square, circle, cross,
which are painted with primary colors (red, blue, yellow).

Aero plane flying, 1915. 

This absolute abstract way of painting, enables the viewer
to contemplate, to concentrate in an invert experience,
instead of looking at  a mimesis of his surroundings.
At times, his theory came close to mysticism.

Dynamic Suprematism/Supremus 1916-17.

In 1915, Malevich already painted complete abstract paintings,
such as the Black  Square.

It contained nothing but a black square, surrounded by
a narrower white square, and a white squared frame.

Malevich lived through the Bolshevik revolution
and could not adjust to the Communist regime.
But fortunately, because of his previous connections
with Western artists,
his ideas and writings had a profound influence
on Western Art, especially on Abstract art,
and about 50 years later –
on Minimalism, and on ConceptuallistArt.

 In fact, today the “Malevich Square” 

became the icon and the symbol
of abstract painting!

That is for this time.

My next post will focus on another influential artist.
I won’t tell you now….

Keep tuned…

Vita

Geometrical  Jewelry?  Me??? (1)

I would like to share with you
my reflections about my new
geometric collection.

As I’ve already hinted in the title,
I surprised myself with this collection,
because, as a Nature lover, and a “veteran” hiker,
my inspiration derives from biomorphic forms,
which means soft, round and twisted lines.

Mount Sdom (Sodom),near the Dead Sea, Israel:

Winter blossoming in the desert, Israel:

Here are some of my nature inspired jewels:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelryByVita

But then, there are also geometric forms in Nature, like-

The Volcanic Hexagon pool in the Golan Heights, Israel

Although, I admit, I had not thought about them

when I made this collection…

This time, I was influenced by my other love –
ART, and more specifically - Contemporary Art.

Two great artists in the beginning of the 20^th century
focused on geometric forms, and left a significant legacy,
influencing following artists.
(Of course, you would say: “I know, she is going to write
about Pablo Picasso and Cubism…” Not this time!)

I am going to write about them in my next post.

So, let's meet again soon,

Vita