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In the 1980s, after studying at the Liverpool College of Art, Peter Chang shifted from graphic design and sculpture to jewelry. He began exploring themes of Pop Art in jewelry, taking inspiration from his youth in 1960s Liverpool. Treating plastic like a precious material, Chang explored the outer limits of acrylic. Designing and fabricating colorful, oversized jewelry, he applied more traditional art-making techniques like carving and inlay to plastic. The result was jewelry that combines elements of Modernism, Surrealism, and psychedelia in a thoroughly contemporary scale and aesthetic.
Pair of earrings
Peter Chang (British, 1944 – 2017)
British
1991
Medium/Technique
Acrylic, white metal
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 1.6 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 5/8 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.97.1-2
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
In the 1980s, after studying at the Liverpool College of Art, Peter Chang shifted from graphic design and sculpture to jewelry. He began exploring themes of Pop Art in jewelry, taking inspiration from his youth in 1960s Liverpool. Treating plastic like a precious material, Chang explored the outer limits of acrylic. Designing and fabricating colorful, oversized jewelry, he applied more traditional art-making techniques like carving and inlay to plastic. The result was jewelry that combines elements of Modernism, Surrealism, and psychedelia in a thoroughly contemporary scale and aesthetic.
DescriptionClaw-shaped earrings with red and yellow tips and blue mosaic center section.
ProvenanceDaphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.