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Arman 1970's Rare Sculptural Deconstructed Violin 18Kt Gold French Edition 8/8
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Deconstructed violin brooch designed by Pierre Arman (1928-2005)
Very rare wearable piece of art, created by Pierre Arman, back in the 1970's. The design of this jewelry brooch is composed by the deconstructed figure of a violin or cello, showing all the broken parts.
It was carefully assembled with multiples elements, crafted in solid yellow and white gold of 18 karats. Finished with very high polished surfaces and suited with a hinged double pin bars and a security trombone lock. This piece can be also weared as a pendant.
Has a total weight of 30.5 Grams and a measurements of 68 mm by 25.5 mm by 8 mm (2.68 x 1 x 0.32 Inches).
Stamped, with French hallmarks, the editor's mark, the gold assay hallmark and signed at the verso and recto, "ARMAN .750 8/8".
Armand Pierre Fernandez, born in Nice, France in 1928. He was one of the first proponents of scatter art and around the 1960's, was working in New York creating sculptures from trash and rejected pieces. He adopted the destruction as an strategy to create some new pieces. All his art-pieces are created deconstructing the pieces of an original object to create a similar new one. He passed away in 2005 in new york as Pierre Arman.
Deconstruction is a form of criticism first used by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1970s which asserts that there is not one single intrinsic meaning to be found in a work, but rather many, and often these can be conflicting. the term does not inherently refer to the style's deconstructed visuals as the English adjective suggests, but instead derives from the movement's foundations in contrast to the Russian constructivist movement during the first worlds war that "broke the rules" of classical architecture through the French language.
Besides fragmentation, de-constructivism often manipulates the structure's surface skin and deploys non-rectilinear shapes which appear to distort and dislocate established elements of architecture. The finished visual appearance is characterized by unpredictability and controlled chaos.
Note: The violin, cello and other musical instruments were a very favorite subject for Arman, using it in numerous of his works.
Note: From a closed edition of only 8 pieces, this is the piece number eight.
It is in perfect condition.
INVENTORY REF: P0000SONN/.7331
- Creator:Pierre Arman
- Metal:Gold,18k Gold,White Gold,Yellow Gold
- Weight:30.5 g
- Dimensions:Height: 2.68 in (68 mm)Width: 0.32 in (8 mm)Length: 1.01 in (25.5 mm)
- Style:Contemporary
- Place of Origin:France
- Period:1970-1979
- Date of Manufacture:1970
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. It is in perfect condition.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:
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