Brooch

Pavel Opocensky, Brooch, 1980-1999, fabricated Corian, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody, 2000.62.12A-C
Pavel Opocensky, Brooch, 1980-1999, fabricated Corian, overall: 1 144 3434 in. (3.312.01.9 cm) part A (brooch): 1 144 1212 in. (3.311.41.2 cm) part B (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam. part C (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody, 2000.62.12A-C

Artwork Details

Title
Brooch
Date
1980-1999
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 1 144 3434 in. (3.312.01.9 cm) part A (brooch): 1 144 1212 in. (3.311.41.2 cm) part B (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam. part C (clasp): 1438 in. (.71.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Zack Peabody
Mediums
Mediums Description
fabricated Corian
Classifications
Object Number
2000.62.12A-C

Artwork Description

In these brooches Pavel Opocensky explores the properties of fabricated Corian, a dense, opaque material he extensively works into delicate, transparent jewelry. The artist’s minimalist approach to design reveals his fascination with “forms that reflect the inner harmony of an underlying geometry, both as they exist in space and as they relate to the human body.”

Works by this artist (24 items)

Luis Jiménez, Vaquero, modeled 1980/cast 1990, acrylic urethane, fiberglass, steel armature, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Judith and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Anne and Ronald Abramson, and Thelma and Melvin Lenkin, 1990.44, © 1980, Luis Jiménez
Vaquero
Datemodeled 1980/cast 1990
acrylic urethane, fiberglass, steel armature
On view
Luis Jiménez, Model for "Fiesta", 1986, cast fiberglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 1987.14.1, © 1986, Luis Jiménez
Model for Fiesta”
Date1986
cast fiberglass
On view
Luis Jiménez, Man on Fire, 1969, fiberglass in acrylic urethane resin on painted wood fiberboard base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated, 1979.124, © 1969, Luis Jiménez
Man on Fire
Date1969
fiberglass in acrylic urethane resin on painted wood fiberboard base
On view
Luis Jiménez, Coyote, 1993, watercolor with pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank K. Ribelin, 1997.10, © 1993, Luis Jiménez
Coyote
Date1993
watercolor with pencil
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Luis Jiménez, Vaquero, modeled 1980/cast 1990, acrylic urethane, fiberglass, steel armature, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Judith and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Anne and Ronald Abramson, and Thelma and Melvin Lenkin, 1990.44, © 1980, Luis Jiménez
Vaquero
Datemodeled 1980/cast 1990
acrylic urethane, fiberglass, steel armature
On view
John McCracken, Untitled, 1981, resin and fiberglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.45
Untitled
Date1981
resin and fiberglass
Not on view
Luis Jiménez, Model for "Fiesta", 1986, cast fiberglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 1987.14.1, © 1986, Luis Jiménez
Model for Fiesta”
Date1986
cast fiberglass
On view
Jeremy Anderson, Triumph of the Egg, 1970, assembled, painted and shellacked wood, fiberglass and sand, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1983.92.1
Triumph of the Egg
Date1970
assembled, painted and shellacked wood, fiberglass and sand
On view