Artist

Daniel Jocz

born Beloit, WI 1943
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Photograph by J. Paterak.
Born
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Active in
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Biography

Daniel Jocz began his career as a sculptor, but began making jewelry in the 1980s. He never took a formal class in metals and learned his skills through trial and error. “I do ask myself many times why I am doing jewelry,” he says, and traces his interest to a love of metal and working in miniature. Jocz often works in series, and his style has changed considerably since the early days of his artistic career, shifting from geometric abstractions, to lifelike forms, to playful pop art-inspired “candy wear.” Jocz admires jazz music’s improvisational rhythms, and believes a similar “chaotic order” can be found in his own jewelry.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Daniel Jocz, Nightingales, 1994, fine silver, sterling silver, and 18k gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mobilia Gallery and Helen Bock, 1999.53, © 1994, Daniel H. Jocz
Nightingales
Date1994
fine silver, sterling silver, and 18k gold
Not on view