Pseudo-pearls of Andrea Auer
Andrea Auer (Austria) exhibits pseudo-pearls at METALLOphone. Large, obviously fake, much more pearl-like images, a derivative of what we imagine a pearl to be – and fascinating, despite of this fakeness. The pearl and its imitation, the pearl and its history, the pearl and the whole ball of associations around it. The author was inspired by a specific place – Suzhou, China.
She says:
Suzhou, a megacity south of the Yangtze River (China), counts more than 10 million inhabitants –more than my native country Austria. Much of what I experienced there during my three-month stay in 2019 appeared to me to be larger, higher, and wider.
Jade art and pearl jewellery are big in China. Doubtless, manifold imitations thereof also exist. Imitating nature has always been a fascinating challenge for us humans. Remembering China I created Megapearls, individual, oversized baroque pearls that flirt with real pearls.
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