The Museum of Arts Crafts-ITAMI (MAC-ITAMI) in the Japanese Prefecture of Hyogo will hold a special exhibition featuring contemporary jewelry art by Taiwanese designers from April 14 through June 3.
In collaboration with the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (NTCRI), the museum selected a total of seventeen outstanding and up-and-coming designers to showcase their works and present Taiwan's culture and art to the Japanese public.
"Intermedia & Aesthetics: Taiwan Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition" will showcase contemporary accessories that are made with a variety of materials. Inspired by experiences in everyday life, the bejeweled pieces will reflect each designer's style, skill, and creativity of craftsmanship.
The featured works include leaf-shaped jewelry made of metal and glass that reflect the maker's imagination about universe and galaxy; a series of exquisite butterfly-shaped enamel accessories that integrate sculptural and microscopic elements; and a series of olive-shaped designs symbolizing different foreign cultures and seasons experienced by the artist.
There will also be metal accessories that take inspiration from traditional Chinese paper-cutting art; crafts made with electronic materials; seashell-shaped jewelry that present the designer's imagination of natural landscapes; and a work that incorporates paper, copper, enamel, and stainless steel to present an organism embodying the concept of nature and time.
The ITAMI International Jewellery Exhibition, launched in 1998 by MAC-ITAMI, has gradually expanded its scale over the past two decades, with entries increasing up to 1,000 submissions in recent years.
Following the Hyogo leg of the exhibition, "Intermedia & Aesthetics: Taiwan Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition" will travel to Taiwan for a showing at the NTCRI's Taipei Branch from July 7 through Sept. 9.
Featured Artists
Wang Mei-jen (王梅珍)
Wang I-ting (王意婷)
Chiang I-ying (江怡瑩)
Wu Ching-chih (吳竟銍)
Wu Shu-lin (吳淑麟)
Wu Li-chu (吳禮竹)
Yi Yu-an (易佑安)
Lin Tsang-hsuan (林蒼玄)
Chi Yu-fang (紀宇芳)
Chen Ying-hsiu (陳映秀)
Chen Yu-chun (陳郁君)
Chen Kuo-jen (陳國珍)
Chen Kai-jing (陳愷靜)
Yen Wen-miao (葉玟妙)
Ou Jiun-you (歐軍佑)
Hsieh Yi-hsun (謝佾勳)
Hsieh Min-ling (謝旻玲)
'Intermedia & Aesthetics: Taiwan Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition'