WHY DO WE DECORATE THE BODY? JEWELLERY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST FORMS OF BODY ADORNMENT. THE WORD JEWELLERY IS DERIVED FROM THE WORD JEWEL, FURTHER TRACING LEADS BACK TO THE LATIN WORD "JOCALE", MEANING PLAYTHING. AN ALWAYS EVOLVING ART FORM, CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY SERVES FOR MORE AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. IT IS IMPORTANT HOW THE JEWELLERY COMMUNICATES WITH THE BODY AS IT IS WAY TO CONVEY A WEARERS PERSONAL STATEMENT RATHER THAN THE FLAUNTING OF WEALTH. OFTEN CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERS USE UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS TO QUESTION THE MEANING OF ‘VALUE’ THROUGH HUMOUR AND SUBVERSION. PLAYTHING EXPLORES UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS TO ADORN THE BODY, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY. BY ANALYSING WHAT ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTES TO ITS BEAUTY WE CAN LEARN HOW TO DECORATE THE BODY IN NEW WAYS. PLAYTHING EXPERIMENTS WITH 3D FORMS AND AIMS TO RECREATE LIGHT REFRACTING PRISMS.
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