This book uses time as a framework to trace the development of Western jewelry from ancient times, from Egypt to Greece, from the dazzling Victorian era to experimental contemporary jewelry design, from museums to auctions. Jewelry art integrates materials, shapes, decorations, functions, techniques, fashion, and aesthetics; a history of jewelry art design is a history of the evolution of human civilization. From the Stone Age to the digital age, people have continuously created new history with their own hands. As a material entity, jewelry is composed of materials including ores, ironware, bronzeware, gold and silverware, diamonds, agate, pearls, resin, synthetic materials, wood, paper, and waste materials. It bears witness to humanity's continuous aesthetic understanding of kinship, love, religion, politics, and art from birth to death.
本书作者以时间为线索勾勒了自古代以来的西方珠宝发展历程, 从埃及到希腊, 从光彩夺目的维多利亚时期到实验性的当代珠宝首饰设计, 从博物馆到拍卖会。珠宝艺术, 集材料、造型、装饰、功能、技术、时尚与审美为一体, 一部珠宝艺术设计史, 即一部人类文明的演进史。从石器时代到数字化时代, 人们不断用双手创造崭新的历史。作为物质性的存在, 珠宝的构成材料包括矿石、铁器、铜器、金银器、钻石、玛瑙、珍珠、树脂、合成材料、木材、纸张以及废旧品等, 它见证了人类从生到死、对于亲情、爱情、宗教、政治与艺术的不断的审美认知。
本书作者以时间为线索勾勒了自古代以来的西方珠宝发展历程, 从埃及到希腊, 从光彩夺目的维多利亚时期到实验性的当代珠宝首饰设计, 从博物馆到拍卖会。珠宝艺术, 集材料、造型、装饰、功能、技术、时尚与审美为一体, 一部珠宝艺术设计史, 即一部人类文明的演进史。从石器时代到数字化时代, 人们不断用双手创造崭新的历史。作为物质性的存在, 珠宝的构成材料包括矿石、铁器、铜器、金银器、钻石、玛瑙、珍珠、树脂、合成材料、木材、纸张以及废旧品等, 它见证了人类从生到死、对于亲情、爱情、宗教、政治与艺术的不断的审美认知。
