Halloween Jewelry: Balancing Repulsion and Attraction
Guest Blog Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 9:00AM 
Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. In honor of Halloween, we wanted to show the beautiful and macabre jewelry creations of a talented Stockholm designer.
Märta Mattsson
Märta Mattsson
Brooch 2012
Copper electroformed spider, cubic zirconias, lacquer, resin, silver
Märta Mattsson
Earrings: White beetle 2011
Copper electroformed beetle, cubic zirconias, silver, lacquer
Märta Mattsson
Necklace: The Nest 2010
Goat skin, butterflies, gold
Märta Mattsson
Brooch: Russian dancers 2008
Copper electro-formed crickets, lacquer, silver
Märta Mattsson
Brooch: Inside 2009
Beetle, wallpaper, resin, silver, lacquer
Märta Mattsson
Brooch: Inside 2009
Beetle, wallpaper, resin, silver, lacquer
Statement
Rebirth
Sometimes I see beauty in things that other people find strange or are even repulsed by. I become fascinated when there is something you do not want to see and the feeling you get when you do not want to look at something, yet you still do. My jewelry deals with the tension that lies between attraction and repulsion. I take seemingly inappropriate materials, making ordinary and familiar objects seem extraordinary and unfamiliar.
In the 18th century, many new breeds of animals and plants were discovered and it was the main era of cabinets of curiosities. People collected rarities because it gave them the feeling of being in the presence of something extraordinary and marvelous. The cabinets of curiosities were not meant to sympathize with the creatures on display, only marvel over their oddity. In a world where not many new and exotic breeds are discovered, I use dead creatures in my pieces to evoke wonder. The creatures are transformed and reborn; given a new life as objects of astonishment.Märta Mattsson
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email: jewellery@martamattsson.com
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