RECTANGLE ON RECTANGLE
This set of brooches explores the idea that beauty arises out of rules and limitations. Limiting the shapes created a lens to study and alter other aspects of the work such as the materials and colours and opacity whilst still producing a consistent, harmonious aesthetic.
The design precedents for these pieces came from three sources:
1. The modernist, machine aesthetic of Bauhaus members such as Max Bill (1908-94), Oskar Sclemmer (1888-1943), and Herbert Bayer (1900-85) allowed for the freedom to experiment with angular form detached from the organic arcs and irregularities of nature which was a preoccupation of the artist’s work before this set.
2. The rigid, austere structure of the posters of Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914-96) demonstrated the aesthetic appeal and consistencies of limitation. That by setting strong constraints on one axis, in this case of shape, allowed for a continuity and coherence for the work on other axes. It created a sandbox where the artist could safely play with the other parts of the work without losing aesthetic integrity.
3. The reductive form and colour choices of the Suprematists, and especially of Kasimir Malevich’s (1879-1935) work from the 1910’s inspired the concentration on simple forms and shapes and colours which still left the difficult problems of compatible juxtapositions and balanced proportion of form.
The main shape adheres to the mathematical Fibonacci rule of the golden rectangle.
Designed by Jasmine Matus and Adnan Chowdhury, made by Jasmine Matus for Materialise exhibition openning Thursday April 8th at gaffa’s Keeper gallery.
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