Oaxaca Experiencia

Claire McArdle, El Torito, 2015, cotton, stuffing

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524 Flinders

524 Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

6 September
Sun 9am-5pm

Opening Sat 5 September 5-9pm

Known for its handcraft traditions and vibrant culture, Oaxaca is located in Southwestern Mexico. Oaxaca Experiencia is an explorative exhibition of the time I spent there. Experiences, encounters and traditional making techniques form the basis of these jewellery and object works. They imitate and alter techniques including tin work, wood carving, filigree and textiles. Stone work is used to materialise forms of unrest and the attempts to wash them out. And to explore the souvenir and the impact of tourism. The work will be shown in an immersive atmosphere with the blending of art and surrounds.

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Artist Claire McArdle

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About the Artist

Claire McArdle is an Australian contemporary jeweller living and practicing in Melbourne. With a BA in Gold & Silversmithing (1st Class Honours) from the RMIT University, McArdle is an active member of the contemporary jewellery community as both maker and curator. McArdle has engaged in a number of contemporary jewellery projects including, as curator of the internationally touring exhibition, Words and Works from a World Away and as the co-Director of Radiant Pavilion: Melbourne.  Her work has received international recognition with work exhibited in Thailand, Hong Kong, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria and The Netherlands. McArdle has undertaken residencies in Australia, Mexico, Iceland and Estonia and was awarded first prize at Contemporary Wearables ’13.
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