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| Liana Pattihis |
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| Stretching the boundaries of what can be achieved with enamel as a medium, I have developed my own unique method of sifting and fusing it on a movable base. My work comprises mainly brooches and necklaces made out of silver and gold chain alone, or chain attached onto a copper mesh base which are then enamelled. Even though I have endless sources of inspiration, looking into Ancient Greek and Cypriot Jewellery had a tremendous influence on my work.The appeal to me is that each piece is unique. My designs cannot be pre-conceived; each piece is allowed to create itself. |
Exhibitions
| Forthcoming Exhibitions:
▪2010 September 16-18, Joya Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition, Convent dels Ángels (FAD), Barcelona, Spain. ▪2010 Αλυσοδεμένο- Alysodeméno : 'Chained'. Friday 12 November to Monday 15 November, Friends Room, The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS Αλυσοδεμένο-Alysodeméno meaning ‘Chained’ is my first solo jewellery exhibition. 'The title ‘Alysodeméno’ is used here not only in a literal sense, since my work involves enamel which is ‘chain bound’ but more meaningfully, metaphorically; as the future is inexorably linked to the past and the traditional is tied to the contemporary, so is the strong undivided link between what represents me as a person and my Greek-Cypriot heritage which is expressed through my art'. Preview on Thursday 11 November, 6pm-8pm. Opening hours: Friday and Monday, 11am-7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1pm-7pm. Supported by the Hellenic Centre. Past Exhibitions: ▪2010 July 8-11, SOFA West Santa Fe at the Santa Fe Convention Centre (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) ▪2010 April 16-19, SOFA New York at the Park Avenue Armory,(Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) ▪2010 April 29 - May 4 International Art + Design Fair New York at the Park Avenue Armory, (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) ▪2008-2010 Playing With Fire: The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Jubilee Gallery 20 Sep-02 Nov | Playing With Fire: Shire Hall Gallery 08 Nov-04 Jan ‘09 | Playing with Fire: 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, 28 Feb -09 May| Playing with Fire: Rhys Arts Centre: 06 Jun-18 Jul | Playing with Fire: The Makers Guild in Wales, Craft in the Bay: 25 Jul– 30 Aug 09| Playing with Fire: Bilston Craft Gallery: 05 Sep-31 Oct | Playing with Fire: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum 14 Nov 09 –Jan 24 2010. ▪2010 The Miami International Art Fair (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). January 6th-10th, Miami Beach Convention Center, USA ▪2010 Art Palm Beach(Represented by Charon Kransen Arts).January 14th-19th : Palm Beach County Convention Center , 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, USA. ▪2009 SOFA Chicago (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). Festival Hall. Navy Pier, Chicago, Nov 06-08 ▪2009 Goldsmiths’ Fair October 6-11: at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London. ▪2009 Joya Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. September 17-19: Convent dels Ángels (FAD) Barcelona, Spain. ▪2009 "Evoking Mystery" August 01-31: DeNovo Gallery Palo Alto California USA. (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) ▪2009 International Jewellery Exhibition June 14-October 4: Museum Voor Vlakglas- En Emaillekunst, Marktstraat 22, 5371 AD Ravenstein, Netherlands ▪2009 SOFA West Santa Fe (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). June 11-14: at Santa Fe Convention Center. ▪2009 SOFA New York (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). April 16-19: at The Park Avenue Armory, New York. ▪2009 Palm Beach3 Contemporary Art Fair (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). January 15-19: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida ▪2008 SOFA Chicago (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). Festival Hall. Navy Pier, Chicago, Nov 07-09.| The International Art and Design Fair (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) The Park Avenue Armory, New York Oct 03 - 08 | New Designers One Year On, Business Design Centre, Islington London, 30 Jun – 06 Jul |Collectables – Studio Fusion Gallery, London, Jan- Feb ▪2007 Full Circle – Christmas Necklace Exhibition. Studio Fusion Gallery, London | Electrum Gallery Christmas Exhibition, Electrum Gallery, London | Inside Out, Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 30th June- 21st July | New Designers, Business Design Centre, Islington London, 5th-8th July | Graduate Fashion Week, Battersea Park Arena, London 3rd-6th June | Middlesex University Degree Show, Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 1st-4th June | Galerie Marzee International Graduation Show 2007 5Aug-29 Sep | Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London, 'Rising Stars' 9th August-16th September ▪2005 Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Herts, 'Wear It?’ May. |
Biography
| I was born in Cyprus but have been living in London since 1980. After a long career as a freelance Interior Designer, I decided to pursue a new challenge in my life by going back to full time education to study Jewellery Design. Graduating in June 2007 with First Class Honours from Middlesex University, with Caroline Broadhead as Head of Department, I now work from my workshop in North London.
The course at Middlesex was very conceptual, with main emphasis on creativity and having an open mind when choosing materials and processes. I was introduced to enamelling in my second year by Ros Conway and following a three day workshop with Bettina Dittlmann, I continued experimenting with fusing enamel on copper mesh. I experimented with distortion which involved stretching and manipulating the copper mesh; I also experimented with transparency which meant finding ways of applying the enamel really thinly. Subsequently, I discovered a way of producing very fine sheets of enamel, which I refer to in my work as ‘leaves’. Ever since I started experimenting with enamels on copper mesh, I was always intrigued in finding challenging ways of applying and fusing enamel on a base that was ‘moveable’. My work comprises mainly of brooches and necklaces made out of various types of silver and gold chain alone, or chain attached onto a copper mesh base which are then enamelled. I have taken part in numerous exhibitions in London and abroad. My work is represented in the States by Charon Kransen Arts New York and Alternatives Gallery in Rome. |
More Images
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| 02-Coral Red Diamond Chain Lapel Brooch 01-2010 |
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| 05-Shades of Black Round Link Necklace 01, 2009 |
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| 010-Coral Red Snake Chain Brooch, 2010 |
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