Anima Platina at Art Basel
“Anima Platina“ is the latest work of Dutch jewellery artist Ruudt Peters. It will be shown at Design Miami/Basel by Gallery Caroline Van Hoek, Brussels, in the context of Art Basel. This will be the first presentation of contemporary jewellery at the famous art fair in Switzerland.
With “Anima“ Ruudt Peters explores the female subconscious in the male.
Anima Platina: A fluid line is caught in coagulated form.
For a considerable time now Ruudt Peters has been exploring the feminine subconscious in the male (the “anima“) as a guiding principle for his design. Over the past year he has been drawing blind in order to achieve more freedom in his thinking. These drawings give expression to an unknown terrain in his visual language. The principle in them is, the less you control the design, the more freedom and room in the ultimate product. As a continuation of this technique he has been drawing with wax underwater. This action generates an unfamiliar language. It is movement that solidifies what arises from the subconscious. A fluid line is caught in coagulated form. This process produces a totally different sort of design with regard to freedom, thought and expression. The works are gracious, delicate, and fragile. Following the process of “wax in water”, every piece is unique and different in shape.
Soon a book of Ruudt Peters’ latest work “Anima“ and “Anima Platina“ will be published. The book will be accompanied by an art edition. The "Anima“ art edition consists of a book with a necklace in a cardboard box. The Edition of 99 pieces is numbered and signed and costs 350 Euro.
Design Miami/Basel. The Global Forum for Design. Hall 5, Messe Basel, Messeplatz, 4005 Basel, Switzerland. 15. – 19. June 2010, 11am – 7pm daily. www.designmiami.com
