Wire sculpture – Harry & Co Jewellery

Alexander Calder and Ruth Asawa

Alexander Calder developed the use of wire as a medium for sculpture.
He created various wire sculptures including the Cirque Calder, Two Acrobats, Romulus and Remus, and Hercules and Lion.
Calder started creating the Cirque Calder after making toys for a Serbian toy merchant in Paris.
He had solo shows of wire sculptures at the Weyhe Gallery in New York City and Galerie Billiet in Paris.
Calder believed wire sculpture had an important place in the history of art.
Ruth Asawa gained prominence with her wire sculptures at the Whitney Museum of American Art and São Paulo Art Biennial.
She learned to use wire from Josef Albers at Black Mountain College.
Asawa experimented with crocheted wire sculptures inspired by techniques used to make baskets in Toluca, Mexico.
She explored tied wire sculptures rooted in nature, geometry, and abstraction.
Asawa emphasized the use of lines and transparency in her work.

Brian Boyer creates wire trees using recycled copper/aluminum wire and mathematical formulas.
Gavin Worth combines realistic images with 3D abstract forms, allowing the viewer to change the image by viewing it from different angles.
Kue King sculpts wire using a woven additive technique and incorporates feathers.
Elizabeth Berrien is considered the Godmother of Wire, inspiring emerging wire sculptors.
Racso Jugarap's works focus on organic volume and fluidity, including wearable wire arts.

Wire sculpture jewelry can be created using simple tools like pliers, pin vises, and wire cutters.
Various decorative metals and cross-sections of wire can be used.
Beads or gemstones can be integrated into the design.
Beginners often start with less expensive craft wires like brass, copper, aluminum, or gold fill.
Progression can be made to more expensive metals like sterling silver and 14k gold-filled wire.

Precious metals like silver or gold are not cost-effective for beginners.
Craft wires made from brass, copper, aluminum, or gold fill are commonly used.
Artists gain experience with form and wire handling before using more expensive metals.
14k gold-filled wire contains a tube of 14k gold with jewelers brass in the middle.
Gold-filled wire offers a range of colors and enables expansive jewelry designs.

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Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_sculpture
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