BARK & ROCK SERIES DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
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BARK & ROCK
Artist Dina González Mascaró is a master of texture. Her goal is never perfection, but rather imperfection and the mystery and beauty that comes with it. Her work is rarely without some mark, scratch, dent, or full-blown texture. Here, DinaGM takes her mark-making to a new place, where the artist’s gesture becomes something we perceive as nature, tree bark, mountainside, rocky cliff. The resemblance to actual bark and rock is remarkable. This is a limited edition series. Each ring is offered in bronze, silver or gold.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
BARK & ROCK SERIES DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
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BARK & ROCK Bark and Rock is a flexible series. Thick or thin, smoother or deeply grooved, masculine, feminine, in-between... the possibilities are endless and the variations allow for everyone and anyone to find their individual piece of bark or rock. These shown here are just a sampling.
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DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
1. worn scratched Bark RING BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description: size:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Matte Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. medium band (ring band with and texture may vary slighly each ring is unique: shown here medium width) Worn Scratched Bark ring is hand cut from wax. Lost wax technique makes each ring unique. This ring series is great for men and for women looking for something bold yet simple, easy to wear everyday. available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
2. asymetrical smooth Bark RING BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description: size:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Bright Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. medium (ring band width and texture may vary slighly - each ring is unique - shown here medium width) Asymetrical Smooth Bark ring is hand cut from wax. Lost wax technique makes each ring unique. This ring series is great for men and for women looking for something bold yet simple, easy to wear everyday. available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
3. dark grooves Bark RING BARK & ROCK
material: finish: dimensions: description: size:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Matte Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. narrow band (ring band with and texture may vary slighly - each ring is unique - shown here narrow width) Dark Grooves Bark ring is hand cut from wax. Lost wax technique makes each ring unique. This ring series is great for men and for women looking for something bold yet simple, easy to wear everyday. available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
4. Heavy, rough-hewn Bark RING BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description: size:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Bright Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. wide band (ring band width and texture may vary slighly - each ring is unique - shown here wide width) Heavy bark rough hewn is hand cut from wax. Lost wax technique makes each ring unique. This ring series is great for men and for women looking for something bold yet simple, easy to wear everyday. available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
5. Thin Bark RING BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Bright Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. narrow band (ring band with and texture may vary slighly - each ring is unique - shown here narrow width) thin bark ring with smooth, grooves, medium depth of groove.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
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available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
6. Medium Rough Bark RINGS BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Bright Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. medium wide band shown oxidized bark ring with polished ridges. wider grooves, shallower depth of groove.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
size:
available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
7. Medium Flat Bark RING BARK & ROCK series
material: finish: dimensions: description:
sterling silver (shown) also available in: bronze or gold (pink, yellow, or white gold) Patinaed Bright Finish [shown]. Available in 4 finishes, Bright / Matte / Patinaed Bright / Patinaed Matte. wide band (ring band width and texture may vary slighly - each ring is unique - shown here wide width) Flat striated bark texture, smoother surface overall with gentle grooves.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
size:
available in north american size 5 , 7 , 9
BIOGRAPHY / AWARDS / PRESS Dina González Mascaró received a BFA (sculptor Major) from the Universidad de La Plata in Buenos Aires, and after winning Argentina’s prestigious Antorchas Prize, attended the Banff Centre for the Arts, in Banff Canada, as an International Artist in Residence. Dina’s unique designs combine the materials and techniques of a jeweller with the eye of a sculptor and the sensibility of an architect. Award-winning Mascaro has a hybrid studio/gallery/store called JewellerBau, in the Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver, Canada, where she challenges the public to expand their understanding of what jewellery can be. González Mascaró is now offering select series in limited editions.
AWARDS • 2011 BC Creative Achievement Award for Creative Excellence in Applied Arts • 2011 Western Living Designer of the Year Awards - The One to Watch - Fashion
EXHIBITIONS • 2012 BC Creative Achievement Award Winners Exhibition - Vancouver International Airport Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013 • October 2011 Interior Design Show West • other exhibitions include: Vancouver Olympics VANOC CODE Screen 2010 Canadian Art / Grunt Gallery, Vancouver BC. / Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario / Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery, Vancouver BC.
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS • • • • • • • • •
book: DinaGM ring “hidden building” featured in “500 Rings - Specialized”, by Lark Books release date May 2012. book: DinaGM studio featured in “The New York Times 36 hours - 150 Weekends in The USA & Canada” - Taschen, November 2011. newspaper: The New York Times: “36 Hours in Vancouver, British Columbia” - Denny Lee - February 10, 2010. newspaper: The National Post: “Is jewellery art or is it fashion? It all depends who you ask” - Derek McCormack, Weekend Post. May 15, 2010. newspaper: The Westender: “A Woman on the Verge” - Steven Schelling, Published: December 9, 2010. web: mediacentre.canada.travel - CanadianToursim Commission - “Best Boutique Shopping in Canada: a list” - Noah Richler, Oct. 12, 2010. web: poppytalk.blogspot.com - “IDSwest Media Preview: Design on Display”, June 22, 2011. web: azuremagazine.com - Azure Magazine - “IDS West: The Wrap-Up” - David Dick-Agnew, October 13, 2011. web: designsponge.com - “IDS West Conference” - Stephanie Todaro, October, 2011.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
FINISHES / CONTACT / PURCHASES / ART FINISHES A: B: C: D:
BRIGHT FINISH: MATTE FINISH: PATINAED BRIGHT FINISH: PATINAED MATTE FINISH:
polished [no oxidization] unpolished [no oxidization] polished and oxidized unpolished and oxidized
CONTACT WEB: BLOG: MAILING: STUDIO:
www.dinagm.com www.dinagonzalezmascaro.com 133 - 2416 Main St. Vancouver, BC. V5T 3E2 2408 Main St. Vancouver, BC. [by appointment]
PURCHASES, IMAGE REQUESTS, INFORMATION: contact: email: mobile:
joelle ciona inquire@dinagm.com (604) 720-9488
ART: Dina González Mascaró is a sculptor who makes jewellery. DinaGM’s art practice includes sculpture, painting, drawing and jewellery. Working in series, themes occurring in her jewellery influence her sculpture and painting work and vice cersa. When shown together, the large scale artworks and small scale jewellery pieces play off one another, making sense of the colliding worlds of art and jewellery. Many of her jewellery works could be enlarged, blown up in size to become buildings. Paintings of rubble, shrink down and manifest themselves as piles of silver to wear. For a view into DinaGM’s artwork please refer to www.dinagm.com.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]