ZuzanaRudavskรกJewelry
Zuzana Rudavska creates extremely wearable jewelry. It is simple yet also holds strongly its own against a visually competing garment. The work is very much about its materials (woven metals, silver, gold, copper, brass, pearl, semi-precious stones)showing great respect for how they work together. In essence, Rudavska lets the material do the talking about her pieces. Many secrets are hidden in the work, discovering the flexibility and softness of textiles in metal mesh. These combinations become gossamer wire scarves and bracelets of both geometric forms, a study in contrast. They are accented with seemingly weightless punctuations of pearls and semi-precious stones. In scarfs Rudavska's fabrication techniques allow the wearer creative licence to mold the jewelry according to whim or to follow the contours of her own body. This is a privilege not often found in contemporary design. Susan Grant Lewin Curator and design writer, New York. Author of a book: One of a Kind – American Art Jewelry Today, USA On the cover: GREEN NEST BROOCH, 2000 63 × 85 × 12 mm 14kt gold and gold-filled wire, sterling silver, peridot, citrine, crystal PEARL BROOCH, 2002 60 × 60 × 1 mm Sterling silver, sterling silver wire, copper wire, freshwater golden and gray dyed pearls NEST BROOCH I, 2002 60 × 60 × 10 mm Sterling silver, sterling silver wire
CITRINE BROOCH VII, 2000 68 × 68 × 3 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, citrine
GREEN BROOCH II, 2006 80 × 80 × 3 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, peridot, labradorite ORANGE – GREEN BROOCH, 2006 70 × 70 × 6 mm Gold-filled wire, oxidized sterling silver, fluorite, carnelian GEOMETRIC PEARL BROOCH WITH, 2004 74 × 74 × 6 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, freshwater natural and dyed pearls
ORANGE – YELLOW PENDANT, 2005 60 × 60 × 10 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, citrine, carnelian PEARL BRACELET, 2004 75 × 65 × 50 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, fresh-water natural and dyed pearls BRACELET, 2004 78 × 68 × 60 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, fluorite, citrine, amethyst
ORANGE BRACELET, 2004 70 × 70 × 46 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, carnelian, citrine CRYSTAL PENDANT I, 2007 105 × 55 × 3 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, aquamarine, citrine, labradorite, fluorite, amethyst
WHITE CRYSTAL PENDANT, 2006 60 × 92 × 8 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, quartz crystal
MOONSTONE PENDANT, 2007 60 × 83 × 8 mm 14kt gold and gold-filled wire, sterling silver, moonstone, fluorite, amethyst
AQUAMARINE – CRYSTAL PENDANT, 2007 70 × 190 × 15 mm 14kt gold and gold-filled wire, sterling silver, sterling silver wire, aquamarine and quartz crystal AQUAMARINE – PEARL PENDANT, 2007 60 × 83 × 8 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, aquamarine, Tahitian pearl Collection Susan Grant Lewin, New York
HEMATITE PENDANT, 1999 60 × 60 × 5 mm Sterling silver, sterling silver wire, hematite BIG PEARL BRACELET, 2008 100 × 100 × 50 mm Sterling silver, sterling silver wire, freshwater dyed pearls HEMATITE COLLAR, 2005 Diameter 180 mm × 30 mm Sterling silver, hematite
GOLDEN WATERFALL PENDANT, 2009 110 × 165 × 14 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver AQUAMARINE GOLDEN SHAWL, 2003 1120 × 320 × 10 mm Gold filled wire, aquamarine AQUAMARINE GOLDEN BRACELET, 2003 80 × 80 × 45 mm Gold filled wire, aquamarine
GOLDEN AMBER SHAWL, 2000 1120 × 320 × 10mm Gold-filled wire, amber NECKLACE, 2000 70 × 62 × 2 mm 14kt gold and gold-filled wire, sterling silver NECKLACE, 1999 70 × 60 × 15 mm Seashell, oxidized sterling silver wire, sterling silver
Artist's statement In my work I’m inspired by the fact, that each material carries its own quality and essence. In many instances the pieces expression changes according to the light, as it can have solid or translucent expression. By this thought, I approach each piece and use the possibilities of creating contrast between solid and transparent, smooth and textured, steady and flexible. The combination of strict basic geometric forms with textured woven or variously interlaced fragments inside of them allows me to achieve even greater composition contrast. For me, designing jewelry is like creating a small sculpture. The pendant, brooch or bracelet becomes something upon which to meditate, something to hold in the hand and touch. My greatest inspiration is nature, where various materials of various qualities coexist together. I create my jewelry in hope, that in this age of technology my piece will reconnect the wearer with the nature itself. Zuzana Rudavska
SILVER PENDANT, 2001 50 × 130 × 15 mm Sterling silver, sterling silver wire, freshwater dyed pearls GOLDEN PENDANT, 2001 58 × 145 × 10 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, freshwater dyed pearls
Membership Society of North American Goldsmith, USA American Craft Council, USA AURA, Jewelers Association, Slovakia nternational Jewelry Symposiums / Workshops 2009 XV. Anniversary, International Jewelry Symposium, Kremnica, Slovakia 2008 XIV. International Jewelry Symposium, Kremnica, Slovakia 2005 XI. International Jewelry Symposium, Kremnica, Slovakia Slide Lectures / Workshops 2000 Zuzana Rudavska - Wire Jewelry, American ZUZ ANA R UDAVSKA Craft Museum, New York, USA 1994 Zuzana Rudavska, University of Arizona, Born 1962, Bratislava, Slovakia Museum of Arts, Tucson, AZ, USA Education 1978 -1982 College of Fine Arts and Crafts, 1992 Zuzana Rudavska - Sculpture and Jewelry, Fiber Arts Studio, Bratislava Takaoka Cultural Center, Toyama, Japan 1980 started making wire jewelry 1992 Zuzana Rudavska - Sculpture and Jewelry, 1982 – 1986 Academy of Arts, Architecture Iwate Town Cultural Center, Iwate Town, Japan and Design, Fiber Arts Studio, Prague, Czech Republic Represented in Public Collections Long House Reserve, East Hampton, USA In 1986 she emigrated to USA, where she lived and Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia worked in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2003 she lives and Takaoka Cultural Center, Toyama, Japan works in Bratislava, Slovakia. She works in media of Iwate Town Cultural Center, Iwate Town, Japan jewelry, drawing and mixed media sculpture. Iwate Town Sculpture Garden, Iwate Town, Japan Marrakech House, Marrakech, Morocco Work previously represented by Ruzomberok Museum, Ruzomberok, Slovakia Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h, Montréal (Québec), Canada Crafts Museum, Krosno, Poland Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA, USA Leonardo Faccioli Foundation, Roma, Italy Mobillia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Slovakia Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA Museo Internazionale Della Donna Nell Arte, Scontrone, OXOXO Gallery – Stone Harbor, NJ, USA Italy Julie Artisans' Gallery, New York, USA Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA Private Collections American Craft Museum, (MAD Museum), New York, USA Europe, USA, Canada and Japan
Selected AWARDS and grants 2000 Pollock–Krasner Foundation Grant, (sculpture), New York, USA 1998 Cine Golden Eagle Award, (jewelry, object and costume design used in a music video), Washington D.C., USA 1986 First Prize, National Crafts Competition, (wire jewelry collection), Prague, Czech Republic SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011 Jewelry / Object / Drawing, K.Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia 2009 Zuzana Rudavska, Gallery of the French Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia 2008 Connections, U.A. Museum of Arts, Tucson, AZ, USA 2006 Jewelry / Object / Sculpture, SPP Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia 2002 Objects of Feelings, Galeria NOVA, Bratislava, Slovakia 2009 Zuzana Rudavska – New Work, Slovak Cultural Institute, Roma, Italy 2007 Zuzana Rudavska – New Work, Stredoslovenska Galeria, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia 2007 Banske Muzeum, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia 2004 Galeria Pohoda, Bratislava, Slovakia 1998 Connections, U.A. Museum of Arts, Tucson, AZ, USA 1998 Galeria NOVA, Bratislava, Slovakia 1995 Light and Shadow, Galerie u Jednorozce, Klatovy, Czech Republic 1994 Mirbach City Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 Glass Art from Slovakia, The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, Finland 2011 Glass Art from Slovakia, Elagin Island PalaceMuseum of Russian Decorative and Applied Art and Interior St. Peterburg, Russia 2011 Glass Art from Slovakia, Museum of Applied Art
and Design, Tallinn, Estonia Glass Art from Slovakia, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia 2010 PESCA ART, Museo d‘arte Moderna, Pescara, Italy 2010 Wire in contemporary art and craft, Povazska galllery, Zilina, Slovakia 2009 Biennale of Applied Arts, Manes – Diamant Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2009 X. Miniature, Klaffenbach Stadthalle, Chemnitz, Germany 2009 XV. Anniversary, International Jewelry Symposium, Museum of Coins and Medallions, Kremnica, Slovakia 2009 Art Prague, Manes Exhibition Space, Prague, Czech Republic 2009 Made in Wire, National Ethnographic Museum, Lisbon, Portugal 2009 Made in Wire, Slovak Cultural Institute in Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2009 Made in Wire, Slovak Cultural Center, Berlin, Germany 2009 Biennale of Fine Arts, Slovak Cultural Center, Berlin, Germany 2008 REFINED V: Abundance, a biennial of jewelry and metalwork, The ArtCenter, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA 2008 XIV. International Jewelry Symposium, Museum of Coins and Medallions, Kremnica, Slovakia 2007 Crocheted with Wire, Mobillia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA 2007 4 × Possibilities in Wire, Dexa Gallery, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic 2007 Art Prague, Manes Exhibition Space, Prague, Czech Republic 2006 10th Anniversary, Noel Gyumar'ch Gallery, Montreal, Canada 2006 SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, (Mobillia Gallery), New York, USA 2006 SOFA Chicago, Mobillia Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2011
2006 Loot 2006, Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA 2006 Touch of Slovakia, WCC Europe, Mons, Belgium 2006 Jewelry, Fashion, Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, Roma, Italy 2006 Craft Forms, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, MA, USA 2006 Biennale of Applied Arts, Slovak Institut, Berlin, Germany 2006 Miniatures, Galerie U Prstenu, Prague, Czech Republic 2005 SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, (Mobillia Gallery), New York, USA 2005 Craft Forms, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA, USA 2005 Ultra Retro Sentimental Style, Barbakan Exhibition Space, International Symposium of Jewelry, Kremnica, Slovakia 2005 Imazed by Beauty, Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, Roma, Italy 2004 Loot 2004, Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA 2004 SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, (Mobillia Gallery), New York, USA 2004 Collection Summer, OXOXO Gallery, Stone Harbor, N.J., USA 2004 Small Expressions 2004, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, Co, USA 2004 Textures, Neusiedler Exhibition Space, Neusiedler am See, Austria 2003 Group Exhibition, Mobillia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA 2003 Sienna Gallery /Amerigen & Yohe Gallery, Boca Ratton, FL, USA 2003 Colour and Materia, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Canada 2003 Miniatures, Galerie U Prstenu, Prague, Czech Republic 2003 Miniatures, X Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia 2002 SOFA – Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Chicago, USA 2002 Craft USA, Triennial, Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT, USA
2002
Colour and Materia, Facèré Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 2002 Colour and Materia, Noel Gyumar'ch Gallery, Montreal, Canada 2002 Loot 2002, Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry, American Craft Museum, New York, USA 2002 Colour and Materia, Sculpture to Wear Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA 2002 Colour and Materia, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA 2002 Natural Influences, Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO, USA 2002 Natural Influences, Cultureclash Gallery, Salida, CO, USA 2002 Textile Techniqies in Metal, Mobillia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA 2001 Colour and Materia, Prime Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2001 Holiday Anniversary Show, Oxoxo Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA 2001 Gallery Artists, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA 2000 Loot 2000, Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry, American Craft Museum, New York, USA 2000 Art Wear, Forth Wayne Museum of Art, Forth Wayne, USA 2000 Wearable Art, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT, USA 2000 Epsarra Showroom, East Hamptons, L.I.C., USA 2000 Their Square, Robert Pardo Gallery, New York, USA 1999 ArtFest 99, Museum of Folk Art and Craft, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1999 Beaded Universe, Beadz – Contemporary Jewelry Artists, American Craft Museum, New York, USA 1999 Surface Ecstatic, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1999 Art Wear, Forth Wayne Museum of Art, Forth Wayne, USA 1999 Their Square, Robert Pardo Gallery, New York, USA 1999 La Materia et La Forme, Palais De Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 1999 La Materia et La Forme, Council of European Union, Strassbourg, France
NEST BROOCH IV, 2002 65 × 87 × 8 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, labradorite PEARLS BROOCH, 2002 65 × 87 × 8 mm Gold-filled wire, sterling silver, freshwater dyed pearls
1998 Living With Crafts, American Craft Museum, New York, USA 1998 Craft Forms, Forth Wayne Museum of Art, Forth Wayne, USA 1998 New Small Work, Whistley Gallery, London, England 1998 13 Artists, City Museum, Istanbul, Turkey 1998 La Materie et La Forme, Council of European Union, Strasbourg, France 1997 International Sculpture Exhibition, Castle Gardens, Prague, Czech Republic 1997 Sculpture, Klenova Castle Museum, Klenova, Czech Republic 1997 Connections, XLVII Biennale di Venezia, Castillo Gardens – Giardini, Venice, Italy 1996 Homage to Sculpture, Stoneyard Gallery, Sekigahara, Japan 1996 Homage to Sculpture, Kaoru Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1995 Woman and Wood, Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY, USA 1994 Socrates Sculpture Park L.I.C., New York, USA 1994 1984 – 1994 in Fiber Art, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia 1994 Homage to Sculpture, City Exhibition Space, Kyoto, Japan 1993 Sculpture, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia 1992 New Collection, Takaoka Cultural Center, Toyama, Japan 1992 AURA – Contemporary Jewelry, Mirbach Pallace Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia 1992 Small Works, Iwate Town Cultural Center, Iwate Town, Japan 1992 A.I.M., Bronx Museum of Arts, New York, USA 1992 Summer Exhibition, Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, USA 1991 Gallery Artists, Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, USA
2011
Breeze Carla. "EU Knitting", book (in progress), USA and Europe 2010 Edelstein, Cindy. "500 GEMSTONE JEWELS", book, Lark Books, USA 2008 Kransen, Charon. "REFINED V: Abundance", a biennial exhibition of jewelry and metalwork, USA 2006 Fisch, Arline M. "CROCHETED WIRE JEWELRY", book, Lark Books, USA 2006 Schramm, Agnes. "ZUZANA RUDAVSKA", exhibition catalogue, Slovakia 2005 Kransen, Charon; Marthe Le Van. "500 BRACELETS", book, Lark Books, USA 2003 Meilach, Dona Z. "ART JEWELRY TODAY", book, Schiffer Publishing, USA 2002 Stuttman, Barbara. "Materials and Colour", MAG News Magazine, Canada 2001 Fisch, Arline M. "TEXTILE TECHNIQUES IN METAL", book, Lark Books, USA 2000 American Craft Magazine. "Zuzana Rudavska Jewelry", Portfolio Section, USA 1992 Schramm, Agnes. "AURA – Contemporary Jewelry", exhibition catalogue, Slovakia.
Selected Sculpture Symposia 2000 Secret Project, Marrakesh House, Morocco 1998 Renova Gallery, Warren, CT, USA 1997 Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France 1996 Gedney Farm and J. Westenburg Gallery, New Marlborough, MA, USA 1995 Klenova Symposium, Czech Republic 1995 Gedney Farm and J. Westenburg Gallery, New Marlborough, MA, USA 1994 Socrates Sculpture Park, L.I.City, New York, USA 1993 International Textile Symposium, Ruzomberok, Slovakia 1992 International Textile Symposium, Ruzomberok, SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Slovakia 2011 Lewin, Susan Grant. "ZUZANA RUDAVSKA JEWELRY", 1992 Iwate Town Sculpture Symposium, Iwate, Japan exhibition catalogue, USA and Slovakia. 1992 Toyama Crafts Festival, Toyama, Japan
Contact www.zuzanarudavska.com Address: ZUZANA RUDAVSKA, Drotarska Cesta 32, 81102 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Studio Phone: + 4212 6280 1650 Cell Phone: + 421 908 575 780 E-mail: zuzanarudavska@gtsmail.sk, zuzanarudavska@gmail.com
This catalogue was sponsored by the Embassy of the United States of America. It was published in connection to exhibition at the U.S. Residency and at K. Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia, 2011. Concept & Graphic design: Zuzana Rudavská Photography: Carla Breeze, Pavol Janek, Milan Maťašovský, Zuzana Rudavská Printed by: Weltprint s.r.o.