In-Person Conversation

Art Nouveau Jewelry: When Japanese Art Came to Europe @ Liang Yi Museum

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This In-Person Conversation offers an historic journey through the 1900’s in order to capture the essence of Japanism and its influence on jewelry creations.

Art Nouveau Jewelry: When Japanese Art Came to Europe

When they eventually landed on western shores, those many Japanese treasures provoked a stylistic tsunami. As much unknown craftsmanship and materials: Horn, lacquer, mixed metals, ivory, and silk, influenced every layer of creations, especially jewelry, allowing the birth of one of the most revolutionary artistic movement: The Art Nouveau or “New Art”. European jewelers, glass makers, silversmiths or enamellers started to emulate Japanese art, trying on techniques they had never seen before…

This in-person conversation offers an historic journey through the 1900s in order to capture the essence of Japanism and its influence on jewelry creations.

Speakers
Gilles Zalulyan, Antique Jewelry and Enamel Specialist
Mathilde Rondouin, Art Historian and Lecturer at L'ÉCOLE
, School of Jewelry Arts


Details: 
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
Cocktail Session: 6:30-7:00pm
Conversation: 7:00– 8:00pm
Language: English
Venue: Liang Yi Museum, 181-199 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

René Lalique. Tiara. 1903-1904. V&A Museum, London
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Victoria and Albert Museum