 Gerda Flöckinger CBEUsing fine, delicate assemblies of gold or silver structures, accompanied by fine stones, Gerda Flöckinger takes a new look at rings in accordance with very individual mythology and artistic influences. Her frequently offset stones, often cabochons which she cuts herself, are mounted on broad metal structures. Their overall form, the deliberate irregularity in execution, dimensions and polychromy, as well as implicit symbolism, are reminiscent of rings from the Middle Ages and the East. She has been working in her unique style since 1953, and was the first woman jeweler to exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1971. from The Ring, Sylvie Lambert - 1998 Statement
ImagesCollectionsBoston Museum of Fine ArtsBristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, England The Crafts Council, London, England Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham, England The Royal Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England (jewellery, photographs and drawings) The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, England (jewellery and photographs) |
My first real journey to Italy in 1951 was a revelation and had a profound effect on me. The following year I saw the Biennale and Ravenna, and it was there that I knew I wanted to learn to make jewellery in a modern way.