Angela Bubash
Angela Bubash
Fin 21
Brooch. Sterling silver, glass, blue lace agate, dyed feathers (red)
2" x 3" x 1"
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Angela Bubash
Fin 21
Brooch. Sterling silver, glass, blue lace agate, dyed feathers (red)
2" x 3" x 1"
Angela Bubash
Fin 26
Brooch. Sterling silver, glass, carnelian, dyed feathers
1.5" x 1.25" x .75"
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Angela Bubash
Fin 21
Brooch. Sterling silver, glass, blue lace agate, dyed feathers (red)
2" x 3" x 1"
Statement
My current work is the result of my continuing search to give meaning to seemingly mundane yet important human interactions. I am attempting to call attention to and create a sense of importance to obscure and sometimes personal emotions and circumstances. The nuances of life are what drive the work. Responding to the world around me I develop narratives, which are influenced by memories. These concepts along with intentional visual stimuli bring past experiences into tangible forms. I am continually developing a personal language with which to communicate. I represent these ideas utilizing the techniques and history of metalsmithing. I make art for myself but I want people to be able to sympathize with my ideas, concepts and stories. The viewer is to consider the preciousness I present to them.
My work is primarily sterling silver in combination with found or natural objects encased as if they are jewels. Encased objects, especially in glass allow me to use delicate elements in my work. The glass ampules I create provide me with more layers of information and enhance my creative expression. Vials set within precious environments are a deliberate reference to historical reliquaries. But, I am also trying to subvert the conventional idea of preciousness and the objects or ideas that society deems valuable. My reliquaries are vignettes of memory, beauty, and personal observations. I select specimens and invite or encourage the viewer to scrutinize and appreciate. I make my work appealing to attract the viewer and then the details and minutia forces them to look closer. My intention is to bring about a moment of awe and contemplation about the object or concept.
Selected Collections
- Numerous private collections throughout the United States and internationally