- The first comprehensive and lavishly illustrated monograph in English
on the breathtaking oeuvre in wood by the Norwegian jewelry artist Liv
Blavarp - Featuring around 55 works from 2002 to 2017 - At the core of
Liv Blavarp's work lies movement, scale and color, material and
structure - Liv Blavarp has been awarded numerous outstanding prizes and
awards, including the Bavarian State Award, the Prince Eugen Medal and
the Torsten and Wanja Soderberg Prize Maple, birch, walnut, lemonwood
and palisander are just a few of the woods from which Liv Blavarp (b.
1956) creates exceptional one-off jewelry pieces. The rigidity or
softness of the wood plays just as much of an important role in the
selection process as its structure or texture. The works are comprised
of numerous single elements, which fuse together to become sculptural
volumes tactile creations that come alive when touched. Yet at the same
time Blavarp's expressive and colorful pieces remain flexible and
wearable. Their forms are not clearly defined; associations to organic
growth, animals and plants, light and shade, water and waves all come to
mind. With around 55 works from 2002 to 2017 Liv Blavarp presents the
first comprehensive review of her creative output. Text in English and
German.
