Contemporary jewellry and accesorries in Hong Kong
Contemporary jewellry and accesorries in Hong Kong
A connotative sign between a commercial precious jewellery and wearable art object
Author(s): Norman Wai-Chung SIUSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Sociology of Art
Published by: Editura Eurostampa
Keywords: jewelry; accessory; branding; sign; Chinese wedding ceremony;
Summary/Abstract: This article is a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary jewelry design. Several topics are studied here: objects and signs surrounding us; transformation of jewelry objects and commercial codes; craft making vs. product standardization; jewelry objects in advertisements; a case study: objects substituted by signs; perspective of contemporary jewelry objects and signs; objects in the commodified Chinese wedding ceremony.
Journal: Caiete de Arte și Design
- Issue Year: 4/2016
- Issue No: 4
- Language: English