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Microlith (Part II)

E.G. Etal Gallery / Melbourne / 2016

 

A series of experiments that explore the interaction of process and material. Microlith (Part II) is an exhibition of wearable sculptures and tiny monuments that stand as testament to the expansive reach of endless time.

Building on ideas developed in his New Zealand exhibition Microlith (Part I), Welfe looks beyond the beauty of a finished piece of jewellery, embracing the effects of process and material properties. Rather than achieving the polished and perfected amalgamation of materials that defines traditional jewellery work, these objects reveal how they were heated, cast, burned,distorted and fused together.

  • welfe jewellery microlith 12 sterling silver and 18ct gold with sapphires
  • welfe jewellery microlith 13 sterling silver and bronze ring

Jewellery Here & Now

National Gallery of Victoria / Melbourne / 2016

 

Explore the process, design and materials used to make local jewellery in a conversation with contemporary designers Melanie Katsalidis, Director and Founder, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Adrian Lewis of Adrian Lewis Jewellery and Welfe Bowyer, founder of Welfe.

Melanie Katsalidis is the director and founder of Pieces of Eight which she established in 2005. Her work is held by many private collections and is often commission based. Adrian Lewis’s work is commissioned based. he works with precious stones and creates bespoke pieces. Welfe Bowyers jewellery label, Welfe specialises in unique handmade contemporary jewellery. His work focuses on texture and materiality.

Rarer Than Diamonds

E.G. Etal Gallery / Melbourne / 2016

A diamond’s ‘flaws’ are its unique fingerprint. They are remnants of the incredible forces of nature, over millions of years, that created the stone. For this exhibition, e.g.etal artists present jewellery that celebrates the incredible natural formation that is a diamond, in all its forms: from traditional brilliant white to black, brown, uncut, reclaimed, icy, and other variations. Each artist has created something of uncommon beauty: a piece that gives a sense of rarity to the most ubiquitous of stones.

  • Rough Diamond concept sketch by Welfe.
  • Rarer Than Diamonds exhibition ring in eroded 18ct rose gold with Australian natural diamond by Welfe.
  • Rarer Than Diamonds exhibition ring in eroded 18ct rose gold with Australian natural diamond by Welfe.
  • Microlith 01 sterling silver and steel wire by Welfe.
  • Microlith 07 sterling silver and steel wire by Welfe.
  • Microlith 01 sterling silver and found nail by Welfe.
  • Microlith 03 sterling silver and brass by Welfe.
  • Microlith 04 sterling silver and brass by Welfe.
  • Microlith 06 sterling silver and brass by Welfe.
  • Microlith 02 sterling silver and bronze by Welfe.
  • Microlith 01 sterling silver and bronze by Welfe.
  • Microlith 01 sterling silver and steel wire by Welfe.
  • Microlith 05 sterling silver, brass and wire by Welfe.

Microlith (Part I)

Precinct 35 Gallery / Wellington / 2016

 

“Like a human arbiter of shape and scale, Welfe Bowyer conjures momentary monuments hewn from metals that pre-date human existence and will long outlive our entire species. Enriched with the vast history of time, orchestrated by the soft organic manipulation of his own skills and imbued with the entropic fate of its own eventual demise, each piece in Microlith is a testament of materiality, process and property. They remind us of the very earliest beginnings, the human capacity to affect change, and the expansive reach of endless time.” -Kent Wilson / Artist, Curator & Writer