Architectural Motifs in Jewellery Art of the 20th — the First Quarter of the 21st Century

Abstract

Throughout the history of jewellery, craftspeople have appealed to architectural motifs in the composition of church utensils or jewellery. In different historical periods, this process developed in accordance with the aesthetic requirements of the time, the peculiarities of the artistic and stylistic development of art in general and jewellery in particular. As a result, a number of certain artistic techniques have been formed; they were used by masters in past eras and are used by modern artists and jewellers, as well as architects and designers working in this field of decorative art. This article is devoted to the analysis of the formation and development of these artistic and stylistic techniques at the present stage. This topic has not yet been adequately reflected in scientific literature. The research problem is only mentioned in general works of foreign and Russian researchers on various historical periods (to a greater or lesser extent). Most interest in the topic is shown by bloggers who popularize certain brands or master jewellers in various electronic resources. In the first quarter of the 21st century, the appeal to architectural motifs as a key element of artistic, figurative, and compositional solutions in jewellery became very widespread both in the luxury segment and in the author’s jewellery art. This article is the first experience of art criticism research on this artistic and stylistic phenomenon. The research uses descriptive, formal, stylistic, and comparative methods. As a result, the author of the article identifies and formulates the main methods of using architectural motifs in the compositional, artistic, and figurative solutions in works of modern author’s jewellery art.

Keywords

• architectural motifs
• reliquary
• casket
• author’s jewellery art
• jewellery works
• jeweller artist
• master jeweller
• architect artist
• jewellery designer