Brooch
(1992)
Medium
24ct gold, 18ct gold, mild steel, stainless steel
Measurements
5.8 × 7.5 × 1.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift from the Estate of Viliama Grakalic, 2022
© Viliama Grakalic
Gallery location
Intrafilament 10 - between G18 and G19
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
Jeweller, sculptor and teacher Villiama Grakalic is remembered as one of Melbourne’s great forces in contemporary jewellery and object design. Migrating to Australia from Yugoslavia in the 1960s, she trained in gold and silversmithing in Melbourne in the 1980s. Her interest in the physical and metaphorical qualities of materials led to the production of jewellery featuring a repertoire of personally significant symbols and motifs, as seen in this brooch made from gold and steel.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
punched in rear l.r.: VG (monogram) VG (monogram)
Accession Number
2022.42
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture