Rebecca Hannon Life Preserver, exhibition view
Rebecca Hannon Life Preserver, exhibition view
Rebecca Hannon Life Preserver, exhibition view
Rebecca Hannon Life Preserver, exhibition view
Rebecca Hannon Life Preserver, exhibition view
Buoy, 2017, neckpiece, laminate
Buoy, 2017, neckpiece, laminate
Large Black Bow Tie, 2017, neckpiece, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Black Silhouettes, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Cascade Studs, 2017, earrings, laminate, sterling silver
Double Crown of Thorns, Miami patterns /colors, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Sold
Doxie, blue & multi color, 2017, bracelets, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Doxie, blue & multi color, 2017, bracelets, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Teardrop Earrings, 2017, laminate, sterling silver
Wave Neckpiece (Nautical Colors), 2017, neckpiece, laminate, steel cable
Wave Neckpiece (Nautical Colors), 2017, neckpiece, laminate, steel cable
Circle Crown of Thorns, white, 2016, neckpiece, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Sold
Fidget, 2017, pendants, silver, laminate
Fidget, 2017, neckpiece, silver, laminate
Harelequin, 2017, earrings, laminate
Harlequin (gray scale), 2017, neckpiece, nylon covered steel cable
Lobster Claw, 2017, brooch, silver, laminate
Pink Dogbone Crown Of Thrones, 2016, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted Italian laminate
Pink Dogbone Crown Of Thrones, 2016, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted Italian laminate
Pink Dogbone Crown Of Thrones, 2016, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted Italian laminate
Yellow Orla, neckpiece, laminate, turquoise
Crown of Thorns, 2016, bracelet, laser cut formica
Crown of Thorns, 2016, bracelet, laser cut formica
Chignon Covers, 2016, bun covers, laminate, plastics, silver
Chignon Cover, 2016, bun cover, laminate, plastics, silver
Chignon Cover, 2016, bun cover, laminate, plastics, silver
Long Lima Neckpiece, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Bloomers, grey scale, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Bloomers, grey scale, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Bloomers, grey scale, 2017, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
White / Black Tapered Crown Of Thrones, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted laminate
White / Black Tapered Crown Of Thrones, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted laminate
White / Black Tapered Crown Of Thrones, neckpiece, laser cut & slotted laminate
Vitamin D (4th of July Colors), 2017, necklace, laminate, nylon covered steel cable, stainless steel
Remnant, 2017, earrings, laser cut laminate, sterling silver
Short Tapered Lima Neckpiece (Black & White), laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Bloomers, red/yellows/black King Snake, 2017, necklace, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Bloomers, red/yellows/black King Snake, 2017, necklace, laminate, nylon covered steel cable
Can jewelry save your life?
Not likely, but it does provide vital information, insight into our true selves, and perhaps hope for the future. Bold, graphic works in this series reflect Rebecca Hannon’s preoccupation with dazzle camouflage, warning coloration found in nature and secret languages associated with chroma. Baby blue components are interwoven with powder pink pieces. A modulated grey-toned neckpiece is interrupted by an unexpected burst of red. What associations do you have with mustard yellow or kelly green? Perceptions are confounded when recognizable silhouettes encounter jarring pattern. Lucky life preservers and buoys encircle a neckpiece to keep you joyfully afloat.
Rebecca Hannon, born 1973 in Washington DC, received her MFA degree at the prestigious Munich Academy of Fine Art in 2005 following a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Hannon has exhibited and held short and long term teaching positions internationally, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including a Fulbright research grant.
Currently, Hannon resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her Husband, young son and a Dachshund, where she holds an associate Professorship a the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University and works in the studio continuing her experimentation in ever more complex compositions of synthetic laminates, ceramics and precious metals.
Life Preserver marks Hannon's second solo exhibition at Ornamentum