Sean Axelrod - Conversations

In his current exhibition Conversations, Axelrod creates layers of dialogue in his work "“ a dialogue between the body as a landscape and the artwork; and a dialogue within the work, between images, ideas, materials, color and shapes. Axelrod's exhibition creates a stage where conversations are taking place to create a narrative "“ a fragmented conversation, that unifies itself to create a story.

As a jeweler and a sculptor I see my jewellery as a branch of sculpture, a branch that uses a person as a landscape to create a physical, emotional and intellectual dialogue. This creative space offers an opportunity for a intimate conversation with another person through the artwork.

I see my work as a form of story-telling, creating a stage, where symbolism and metaphor create conversations. Images, colors, materials and form convey a dialogue that creates a narrative within the work and a connection to the person that is wearing my jewelery.

The jewellery works I currently create explore four aspects of jewellery: The sculptural aspect of creating a wearable object as form, colors, material and surfaces; the manifestation of the relationship between an object and the wearer, in the physical sense and as an emotional and conceptual dialogue; questioning the relationship of the jewellery I create, to the historical tradition of jewellery as a wearable, precious object; and how I translate my aesthetics and conceptual values to physical works of art. These four aspects inform the making of my jewellery and the values I cherish in making art, from a subjective, personal point of view.