KF 772
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KF 772
2021
shibuichi (copper 90% silver 10%), synthetic rubies, cubic zirconia
- Place made
- Wellington
- Medium
- shibuichi (copper 90% silver 10%), synthetic rubies, cubic zirconia
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
- Credit line
- Gift of Dr Jane Vernon-Roberts through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2023
- Accession number
- 20232A4
- Signature and date
- Signed and dated "KF / 21".
- Provenance
- Created by the artist, 2021; (Salon 94 Design, New York); Purchased by the Art Gallery of South Australia, 2023.
- Collection area
- International decorative arts and design
- Copyright
- © Karl Fritsch
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This "dinosaur tail" ring is indicitive of the irreverant style of New Zealand artist Karl Fritsch. Fritsch plays with the rules and structures of traditional jewellery, using precious and semi-precious materials in fun and playful ways. This ring is part of a larger body of work that explored prehistoric dinosaur forms.
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Karl Fritsch (b.1963) is a contemporary jeweller, based in Aotearoa / New Zealand whose practice focuses on rings. He is known for creating big, bold contemporary rings. Born in Germany, Fritsch studied at the Goldsmiths School in Pforzheim and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, before moving to Aotearoa / New Zealand in 2010, where he lives and works today. Fritsch has won awards including the prestigious Francoise van den Bosch award (2006) in recognition of his influence and contribution to the field. Fritsch has exhibited internationally, and his works are held in public galleries across the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Pinakothek of Modern Art, Munich, Germany, Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne).