Christine Cook
Born: Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Education:
2006: Bachelor of Applied Arts_Visual – Northtec, NZ
1991: Diploma Textile Design – Northtec, NZ
Awards:
2006: Academic Excellence for highest overall mark
2019: Finalist, Emerging Artist Award, Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, NZ
BIO
Christine Cook is a New Zealand based artist whose creative practice investigates the role and value of traditional craft practices within contemporary jewellery making. Driven by an ongoing interest in the marginalization and devaluation of domestic arts and the history of body adornment, Christine uses traditional craft methods to explore ideas around value, gender and domesticity. Unearthing the value and power hidden within mundane & hobbyist materials, she eliminates any precious ideas about jewellery as status object. Texture is pivotal in Christine’s work, acknowledging that touch is as valued as sight, and exploring how meaning and memories are created from our tactile experiences. Work is informed by an ongoing enquiry into the significant value of the physical art experience within the modern art gallery context and the white cube theory.
Originally studying Textile design, Christine worked in various roles within the textile industry before completing a Bachelors Degree in Applied Arts Visual at Northtec in 2006. Following graduation she worked as a graphic artist, mainly in the digital realm, and in pursuit of a more tactile art making practice began jewellery making in recent years.
克里斯汀·库克是一位新西兰艺术家，她的创作实践调查了传统工艺在当代珠宝制作中的作用和价值。在对家庭艺术的边缘化和贬值以及人体装饰历史的持续兴趣的驱使下，Christine用传统的工艺方法来探索关于价值、性别和家庭生活的想法。挖掘隐藏在平凡和业余材料中的价值和力量，她消除了任何关于珠宝作为地位对象的宝贵想法。在克里斯汀的作品中，质感是至关重要的，她承认触觉和视觉同样重要，并探索如何从我们的触觉体验中创造意义和记忆。在现代艺术画廊和白立方理论的背景下，对物理艺术体验的重要价值的不断探索为作品提供了信息。
克里斯汀最初学习纺织设计，2006年在Northtec获得应用艺术视觉学士学位之前，曾在纺织行业担任多个职位。毕业后，她成为一名平面艺术家，主要从事数字领域的工作。为了追求一种更有触感的艺术创作实践，她近年来开始制作珠宝首饰。
设计说明
By looking into the past and embracing traditional techniques alongside current technologies, we can explore the interactions of old & new to take contemporary jewellery to greater levels. In this work Christine uses a traditional intaglio press together with digital technology to create intricately embossed printed beads. In our increasingly digitalised world, peoples lives have become disengaged from touch.
This work combines techniques of past and present to celebrate and invite touch, the altered surfaces allow for a direct sensory experience.
Meissner’s Corpuscles
Description: Waxed embossed tiepolo prints, wood, oxidised copper, rubber, paint.
Dimensions: W36cm x L36cm displayed flat. W18cm x L58cm on body.
