There is much to be gained when we witness an artist’s process of making. Janos Gabor Varga generously shares his process with us in these photos of a few of the forged metal rings in his collection. There are several hundred pictures on his Flickr site (don’t miss the Poison and Container Ring series) and website. His journey to the artist’s life is a good read too.
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Nail Ring
Iron Cube Experiment
Threads Ring
Posh Ring
Hatch Ring
Donzella Ring
Open Ring
“In my jewellery I recall desire and power. I want to give you the same feeling, like the little child feels, when he buckles on his plastic sword, and he thinks that he is powerful. That is a serious thing! It is natural, and we never outgrow it, at best we might deny it. But we are big guys/girls now, we are not allowed to do that anymore… Still, art often gives you similar power just simple with colors, shapes, voices. If you can wear these artifacts, I call them amulets, and that power will stay with you all the day, every day.” Janos Gabor Varga
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I just found that I have been published on the blog. Thank you so much!! I feel very honoured to be here, among these incredible artworks.
yours,
János
I think it is just wonderful to get the chance to see a work of art in various stages of completion. My appreciation always grows for the artwork when I can get a glimpse of the process behind it.