Plastic bracelet by Peter Chang

In his workshop in Glasgow Peter Chang makes spectacular jewellery, like the bracelet made from a mix of bought acrylics and old beads, map pinheads and part of a broken shop-sign, which was acquired by the museum in 2004. Large but light, comfortable to wear but robust, the bracelet is like a sculpture that you can put your hand through. Dazzling in its saturated colour, it reminiscent of exotic plants and creatures from the sea or science fiction.

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Plastic bracelet by Peter Chang

2004

Summary

Object No.

2005/109/1-1

Object Statement

Bracelet, acrylic / polyester / polyurethane foam / silver, designed and made by Peter Chang, Glasgow, Scotland, 2004

Physical Description

Doughnut-shaped plastic bracelet. The inside is decorated in pink and purple stripes overlaid with some scattered spots. The outside is green with spots in yellows and pinks, some raised. Projecting tentacles have been applied to the outside; some are striped, conical, wavy finials, others are multi armed forms, in bright colours and silver.

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Short URL

https://ma.as/319965

Dimensions

Height

73 mm

Width

215 mm

Depth

205 mm

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Plastic bracelet by Peter Chang 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 26 March 2023, <https://ma.as/319965>

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