Elin Weinstein (Canada)
ELIN WEINSTEIN
Biography:
Elin Weinstein was born in James Bay and grew up on Vancouver Island and now resides in Montreal, Canada. She is deeply influenced by the experiences of her ancestors. Belonging to a family of artists and being a descendant of eastern European immigrants and refugees (such as her grandfather who was raised in Sibiu, Romania), Elin takes inspiration from the resiliency into which she has been born.
As a Master’s student in anthropology, she conducted fieldwork in Bali. She was drawn to the Balinese concept that some Art is alive, the Art inspired by the Gods. She places her craft at the juncture between cultural scholarship and Living Art.
Collection Concept:
An iconoclastic use of wax. Growing up in the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, (on the Pacific Ocean) informs my choices in this selection. The pieces have a watery, primordial nature.
• drips of wax to evoke rain,
• crumpled sheets of wax symbolizing the movement of water in a river, and
• bubbles of wax forming the setting for a pearl to evoke the labyrinthine shell of an oyster.
I seek to push forward the use of alternative techniques of lost wax casting to produce surprising outcomes. Outcomes that dazzle and stretch for new meanings in contemporary art jewellery.
Ring, sterling silver, acrylic, epoxy
Pendant, diamonds, sterling silver, baroque pearl
Ring, sterling silver, bronze
Belt, bronze, leather