Brooch 'Firassia' (2009)

Mirjam Hiller

powder-coated stainless steel

Classification:

Craft, Jewellery

Materials:

Stainless steel

Physical Object Description:

Blue brooch with abstracted spiky urban design and pedals

Dimensions:

13.5 x 12 x 6 cm

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Omega Fund, 2014/15

Scheme:

Craft Acquisition Scheme: Omega Fund (2014-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by the Contemporary Art Society, 20 February 2015 (for EURO 1,300); presented to Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (Birmingham Museums Trust), 9 April 2015

Relationship:

Birmingham Museums Trust

Subject:

Surface, Urban, Red

In her work Mirjam Hiller explores everyday life, architecture and nature. Her colourful brooches firassia and tipinea are abstract and elegant and recall cityscapes in their design, echoing existing works in the museum’s Fine Art and Jewellery collections.

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