Blogg task week 3

                             Johanna Zellmer

As a New Zealand resident Johanna Zellmer wonders which label she chooses to identify with: German, Pakeha, Other? 
"It is interesting for me, as a German, to tick the box 'Other'. Germans have, since the second world war, been thought of as those who took otherness to an extreme."

Johanna's work with German commemorative coins questions the challenges of national representation, an uncomfortable topic for Germany. The jeweller has re-configured the complete set of German commemorative 10DM coins. Each coin was cut and forged, then inserted into a custom made solander display box embossed with the text of the coin’s rim, which remains legible on the base of the new ‘coinscape’. These coinscape scenes commemorate significant milestones in German history that may have been overlooked by many 'Others'.

  The symbols i see in all her work, is a eagle, which was a symbol

germany used on there coins.

The German Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) dates back to the time of Charlemagne, the first Frankish ruler to be crowned emperor by the pope (AD 800), ultimately derived from the eagle standard of the Roman army.

By the 13th century, the black eagle icon on a gold field was generally recognised as the imperial coat of arms. During the medieval period, the imperial eagle was mostly single-headed. A double-headed eagle is attributed to Frederick II in the Chronica Majora (ca. 1250). In 1433 the double-headed eagle was adopted by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. Since then the double-headed eagle came to be used as the symbol of the German emperor, and hence as the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. From the 12th century, the Emperors would have a personal coat of arms separate from the imperial one. Starting with Albert II (r. 1438–39), each Emperor bore arms with an inescutcheon of his personal arms on the torso of a two-headed eagle.

 

Blogg task week 2

Find a piece of jewellery another culture that you are 

unfimiliar with 

The Fish Hook
The fish hook or matau is a symbol of protection of the wearer over water and represents strength and determination and is said to bring peace, prosperity and good health.

Rimu wood pendant fashioned from native New Zealand Rimu in the style of the Matau or Fish Hook with paua inlays.

The pendant measures 60mm (2 1/2 inches) tall and 40mm (1 1/2 inches) wide.

The fish hook was an important resource for Maori, as the sea provided a rich source of food. In Maori mythology, New Zealand was fished up out of the sea by Maui.

The fish hook signifies abundance and plenty, strength and determination. It is believed to bring peace, prosperity and good health. It is a device for catching good luck and energy, and is believed to provide safe journey over water. It is therefore considered a good luck charm by travellers, boaties, fishermen and surfers.

Ive learnt that this culture is a very spiritual, they have a very 

great meaning behing this beutiful piece of jewellery.

Blogg task week 1

An Egyptian Azure-glazed Scarab Necklace

                                       18th Dynasty, Amarna                                          Period ca 1360 BC

 An exceptional necklace with antique fine-link gold chain.  Three pairs of fine blue glazed faience scaraboids, one a faintly marked scarab, dangle from the necklace chain on either side of the central faience pendant. 

 From the lower two scaraboids, two smaller examples balance the effect beautifully.  The bright blue central stone is in a gold setting with two dangling scaraboid stones attached.  Length: 16 inches (40.6 centimeters) in size.

The purpose of this jewellery is occasionally used for functions.

Badges

Pictures of my model wearing my badges.

The best i could do using a camera as I am not a camera person.

My model was not hurt in the process of this attempt.

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                                                                      Tripple Elvis

Many of Warhol's most famous paintings take images of celebrities from popular media as his source. Elvis is based upon a publicity still made from the 1960 film 'Flaming Star'. Elvis in combo boots and gear, pointing a gun instead of swinging a guitar, embodies two American icons; The bad boy star and the stereotypical cowboy. The life size image is printed numerous times on a background covered with silver paint, suggesting both the repetition of film frames and hollywoods's silver screen.

By Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.

                         

                           What was happeneing in the world in 1963?

1963 The biggest news from 1963 was the assassination of the US President Kennedy on November 22nd which thrust Lyndon Johnson into the role of president and the murder two days later of Lee Harvey Oswald by nightclub owner Jack Ruby. This was a difficult time to become president with the mounting troubles in Vietnam where the Viet Cong Guerrillas had now killed 80 American Advisers and the continued campaign for civil rights by the black community caused violent reactions from whites including Mississippi, Virginia and Alabama where the black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was arrested.