Brooch
In the early 1980s Pavel Opocenský began carving ivory, ebony, and eventually stone. Later he transferred his carving, drilling, and filing skills to ColorCore®, a plastic made of layered color laminate. The design of this piece incorporates delicacy and transparency even though the material suggests hardness and opacity.
Artwork Details
- Title: Brooch
- Designer: Pavel Opocenský (Czech, born Karlovy Vary, 1954)
- Date: ca. 1997
- Medium: ColorCore®
- Dimensions: 2 7/8 × 1 × 1 in. (7.3 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
weight: 1.199oz. (34g) - Classification: Jewelry
- Credit Line: Gift of the artist and Donna Schneier, 2002
- Object Number: 2002.245a–c
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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