Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
purchased with funds provided by Charles Edgar Disney Art Trust, 1995, collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1995.68.4
Public Access Text
Brain Adam has been obsessed with designing and making eyewear. Frequently his work has some witty, near surreal reference. His (usually) glass-less eyewear pieces become non-functional body adornment.
In this work, the fern ‘shades’ make a cool and clever dress statement evoked from the effective use of the sunglasses motif around a decorative conceit. Or, more simply, they give the wearer the same sensation as looking through native bush.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1994
Signature/marks
Inscribed reverse of frame: "ADAM NZ 999 AB 290 1994" Inscribed reverse of fronds: "ADAM NZ 950 SILVER 290 1994 FERNS 12 MAMAKU 950 SILVER 2% SILICON" Inscribed base of stand: "290 ADAM NEW ZEALAND SIL" (maker's mark)
Media
Measurement Description
height 65 x width 183 x depth 150 mm
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
23 Feb 2022
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