Spring Break
Natural Beauty
Grinstein retrospective brings nature-based jewelry to GalleryOne
Helen Nevius
Issue date: 11/12/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Grinstein said the second style of jewelry in the retrospective-the geological- originates from the shape of rocks and landscapes. He mentioned that he loves the shape and texture of slate in particular.
"The slate and the land, the part and the whole, are inextricably bound together," he said.
Geological jewelry embodies the concept of holding a huge piece of the world, like a landscape, in the palm of your hand, he said.
The third style of work displayed in the gallery--biomorphic modernism--embraces simplicity and ambiguity of form, Grinstein said. It involves rejecting ornamentation for a more abstract approach.
At the reception, people drifted in to gaze into display cases at the different styles of jewelry made from gold, silver, slate, opal, and other materials.
"It's really not my style, but it's unique," said WCC student Vadim Kim. "Some of the pieces are really beautiful."
He pointed to the Georg Jensen Company earrings with pearls in the first display case and said, "I've just never seen anything like these."
Heather Pura agreed that the designs were strikingly original; she commented on a brooch shaped like a bunch of grapes in the same case as the pearl earrings. She said she'd never seen a design like that before.
Grinstein roamed the gallery discussing the jewelry with guests, wearing a smile and a bright yellow flower pinned to his lapel.
David Grinstein walked around and examined his brother's work with evident pride. He said watching Richard evolve from making wire jewelry in college to this was an amazing experience.
"He's always been very good, but now he's wonderful," David Grinstein said.
Richard Grinstein's daughter Sarah also seemed pleased with the exhibit.
"I think it's amazing to have all of his work presented this way," she said.
An artist herself, she said her father's work has always inspired her. She also wore jewelry he made for her to the reception-two silver rings and a necklace.
"The slate and the land, the part and the whole, are inextricably bound together," he said.
Geological jewelry embodies the concept of holding a huge piece of the world, like a landscape, in the palm of your hand, he said.
The third style of work displayed in the gallery--biomorphic modernism--embraces simplicity and ambiguity of form, Grinstein said. It involves rejecting ornamentation for a more abstract approach.
At the reception, people drifted in to gaze into display cases at the different styles of jewelry made from gold, silver, slate, opal, and other materials.
"It's really not my style, but it's unique," said WCC student Vadim Kim. "Some of the pieces are really beautiful."
He pointed to the Georg Jensen Company earrings with pearls in the first display case and said, "I've just never seen anything like these."
Heather Pura agreed that the designs were strikingly original; she commented on a brooch shaped like a bunch of grapes in the same case as the pearl earrings. She said she'd never seen a design like that before.
Grinstein roamed the gallery discussing the jewelry with guests, wearing a smile and a bright yellow flower pinned to his lapel.
David Grinstein walked around and examined his brother's work with evident pride. He said watching Richard evolve from making wire jewelry in college to this was an amazing experience.
"He's always been very good, but now he's wonderful," David Grinstein said.
Richard Grinstein's daughter Sarah also seemed pleased with the exhibit.
"I think it's amazing to have all of his work presented this way," she said.
An artist herself, she said her father's work has always inspired her. She also wore jewelry he made for her to the reception-two silver rings and a necklace.
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