'Together Living'

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/1979
• Dates of Creation:2019
• Name of Creator:
  Whitworth, Eleanor
• Physical Description:
  1 item

• Scope and Content

  This work is number 15 of 32 produced for the artist's degree show collection during her 4th year of jewellery and silversmithing design at The Glasgow School of Art academic year 2018/2019. The body of work was titled 'Together Living' and was inspired by some of the intricate symbiotic relationships at work in the natural world - many of them unobserved or misunderstood. In the work, diverse materials were applied to mimic these instances of symbiosis. The consideration of tactility and light in each piece is intended to invoke a sense of curiosity that reveals more than initially meets the eye. Piece 15 is inspired by the relationship between ants and aphids - the ants offer protection to the aphids whilst the aphids produce 'honeydew' to feed the ants as a reward. The piece is comprised of handcut out silver (gold plated) and aphid shapes, encased by a protective steel frame as a reference to scientific storage of research specimens.
  More information on the wider collection is available at https://eleanorwhitworth.cargo.site/Degree-show-collection.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Eleanor Whitworth studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at The Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2019. In 2019 she won the Essay Prize and Peter Wylie Davidson Memorial Prize. She also won a Goldsmiths Company award at 2019 New Designers.
  Source: http://gsapress.blogspot.com/2019/06/news-release-sterling-success-gsa.html

• Access Information

  Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections are open for research by appointment. For further details, please refer to our Access Policy @ https://gsaarchives.net/policies

• Acquisition Information

  Purchased from the artist in June 2019, Peter Wylie Davidson Memorial Prize purchase. Accession number JAC/308.

• Note

  Eleanor Whitworth studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at The Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2019. In 2019 she won the Essay Prize and Peter Wylie Davidson Memorial Prize. She also won a Goldsmiths Company award at 2019 New Designers.
  Source: http://gsapress.blogspot.com/2019/06/news-release-sterling-success-gsa.html

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Handcut out silver (gold plated) and aphid shapes, encased by a protective steel frame.

• Appraisal Information

  This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Silversmithing

  Jewellery