François BOESFLUG about Brune BOYER‘s pieces, translated by Susan Mackie
Any jewel is a skilful construction. But most jewels show everything of themselves at first sight by emanating what is considered most precious: pearls, diamonds, emeralds, enamels, monograms etc…
From this standpoint the jewels created by Brune Boyer Pellerej over the last 5 years constitute a revolution of sorts.
They belong to a series which Brune herself has entitled “CHEMINEZ” CHEMINEES ( play on words intranslatable into English). Her third series of jewels responding to the same creative process which inspired her series “buildind the castles in Spain” created while living in Madrid several years ago. (cf. The catalogue with this name).
The surroundings in Spain, especially the architecture inspired an homogeneous series of jewels, unified by a same unique nucleus, let us say : bold, beautifully worked castles on capes…
On her return to France Brune Boyer, has once again been inspired by her surroundings; This time the chimneys of Paris : those long strings of innumerable chimneys which may look anonymous and common but, if one thinks of it, are individually tied to a home the same way as an ear is connected with audition…
Brune leads us to dream that whoever might slide down into the chimney, like the sandman or Santa Claus, to the home where this chimney comes from, would progressively discover its light, its warmth, its intimacy its preciousness.
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Brune’s jewels are a stippled path from the external to the intimate, from the rough to the smooth, from the superficial to the deep. Their sensuality goes far beyond sexual. They are an initiation to the hidden value of things and beings. For they lessen the importance of appearance, reminding us that the real value of a jewel is expressed by the wearer.
It is Brune’s talent to create an object which proves this, beautifully, simply, without words.
Shall I be forgiven to use words to say it.
Cheminez, coeur, 1998
Brooch, copper and iron, gold leave
© Michel Azous