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PAA Gallery Exhibit: Robert Baines: A Treasury of Evidence

Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance

May 20-August 21, 2011

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The Philadelphia Art Alliance will be presenting the first solo exhibition of the work of Australian goldsmith and jewelry artist Robert Baines in the United States. In addition to a comprehensive survey of his jewelry works as presented in the traveling exhibition, The Schatzkammer: A Treasury of Evidence, a highlight of the exhibition will be the Philadelphia Centerpiece. Suggested by curator Helen Drutt English, Baines took the opportunity to build a group of three pieces incorporating wire construction, which he had developed in 1994. This was the commencement of A. Redevent with his first group of A Table, A Crown, and A Trumpet, which were his first substantial wire pieces. The "Centerpiece" series includes a Candlestand, a Vase and a Tray, all created out of powder-coated silver. Given that the inspiration for this piece is derived from the city in which it will be exhibited, the Philadelphia Art Alliance is ideal for the debut of these objects to the public. Robert Baines’ multi-disciplinary research concentrates on three main areas: archaeometallurgy, art goldsmithing and publishing text and commentary. To Baines, jewelry is much more than mere adornment. It is a cultural, archaeological and technical document. Materials and methods are but a means of reaching different worlds. His interest in the archaic has lead to his mastering, for the purposes of reproduction, of ancient fabrication techniques.