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They are 406 years of age (summed together). During these years they graduated of 34 schools. During 111 years of their creative activity they participated in more then 389 exhibitions, receiving 61 awards
Thirteen prominent artists from Great Britain: Jane Adam; Laura Baxter; Katie Clarke; Carla Edwards; Katy Hackney; Yoko Izawa; Hannah Lamb; Alison Macleod; Kathie Murphy; Angela O'Kelly; Kaz Robertson; Kayo Saito; Tanja Ufer
Beside exhibiting jewellery by leading domestic artists I try to present in my gallery good European pieces. So after German, Swedish, Israeli, Russian and Spanish jewellery it is a time to show the British works. This exhibition is result of coopeartion with prestigious London FLOW gallery. The owner of the FLOW durinmg her visit to Krakow proposed to present Polish jewellery artists in England, and to show Brits in Krakow. So in May 2005 the exhibition of 17 leading Polish jewellery artists has opened in London, and in July 2005 13 British artists will present their works in Krakow. In order to present appropriate documentation of them it would be necessary to edit a book; this explains certain statistic like approach in this foreword. But even this couple of sentences shows that these are not Mrs Anonymous' exhibition. Our Friends are very experienced, well educated artists, winners of many prices. Many of them share their knowledge lecturing as permanently employed teachers, or, like it is common in some countries, as guest teachers at the best European schools. I know their works from internet, but it is not the same like viewing in reality pieces in so great collection. This will give us a chance of comparison, of seeing, does - and if so - how much - the Polish artistic jewellery differs to this, what is proved as good by European standards. Speaking frankly - I know myself the answer to this question; let others see it by themselves.
It will also be interesting to compare the commercial aspect of these two exhibitions. Polish jewellery in London sells quite well, it is really beautifull and it is offered for "Eastern European" prices. British works will be offered on level of "Western European" prices, and this will be of certain influence on it's "popularisation" in Poland. Beside this there are no other main differences, I believe.
Poland has joined the EU a year ago,; pleaase, came to the Slawkowska Street 4 in Krakow to see that Polish jewellery is present there for ages.
Andrzej Bielak
www.galeriabielak.pl
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