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![]() ALLAN SCHARFF (1945- ) At first glance, Allan Scharff's simple, abstract pieces could not be more different than the romantic, arts and craft style of Georg Jensen. In fact, however, they both spring from the same source, Nature. Georg Jensen always claimed that from his early childhood, Nature was his greatest inspiration. His work certainly bears this out with the Blossom and Fuchsia flatware patterns and his vines, leaves and grape motifs in jewelry. Sharff has written "Nature has an abundance of forms. Nature is the most fascinating textbook. Nature's
language is visual and direct." Scharff's birds and other natural forms dominate his work.
Watching these two artists start from the same place and use their individual vision to arrive at such different ends is the wonder of creative genius.
These days he works out of a studio in Copenhagen as "designing silversmith". He designs and executes hollowware items, many of them commissioned pieces. He has received many awards including the World Crafts Council Europe Award in 1993 and the Bayerrischer Staatpreis in 1995. His work has been widely exhibited worldwide and he was the youngest founder of Danish Silversmiths in 1976, a group composed of many of Denmark's leading silversmiths who still stage exhibitions.He is currently working on a collection for the Danish Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen which will open next year. Click HERE for a recent interview with Allan Scharff. |
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Sterling Bird Letter Opener with Glass Rest Year: 1980's |
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