The Heart Attack
What can an artist do for love?
Can a precious heart not be banal and even kitschy, but be a work of art? Yes, if it is a heart created by an artist.
Before Valentine's Day, Eurus Gallery is presenting "The Heart Attack" exhibition entirely devoted to the theme of love.
Love is passion. The “More Passion” section is dedicated to it, with title works by Stephen Webster together with Tracey Emin.
The first joint project of Stephen Webster and Tracey Emin is a collection of jewellery called "I Promise To Love You".
Crafted in 18k yellow gold, the collection is inspired by Emin's iconic artworks, references to her famous neon artwork and a series of hand-drawn animal sketches.
The collection features pendants and bracelets, cuffs, drop earrings, rings and cuffs inscribed with 'Love', 'More Passion', 'With You I Breathe' and 'I Promise To Love You', as well as a heart and an 'X' in Emin's handwriting.
Epic Jewellery and Olga Tobreluts' collaborative project will premiere at the show. A limited edition series of pendants inspired by the famous spiky hearts that Olga has created before in media such as painting, lenticular print, 3D sculpture (works in other genres will also be seen at the exhibition). For Tobreluts, the project was her first experience with the jewellery medium, while for Epic it was the continuation of a long-standing collaboration with artists from around the world.
The Heart Attack is an exhibition about stories of love. Here you can see not only the works of Chinese jewellery artist Richard Wu, but also the photographs of his wife Yue Cai, which are a work of art in their own right.
Heart Attack is love in all its forms. It's passion, it's sex. Video art works by New York-based artists Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov and Jean-Christophe Couet explore these themes allegorically, ironically and provocatively.
Love is a kiss. Alexander Laut's Eternal Kiss is about it, with its signature setting of "kissing" stones. Love is maternal care. This is the pictorial work by Irina Petrakova.
Love is temptation. In the installation Temptation, a temptation serpent by Hong Kong artist Dikson Yewn finds itself in a garden with exotic plants made in various enamelling techniques by Russian artist Ilgiz Fazulzyanov (Ilgiz F.).
Love is a Promise.
Chinese artist Richard Wu has created a romantic piece of jewellery called Hug rings. These are two rings that fit into each other like a jigsaw puzzle and form a single structure. They can be worn as wedding and engagement rings, or as women's and men's rings.
Love is something you want to dissolve into. The Heart Attack creates this wonderful atmosphere.