Who's Afraid of Blue, White and Yellow?
Laila Marie Costa, Blue Ring, 2014, sterling silver, topaz
Century Building
Lvl 7, Suite 701, 125 Swanston St Melbourne 3000 1 - 4 September
Tue-Fri 9am-5pm Who’s Afraid of Blue, White and Yellow? is a collection of jewellery and small objects inspired by my residency in Argentina in 2012. As my creative process
is to collect domestic and consumer waste and recyclables and objects from a given constructed environment, these transformed into jewellery and associated abstract objects
that reflected the city’s personality and my obsession
for order, arrangements and narrative. The particular starting point were plastic
candleholders discovered in a Salvation
Army Op Shop, along with vintage
plastic beads. Some were used for the residency exhibition and others
were packed in a suitcase for future use.
Artist Laila Marie Costa
Laila Marie Costa, Untitled (for Marcello Pombo) 2012-14, collected objects,
95 x 230 x 95mm 
Laila Marie Costa, Who’s Afraid of Blue, White and Yellow? necklace 2014, sterling silver, citrine, vintage plastic beads, approx. 270 x 80 x 25mm
About the Artist Laila Marie Costa’s practice comprises jewellery, collage, assemblage and installation. Inspired and intrigued by consumer waste and the detritus of mass production, she obsessively collects recyclables and rubbish to transform into art and wearables. While commenting on the environment and issues of sustainability, her creations have an ironic and wry sense of humour. It is from the collected materials that the process of making begins as they dictate the form, structure and composition. Colour, arrangement and texture are key formal considerations. Her practice explores the line between fine art and craft and all the fascinating bits in between. |
