Who's Afraid of Blue, White and Yellow?


Laila Marie Costa, Blue Ring, 2014, sterling silver, topaz

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H&H Plating

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.

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Artist Laila Marie Costa

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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.