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Presently showing at the Galerie Rob Koudjis, a Netherland gallery for unusual and artful jewelry (or jewellery) , is a collection of modern animal head brooches by artist Alexander Blank.
Crafted of silver, plexiglass, rigid foam and lacquer, the animal heads are highly stylized. With a matte black finish and a silver pin backing the brooches can be worn as pins or exhibited as art.
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Here are all 13 animal pins (Ed's friend, as the artist refers to them) from the exhibit, in alphabetical order:
Bird:
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Duck:
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Fish:
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Fox:
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Frog:
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Hare:
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Lizard:
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Pheasant:
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Pike:
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Rabbit:
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Rat:
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Shrew:
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Sheep:
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Snail:
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above: Alexander Blank
German artist Blank, a recent graduate of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, has been exhibiting his works at the Galerie Rob Koudjis for over a year and a half. This is his first solo show and it runs through March 13th.
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above: opening night at the Galerie
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Galerie Rob Koudijs
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
23-Jan-2010 through 13-Mar-2010