Skull badge in copper by Justine Austen
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Justine
Austen graduated from Gold & Silversmithing with honours from Monash
University in 1998 and attained a fellowship from the gemmological Association
of Australia in 2004. Working as a contemporary jeweller and miniature
sculpture artist Justine creates exhibition pieces, commissions and a number of
limited production ranges sold through various galleries nationally. Balancing
somewhere between fine art and kitsch Justine’s creations seem quirky,
play-full, absurd and offbeat. The transformation of somewhat random objects
and materials into new works dictates the technique, depending on the piece and
the envisioned outcome. Her style is graphic, using a simple and strong visual,
icongraphic language that she has developed drawing on historical and modern
elements and references.
