FELIEKE VAN DER LEEST 『The Zoo of Life』

A catalog art book that covers jewelry and objects created by Felieke Van Der Leest, a Dutch artist living in Norway, between 1996 and 2014. Art jewelry made with animal figurines, crochet, and goldsmithing techniques has captivated fans around the world for over 20 years. This is a luxurious book that gives you a panoramic view of her works, which are also stored in museums.

Publication year: 2014
Publisher: ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers
Pages: 150pages
Size: 19.69 x 1.47 x 26.52 cm
Language: ‎ English, Dutch, Norwegian

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Dutch artist living in Norway. She
In 1986 she began training as a traditional goldsmith and in 1991 enrolled in the jewelry class at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Here she finds a way of creating her work that combines her childhood loves of knitting and crochet with the techniques of jewelry making, combining her art and sense of humor. She began her career as an artist in 1996 after graduating.

She was born near a zoo and grew up hearing elephants and giraffes being carried away by bulldozers run by her parents' company, and has incorporated figures of her favorite animals into her work. Invent something. She orders figures from toy manufacturer catalogs, disassembles and welds them, dresses them in carefully woven knitwear, and combines them with jewels and parts skillfully made from silver and gold. We are making it into an art piece.

In her more than 20 years of activity, she has held many solo exhibitions at museums and has received worldwide acclaim.The unique animals are It exudes the style of wearable art.