Konrad Mehus
Kulefanger i rustblikk
14 January - 7 March 2020
Konrad Mehus has been a central front figure in Norwegian art crafts since the late 1960s. His works illustrates the development within the art craft in post-war times, where artistic idea and content have become more important than use function and utility.
Similarly, his jewelery has often had a cleft against conventions and values that prevail in the goldsmith industry, and therefore they have gained an important function in the establishment of a new understanding of what jewelry can be. As an art object, the piece of jewelry does not need to be strictly for decoration or symbolizing prosperity and status. It can also be a means of communication.