Fuller Craft Museum. USA
Australia's Pierre Cavalan is one of many prominent artists operating in the found-object motif style of adornment. "P-Depose" comes from a series entitled "Life is a Series of Accidents," which included materials such as car indicator lights and army badges. Like many artists, Cavalan has made the transition from traditional jewelry to explorations of sculpture, assemblage, narrative, and imagination. This necklace pairs technical mastery with the joys of found object presentation. Says Cavalan, "My metal assemblages are allegories for life, death and everything in between. I use art to objectify my emotions and experiences." His work can also be seen in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts & Design, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the National Gallery of
