Brooch

ca. 1997

Not on view

In the early 1980s Pavel Opocenský began carving ivory, ebony, and eventually stone. Later he transferred his carving, drilling, and filing skills to ColorCore®, a plastic made of layered color laminate. The design of this piece incorporates delicacy and transparency even though the material suggests hardness and opacity.

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Title: Brooch
Designer: Pavel Opocenský (Czech, born Karlovy Vary, 1954)
Date: ca. 1997
Medium: ColorCore®
Dimensions: 2 7/8 × 1 × 1 in., 0.1 lb. (7.3 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
2002.245b: 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (0.6 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)
2002.245c: 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (0.6 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit Line: Gift of the artist and Donna Schneier, 2002
Object Number: 2002.245a–c
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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