The ocean’s bounty inspires Wallace Chan
It’s been a long time coming: Wallace Chan, long a recognised name in the high jewellery circle, will be making his mark as the first Chinese jeweller to exhibit at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, Netherlands in March 2016. Widely regarded as the world’s leading art fair, the annual event will bring together more than 30,000 works of art and antiques. It is always well attended by the world’s top galleries and museums, avid collectors and scholars, and counts representatives from Musee du Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum as regular patrons.
For the TEFAF, Chan will showcase his glass carvings, large-scale titanium sculptures, and – of course – jewellery. At least four art jewellery pieces will make their debut at the fair, encompassing all that Chan is revered for – bold use of colour, fluidity in the creations, and the Wallace Cut, which carves gems from within. One of the jewellery pieces to be shown is the Fish’s Whisper bangle, depicting two fishes coming together within a cave of corals. Fancy coloured diamonds, sapphires, blue topazes, and tsavorite garnets are used to bring this underwater tale to life.
