Peter Chang (jewelry artist)

Peter chang is a british artist who is known for working in plastic. His artwork primarily take the form of jewelry. Peter changes work I s highly recognizable for its intense detail bright colors

BioPeter was born to a british mother and a Chinese seaman in 1944. He was raised in Liverpool and at age 13 began attending the Liverpool secondary school of art. Upon completing his degrees in graphic design and sculpture at the Liverpool college of art peter found himself in paris working under the famous printmaker stanely hayter.

InfluencesPeter chang consistently sites his asian heratige as a strong theme in his artwork. He consistently brings up the balance of good and evil in his wok. Many of the surrealist pieces he encounterd working under hayter at atelier 17 also had a profound influence on peters work.

Artwork The plastic artwork of peter Chang uses a variety of methods to achieve the bright colors and bizarre shapes. He usually starts with either a foam or wood bass. He then uses a layer of polyester resin mixed with fiberglass for structural stability. He then layers acrylic over his pieces to incorporate the bright colors. His pieces are finished with a transparent layer of varnish. Overall he varies these steps carving and cutting away the acrylic so that his results can vary. He also incorporates many found objects into his pieces. many of changes earlier plastic pieces where made entirely of recycled plastics.

rerence Metalsmith magazine peter chang 2008 volume 28 no2http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/peterchang/

Peter chang is a british artist who is known for working in plastic. His artwork primarily take the form of jewelry. Peter changes work I s highly recognizable for its intense detail bright colors

BioPeter was born to a british mother and a Chinese seaman in 1944. He was raised in Liverpool and at age 13 began attending the Liverpool secondary school of art. Upon completing his degrees in graphic design and sculpture at the Liverpool college of art peter found himself in paris working under the famous printmaker stanely hayter.

InfluencesPeter chang consistently sites his asian heratige as a strong theme in his artwork. He consistently brings up the balance of good and evil in his wok. Many of the surrealist pieces he encounterd working under hayter at atelier 17 also had a profound influence on peters work.

Artwork The plastic artwork of peter Chang uses a variety of methods to achieve the bright colors and bizarre shapes. He usually starts with either a foam or wood bass. He then uses a layer of polyester resin mixed with fiberglass for structural stability. He then layers acrylic over his pieces to incorporate the bright colors. His pieces are finished with a transparent layer of varnish. Overall he varies these steps carving and cutting away the acrylic so that his results can vary. He also incorporates many found objects into his pieces. many of changes earlier plastic pieces where made entirely of recycled plastics.

rerence Metalsmith magazine peter chang 2008 volume 28 no2http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/peterchang/

Peter chang is a british artist who is known for working in plastic. His artwork primarily take the form of jewelry. Peter changes work I s highly recognizable for its intense detail bright colors

BioPeter was born to a british mother and a Chinese seaman in 1944. He was raised in Liverpool and at age 13 began attending the Liverpool secondary school of art. Upon completing his degrees in graphic design and sculpture at the Liverpool college of art peter found himself in paris working under the famous printmaker stanely hayter.

InfluencesPeter chang consistently sites his asian heratige as a strong theme in his artwork. He consistently brings up the balance of good and evil in his wok. Many of the surrealist pieces he encounterd working under hayter at atelier 17 also had a profound influence on peters work. http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/images/jul07/peter_chang_bracelet-460.jpg

Artwork The plastic artwork of peter Chang uses a variety of methods to achieve the bright colors and bizarre shapes. He usually starts with either a foam or wood bass. He then uses a layer of polyester resin mixed with fiberglass for structural stability. He then layers acrylic over his pieces to incorporate the bright colors. His pieces are finished with a transparent layer of varnish. Overall he varies these steps carving and cutting away the acrylic so that his results can vary. He also incorporates many found objects into his pieces. many of changes earlier plastic pieces where made entirely of recycled plastics.

rerence Metalsmith magazine peter chang 2008 volume 28 no2http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/peterchang/