Hariete Estel Berman

"Though Harriete Estel Berman's raw materials are common, she treats them as if they were precious, carefully cutting and bending each individual metal piece into her desired shape, and connecting them with tiny rivets or solders. Each edge is perfectly straight; each margin meets with exactitude. Berman’s work reflects oppositions – meticulous care taken with cast-off materials, intellectual inquiry that precedes repetitive assembly, subversive commentary served up with ironic humor. All this adds up to work that is rich with obsessive detail, visual delight, cultural critique, gender and identity questions and ironic humor. Strong medicine delivered with a silver spoonful of sugar." - Rob Walker

To see more of her sculpture and jewelry go to http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/home.html