This book offers a structured exploration of the work of American artist Daniel Brush (19472022), a polymath who was simultaneously a painter, sculptor, poet-goldsmith, and jeweller. His lifelong quest to transmit light through line was deeply inspired by Claude Monets painterly depictions of light. Carly Lapiduss exclusive photographs of Brushs New York studio document how his life and creations were intimately intertwined. Finally, photographs by Benjamin Chelly bring us even closer to his art, alternating between macroscopic and microscopic perspectives.
This unique visual journey is a tribute to one of the most fascinating artists of the twentieth century.
Olivia Brush is an artist, the collaborator and wife of Daniel Brush. She is the author of the introduction to this book and the co-curator of the exhibition organized by LÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris in June 2026. Vivienne Becker is a jewellery historian, journalist, and author of more than 30 books on the history of jewellery design and contemporary jewellery. A specialist in Daniel Brush's work, she has worked closely with him and Olivia Brush, writing this book. Author of Daniel Brush Jewels Sculpture, she has co-curated previous exhibitions of Brushs work for LÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, in Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, as well as the one in Paris in June 2026.
