Maisie Maude Braodhead was born, lives, and works in London, UK. She received a BA in 3D craft design at Brighton University before going on to complete her Masters at the Royal College of Art in 2009. Broadhead most recent projects have resulted in a combination of the printed image and contemporary objects that take inspiration from old iconic images and styles, she often uses notions of what is real and fake within her practice. VIEW curriculum vitae
Little Scraps of Paper is a series of films about how creative people develop ideas
and thoughts and what they keep them in, created by Tomas Leach.
Selected works shown below.
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Which Weight To Go, 2009. Digital c-type print 16 1/2 x 15 inches
Big Fake Little Real Chain (from Which Weigh To Go), 2009. 18ct Gold, plastic
Big Fake Little Real Pearl (from Which Weigh To Go), 2009. Pearls, plastic
Diamond Geezer, 2010
Digital c-type print
22 x 18 inches
Diamond Geezer's Brooch
silver, semi-precious stones
4" x 3" x 1 /2"
My work explores and questions how objects become valued and what it is that I value. I create work using different processes and materials that sit within the realms of jewellery, product design and photography,
Jewellery Depicted is a series of photography and accompanying jewellery. It is a collection that plays with and questions the traditional inherent material value of jewellery and emphasises the values of concept and story that jewellery can encompass.
Each photograph is a modern day re-interpretation of historical paintings where jewellery is at the centre of the image's meaning. Each of the photographs has accompanying jewellery that act as the key prop for each of the images. Depicted in the photograph the jewellery looks quite "normal" and traditional, yet when the pieces are experienced physically we see there is illusion at work. In the flesh the jewellery is a collection of distorted and hidden half-truths. A ring holds a tiny sapphire stone on the end of a long rod to give the illusion it is much bigger and more valuable when seen from the camera's lens. A gold chain, which in the photograph is seen over-spilling from a box, in reality only has four 18ct gold links the rest is made up of cheap plastic factory produced imitation chain. For the series Jewellery Depicted Part II still uses the principle that the jewellery determines the choice of image to re-interpret but this series have less modern references, which allowed me to have more fun when making the costumes.
The casts of the photographs in both series are also important for the series meaning. With each image I have created a new narrative based loosely on the historical painting I am referencing, but incorporating the identities of real individuals and my personal relationships with them. These people are all artists or makers and are my peers, contemporaries and friends. In Go On Then (below) which is based on The Suitor Accepted by Jean Frederic Schalls 1788, my good friends who are engaged play the roles of the lady and her suitor.
Go On Then, 2010 Digital c-type print 35 ½ x 28 inches
Go On Then Miniature Jewel Set, 2010. pearls, gold, mixed media 9" x 9" x 6"
Nipple Pinch, 2009 Digital c-type print 38 x 49 inches
Long Ring from Nipple Pinch, 2009. 18kt gold, sapphire & gold plated brass 30" x 1/2"
Nao or Never, 2010
Digital c-type print
16 ½ x 16 ½ inches
