“Minimal is chic, and the perfect canvas for a unique gold sculptural masterpiece,” she said. “I see each collection as a small limited-edition series.”
There is jewelry, and then there is jewelry as an art form. Claire Florence is an artist who uses jewelry as a form of art. She elevates jewelry into art with stunning creations that defy expectation—with abstract, architectural settings for gems. Florence, who divides her time between Miami and New York City, sculpts gold with diamonds and gems, both semi-precious and precious.
Her latest collection uses pale pink morganite, citrine, and diamonds, and she currently has a couple of exhibitions running in East Hampton this summer.
Her latest 2024 collection fuses together abstract art influences with natural materials.
“My true love is abstract expressionism, like the art of Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler,” said Florence, a Bennington College graduate. “Frankenthaler was the mother of abstract expressionism.”
She counts herself a fan of Mark Rothko’s abstract expressionism, “which was about connecting to emotions and feeling,” she said. Florence also counts minimalist artists like Frank Stella, who recently passed away in May, and Yves Klein as inspiring. “An artist’s job is to create a perspective—a new lens in which to see life.
