“Contemporary jewellery is superfluous” Ted Noten

By cloelea, Feb 23 2017 “After all, what could it (contemporary jewellery) possibly contribute that other visual arts do not explore at least equally as well? Intimacy, unease, voyeurism, consolation, exuberance, silence, beauty…?” (Ted Noten). Differentiating between jewellery and art doesn’t seem a priori that important, at least in the eye of someone who justContinue reading ““Contemporary jewellery is superfluous” Ted Noten”

“Contemporary jewellery is a reflective art” Ana Campos

By cloelea, Feb 18 2017 “Even if jewels are wearable, they don’t work to adorn the body, to embellish or aestheticize it. They symbolically refer to the body or argue about the body as they argue about other issues of life and the world depending on how those may touch their sensitivity” (Ana Campos). ManyContinue reading ““Contemporary jewellery is a reflective art” Ana Campos”

“Soif d’errer à la rencontre de tout” André Breton

By cloelea, Feb 17 2017 “Thirst to wander towards encountering everything” André Breton Here are my thoughts, my journey in creating, thinking and understanding what is contemporary jewellery (conceptual jewellery, studio jewellery, author jewellery). For me it is a form of art of its own. There probably are almost as many definitions of this artContinue reading ““Soif d’errer à la rencontre de tout” André Breton”