The 2009’s edition of PREZIOSA could be considered an attempt to approach the complex theme of beauty in the research jewellery. Looking at the exhibition as a whole, we may look at the metamorphosis and the erosion of the classic beauty ideals from the ’60 till today.

CONCEPT

by Maria Cristina Bergesio

The 2009’s edition of Lucca Preziosa could be considered an attempt to approach the complex theme of beauty in the research jewellery.In the commercial jewellery the main aim is to give beauty to the person that will wear jewels, this is its first function. The jewel is an object that is giving a codified beauty and that of course have to respect rules and canons. This is not happening in the word of research jewellery. The jewel is an aesthetic work for itself and is an expression of a specific artistic choice. Moreover it is an empathic work that requires an active attitude of the public, a more reflective look, an observation of its peculiarities, shapes, materials, contents, provocations. The aim of the exhibition is to give an idea of the wide range of various researches in act in the jewellery as an art form.To explore this stratified field the exhibition is thought as an itinerary built up around key-words coming from the lexicon of aesthetics.The jewels are selected as visualizations of an aesthetic concept that is giving to the public the possibility to focus on a certain aspects of the artist’s research. In this way each work represent a particular declension of the beauty’s concept.
Moreover looking at the exhibition as a whole, it could be possible to see the metamorphosis and the erosion of the classic beauty’s ideals from the ’60 till today. As the visual arts also research jewellery records the opening and the breaking of canons, introducing the shade of beauty: chaos, deformations, imperfections. Cutting the mirror is a metaphor, giving a suggestion to the public regarding the fact that today there is no more an unique concept of beauty, but complex and stratified conceptions. The exhibition, organized in a chronological order (following the birth date of the artist), will start with the works a masters that represent the classical beauty, in the sense of harmony and measure. Around the sixty’s artist looking for a new beauty, working more around the shape of the jewel, outside the rules of traditional jewellery.

Minimal, Graziano Visintin
Rhythm, Robert Baines
Sehnsucht *nostalgia, Georg W. Dobler
Form, Annelies Planteijdt
Sparkling, Karl Fritsch
Structure, Svenja John
Wit, David Bielander
Kitschen, Lisa Walker
Colour, Sally Marsland
Wabi Sabi *imperfection, Sebastian Buescher

CATALOGUE

PROGRAM

A preview of the exhibition, with a selection of artists’ work, will be showed at inhorgenta europe 2009, Munich, in February 2009.
On 22nd of February, at 12.00, Dr. Barbara Schmidt will introduce the exhibition’s concept in all C2, Design Podium.
Lucca Preziosa 2009 will be showed in New Delhi, in the venue of the Italian Embassy, April, 2-12, 2009.

The full exhibition will be presented in Lucca, from 23rd of April to the 17th of May 2009, in the fantastic venue of Villa Bottini.

On 24th of April, the participant artists will have their individual lectures.
The participation to the meeting with artists is free, but we suggest to registered on-line, because we have limited places

Meeting with the artists
24th April from 11.00 a.m. in Villa Bottini
Participation is free.
Please register
luccapreziosa@artiorafe.it
+39 055 22 80 131
www.luccapreziosa.it

Fresh Metal
Contest-Exhibition created for students of the goldsmith craft, gaining their skills in private jewellery and goldsmith schools. The project was launched by the Poland school ANTIDOTUM in cooperation with LE ARTI ORAFE. The jewels created by students of both schools will be showed.

PARTNERS

Lucca Preziosa

Association, Lucca