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MARIA CRISTINA BELLUCCI'S PENCIL JEWELLERY



MARIA CRISTINA BELLUCCI , ITALY .



SOURCES -  http://www.mcbjewellery.com/?lang=en


Born in 1964 at Magliano Sabina ( Rieti ) , Italy . Lives and works in Rome since 1988 .

EDUCATION -

2008 - Intensive course, Alchimia, Firenze
2006 - Microflaming masterclass with Master Giovanni Corvaja, Le Arti Orafe, Lucca
2000 - Jewellery art techniques , San Giacomo School of Ornamental Arts, Roma
1989 - Diploma in Stage design, Academy of Fine Arts, Roma
1983 - High School Degree in Classic Studies, Civita Castellana (Viterbo)  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE -

Since 1999 a freelance jewellery designer/maker .


THE ARTIST’S STATEMENT - 
For several years I worked as theatre costume and accessories maker, creating also a wide range of jewellery for stage use. I developed a strong interest for contemporary jewellery and I dedicated myself to it. As much as designing and making my own personal jewellery collection, I work on commission, and also design and create jewellery in collaboration with other artists and designers. What characterized my early work was the use of very thin metal sheets and wires, experimenting with hollowness and fullness. In later work, I started using even thinner metal sheets, as if working with paper sheets, creating pieces that were voluminous and light at the same time. My more recent work is characterised by having more solid looking elements and also by the introduction of colour, not previously explored. 
I like to explore the potential of silver (wires and sheets), using traditional techniques in combination with my own experimentation. My pieces are hand constructed individually. I love materials I see in every day life. I see them with my conditioned eyes to seek beauty everywhere. It’s fun to change the concept of everyday object, by taking the object away from its contest, deconstructing and transforming it into a piece of jewellery, gaining a total new meaning. The matter is very important to me. I let the matter lead, I get completly involved  in the process of making. The result is unknown and therefore fascinating . Cutting coloured pencils and fitting them together I obtain a particular surface. I’m interested in working with them. I’m inspired by bread crumbs, we have a lot of different types, I prefer those with a big holes inside. With epoxy resin bread becomes hard like a stone.

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