From Greece, Erato Kouloubi Geometric & Architectural Jewelry
« Experimentation!
Forms that enter one through the other. Circles and squares.Incomplete shapes.
Metals that are mixed. Silver fused with copper and bronze, titanium encased in gold.
Expore and expand the concept of recycling. Phonecards. Colour. Semiprecious stones.Resin. A peculiar finish. That of the old one, the used one. The feeling of immediacy, of intimacy.
Forms complicated and forms simple.
Shapes anthropocentric and abstract too.
Ispiration throughout the whole life. The nature. The love. The death. » (MyPrecious.gr)
« My work is inspired by architecture and geometry. I design jewelry that assembles in an abstracted form, creating a multitude of viewpoints plus a multitude of applications. Originally what leads me in making innovative forms is that I am interested in the reflection of the viewer. »
Erato Kouloubi « Tubism » necklace – « The origin of symmetry » serie
Erato Kouloubi presented at JOYA 2013 « The origin of symmetry« Gold, platinum, bronze and silver
« The Origin of Symmetry » « In this work, I explore architecture influenced by the avant-garde art movements of Cubism & Constructivism that later influenced trends as Bauhaus & Destijl movement. I design jewelry that assembles in an abstracted form, creating a multitude of viewpoints plus a multitude of applications. Originally what leads me in making innovative forms is that I am interested in the reflection of the viewer. The collection is made of gold-platted bronze, rhodium-platted bronze and oxidized silver. Bronze is cut, fold and soldered to express the three dimensions. Oxidized silver chain is used to present the bronze sculptures. »
Erato Kouloubi - at Joya Barcelona’13 – fotos by Alexis Kamitsos – « The origin of symmetry« serie : « irreversible »
Erato Kouloubi – Geometric & Architectural rings – « The origin of symmetry« serie
Puis elle est passée du très lisse au « rugueux » ….
« Deconstructing the Cube » and the « Cities In Dust » : « After I studied the austere geometry of the formal, my work led me into something different: The concept of Deconstruction. I started by deconstructing the cube (2014) .For me, deconstruction is not simply the fragmentation of the structured form, but the dematerialization of the material itself. What at the end of the process seem like a solid base, are the results of both: controlled tempering and the unexpected outcomes of experimentation with the fusion technique. Finally, the white color of the metal symbolizes the dynamics of a new beginning. »
Erato Kouloubi – Collection « »Deconstructing the Cube« - ring « deconstructing the Faith »
Erato Kouloubi - « Cities In Dust » Collection – “Zion76″ Ring. 2014.
Erato Kouloubi. « Cities In Dust » Collection – “Su″ brooch. 2014
Erato Kouloubi. « Cities In Dust » Collection – “Iyali″ brooch. 2014
Exploring the art of jewelry, Erato graduated from Mokume (Jewelry School Athens). She specialized in Chemical Coloring and Patination of Metals in” Camberwell College of Arts “ and Manipulating Glass in “St.Martins College” London,U.K. In the meantime, she worked with the jewelry designer Yen Duong in Cockpit Arts Center. Returning to Greece she creates her own studio. Through her work she was established in handmade jewelry art.
AND She opened a very active jewelry gallery, « Popeye Loves olive » : actually, a solo exhibition by Jorge Manilla, »Beyond the Limits II« , until May 9th 2015 . To visit if you are in Athens !
