EXCHANGE-BIJOU 1 – Lidia PUICA, an organic world of colours & shapes

Lidia Puica , un jour de « red envies« , comme on grapillerait une poignée de fruits rouges, de « red berries » …..

« Lidia Puica: ‘I like to have no limits in what I do’« 

In 2009 Lidia Puica graduated from the Univestity of Decorative Arts and Design in Iasi (Romania) with specialization in Environmental Design, then she completed a Master at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), exploring the contemporary jewelry. After graduation in 2011, she was devoted to jewelry made of unconventional meterials, especially those crocheted. Lidia creates statement pieces with organic inspiration using free technique in crochet exploring shapes and volumes. In this way, the jewelry gets the value of an art object, being associated with some crocheted sculptures.

Lidia Puica - Necklace – crochet & beads

«  ​I’ve​ ​discovered​ ​textiles​ ​in​ ​my​ ​childhood​ ​and​ ​I’ve​ ​been​ ​fascinated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​combination​ ​of colors​ ​and​ ​shapes​ ​ever​ ​since.​ ​Through​ ​textiles,​ ​I’ve​ ​found​ ​that​ ​I​ ​can​ ​express​ ​my​ ​ideas and​ ​feelings.​ ​They​ ​allow​ ​me​ ​to​ ​create​ ​different​ ​shapes​ ​and​ ​textures,​ ​while​ ​offering​ ​the opportunity​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​and​ ​experiment​ ​with​ ​colors.​ ​I​ ​use​ ​crochet​ ​as​ ​my​ ​main​ ​technique and​ ​I​ ​play​ ​with​ ​it​ ​in​ ​absolute​ ​freedom​ ​without​ ​boundaries.​ ​The​ ​inspiration​ ​comes​ ​from nature.​When​ ​I​ ​say​ ​nature,​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​the​ ​shapes,​ ​colors,​ ​textures,​ ​rhythms,​ ​events,​ ​etc.
The​ ​natural​ ​world​ ​is​ ​an​ ​inexhaustible​ ​and​ ​unlimited​ ​inspiration,​ ​I​ ​think​ ​that’s​ ​the​ ​main reason​ ​I​ ​chose​ ​it.​ ​I​ ​also​ ​try​ ​to​ ​use​ ​natural​ ​materials​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​possible.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​wood, cotton,​ ​wool,​ ​stones​ ​and​ ​shells.​ ​Natural​ ​materials​ ​definitely​ ​give​ ​special​ ​value​ ​to​ ​jewelry. »

 Lidia Puica - Necklace (detail) crochet & beads embroidery – 2014

Lidia Puica.   Crochet and beads embroidery.

« Les bijoux que vous créez sont des pièces magnifiques et parfois imposantes qui transforment en un clin d’oeil une robe neutre en tenue somptueuse. …. Est-ce que le volume est un élément clé pour vous ?
Oui, le volume est clé dans mes créations. Leur volume donne à mes pièces l’aspect de sculptures à porter. Leur taille n’est pas trop imposante, j’essaye de les rendre facile à porter. Le but n’est pas de choquer mais d’impressionner les gens dans la rue tout en étant confortable. » (interview sur tricotine.com)

Lidia Puica – Coral Breath Necklace, 2015 - Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) polyester thread, silk, wadding, coral, glass beads – (buy it at SAATCHI)

« Coral Breath » Contemporary Jewelry Necklace, a Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) by Lidia Puica (detail)

Red Coral Crochet Necklace by LidaAccessories/Lidia Puica

Lidia Puica. Crochet and beads embroidery necklace (detail)

Necklace by Lidia Puica  at  AUTOR11 (2014)

Lidia Puica - earrings  -
« I find it a wonderful thing to use traditional techniques or ‘grandmother hobbies’ to materialize new ideas. It seems the trend for handmade products is global, and Romania is no exception. In Cluj, I have made many friends who are passionate about crafting and managed to make beautiful collaborations with some of them. I have noticed that in Transylvania, the focus is on traditional techniques and materials, and that people are quite open to crafting. »

 

 

 

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EXPO ‘URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY’ – Popeye loves Olive gallery, Athens (GR) – 4-18 Nov. 2016

URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Rosa Borredá – Art Jewelry Exhibition

Inauguration: 04 Νovember, 19.00h

« The Urban Archaeology includes four aspects: research, restoration, integration and diffusion. They are important and present aspects in my way of creating. They define a methodology, a pattern that repeats itself, a collection of found fragments combining my passions. Each material requires a personalized treatment.
My neighborhood, its streets and its corners, is my source of inspiration, my particular archaeological site where I make my daily surveys and where I always find something interesting.
In this excavation, the different layers are mixed with each other, where the ancient strata appear in the modern levels. As it happens in life, everything is mixed, everything comes together, all of our experiences fuse to create something new, without renouncing to the past. »

Rosa Borredá -  Novilunium, Estratos de mi memoria

Rosa Borredá -  Novilunium, Estratos de mi memoria
« the different layers are mixed with each other …….. to create something new, without renouncing to the past.« 

Rosa Borredá -  Nuevo proyecto/La Ruta de la Seda – 2016

Rosa Borredá -  Nuevo proyecto/La Ruta de la Seda – 2016 – detalle

La Ruta de la Seda – Rutas comerciales/Caravanas/Conexiones entre ciudades – 2016 – detalle

The International jewelry artist Rosa Borredá is traveling from Spain, bringing her excessive passion for Collecting in her suitcase. Her goal is to raise found objects to another category and perpetuate them through time, combining the knowledge and experimenting with the materials.

http://rosaborreda.blogspot.gr/

STUDIES
2015 PLASTIC ARTS AND DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD. Academic year 2013-2014.
2010-2014 ADVANCED TECHNICAL DEGREE IN DESIGN. Artistic Jewelry
School of Art and Advanced Design of Valencia (EASD).
1991-1996 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS. Specialty: Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (Fine Arts Faculty of San Carlos (U.P.V: Polytechnic University of Valencia).

 

 

Popeye loves olive
Limpona 5, Plateia Agias Eirinis,
10560 Athènes
opening hours: Tues.-Sat. 12.00-20.00, Sun-Mon. closed

 

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