EXPO ‘Unclasped’ – The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne (AU) – 6 Fevr.-3 Avril 2016

Unclasped: Discovering Contemporary Greek Jewellery

Unclasped is an exhibition of contemporary jewellery objects, bringing together and examining the practices of twenty-two artists of Greek descent currently working in Greece, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Cyprus and Australia.
The exhibition aims to provide a platform for contemporary thought in order to highlight the work of both established and emerging international Greek artists.
Exploring the connections between the manufacture and the act of wearing jewellery, the works encompass a wide variety of contemporary jewellery making techniques and mediums; expressing the diverse nature of modern jewellery practice within the Hellenic diaspora.

 

Exhibiting Jewellers:  Aggelika Diplari — Akis Goumas — Anastasia Kandaraki — Artemis Valsamaki — Christina Karakalpaki – Constantinos Kyriacou — Danae Natsis — Demitra Thomloudis — Dimitris Nikolaidis — Efharis Alepedis — Erato Kouloubi — George Giannoutsos — Ismini Pachi — Liana Pattihis — Mala Siamptani — Maria Tsimpiskaki — Nicole Polentas — Niki Stylianou — Poly Nikolopoulou — Vicky Kanellopoulos — Vivi Touloumidi – Zeta Tsermou

Unclasped is presented as part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Cultural Program Project Series 2016.

 Akis Goumas – Mystic blue

Vicky Kanellopoulos ‘Vroom vroom vroom’

Efharis Alepedis - Black sea urchin necklace

Poly Nikolopoulou – « Iliahtida /Ηλιαχτίδα » brooch / silver / pigment

Anastasia Kandaraki « Living Ruins I », brooch, oxidized silver – Photo by Orestis Rovakis 

Nicole Polentas – ‘the orientation’

Nicole Polentas – « The pass » 2016

Artemis Valsamaki  Cosmos brooch

Constantinos Kyriacou -   ring: LEAVE AGAIN LIVE AGAIN – sterling and fine silver. acrylic color

ARTIST FLOOR TALK: Danae Natsis
Friday 5 February, 1pm – ​free
https://www.facebook.com/events/1693054347605311/

LECTURE: Greek Jewellery: The Old and the New by Emeritus Professor Robert Baines
Friday 12 February, 1pm – free
https://www.facebook.com/events/1061861193864992/

ARTIST FLOOR TALK: Dr Nicole Polentas
Friday 26 February, 1pm – ​free
https://www.facebook.com/events/1670488326560899/

KIDS WORKSHOP: Contemporary Jewellery Making and Design
Saturday 5 March, 1pm – $20
Suitable for children 6+
https://www.facebook.com/events/528293840685035/

ARTIST FLOOR TALK: Vicky Kanellopoulos
Friday 11 March, 1pm – ​free
https://www.facebook.com/events/565326980291697/

 

 

 

The Hellenic Museum
280 William Street,
Melbourne,
VIC 3000 – Australia
Phone [phone]
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Opening Times: 
Tues – Sun 10AM – 4PM

EXPO ‘Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition’ – Polidynamo Demotiko Kentro, Nicosia (Cyprus) – 12-15 Sept. 2012

Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition,  Nicosia, Cyprus

In their 4th successive year a group of 7 Jewellery Designers of Cypriot originpresent their latest work. They remain united in their vision in today’s world of Contemporary Jewellery which inspires their diverse and individual styles. Artists:
Augousta Themistocleous – Constantinos Kyriacou — Iro Kaskani — Liana Pattihis — Mala Siamptani — Panayiotis Panayi – Skevi Afantiti

Liana Pattihis – Blue ‘Istos’ Brooch 2010

harmony catastrophe - Panayiotis Panayi

Skevi Afantiti – HOME collection necklace

Constantinos Kyriacou bracelet

Augousta Themistocleous – from serie « ekthesi » 2010

Iro Kaskani : The Space in Between – 2007 Collection

 

Polidynamo Demotiko Kentro
Nicosia, Cyprus

Opening hours: 10.00- 13.00 and 16.00- 21.00

* http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/who’s-who-in-gold-silver/designer-makers/liana-pattihis/

*http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liana-Pattihis-Art-Jewellery/167025073241

EXPO ‘From Darkness to light’ – El.Marneri Galerie, Athens (Greece) – 24 Mai-29 Sept 2012

« From Darkness to Light »

The deeply symbolic work of the philhellene artist Stoian Donev, “Light and Darkness” is presented for the first time at Eleni Marneri galerie . The artist brilliantly utilizes the two contradictory meanings with the purpose to signify that with poetry, “light can dominate darkness”. Prompted by Donev’s work, 54 talented greek and international philhellene artists in the area of contemporary jewellery, painting and design get inspired and express their personal perception of “light conquering darkness”.

The exhibition begins on Thursday , May 24th, 2012 at 20:00 and will take place in 4 parts.

Exhibition Schedule

Part  A    24/05/12 – 26/06/12 Opening  :  Thursday 24 May 2012, at  20:00            
Myrto Anastasopoulou — Calliopi — Joanna Cave — Katia Delatola — Erato – Rallou Katsari — Christina Kellidi — Mira — Eleni Kyrmizaki – Christina Niarchou — Poly Nikolopoulou — Theodoros — Anna Tsalaga    

Part B  28/06/12 – 28/07/12  Opening  :  Thursday  28 June 2012 at 20:00             
Beckie Galanopoulou — Sophia Gaitani — Melanie Georgacopoulos — Danai Giannelli — Maria Sofia Gellou — Sofia Zarari — Maria Kaliabetsou — Chara Karamichali — Paula Lakah — Jeremy May — Giannis Mamoutzis — Olga Mergou — Nicky Stylianou — Tolias — Emilia Tsekoura — Dora Haralambaki.

Part C  02/08/12 – 01/09/12  Opening: Thursday 02 August  2012 at  20:00               
Svetlana Aristova — Maria Giannakaki — Giorgos Zoumboulakis — Maria Kamari — Maria Mastori — Katerina Mertzani — Dolly Boucoyiannis — Lina Mwysidou — Maria Papagrigoraki — Voula Priovolou — Vassilia — Vassiliou.                                                                          

Part D  06/09/12 – 29/09/12 Opening: Thursday 06 September  2012 at  20:00              
Argiris Aggelopoulos — Katerina Anastasiou — Chantal  Dalaporta — Connie Ochoa — Dimitris Dassios — Voula Karampatzaki — Constantinos Kyriacou — Antonia Lekatsa — Dimitris Nikolaidis — Stella Pissa — Eleni Pyrgioti – Yiannis Siotis — Mary Triantafyllou.

  Konstantinos Kyriacou  Ring: Darkness and Light 2012  Silver, colour

Poly Nikolopoulou  Neckpiece: Inner Light  Silver, gold leaf Maria Constanza Ochoa (Connie Ochoa) -  Brooch: Flashes of Light 2012  Lava stone, gold leaf,resin

Rallou Katsari -  »ενηλικίωση » brooch

Myrto Anastasopoulou  Ring: Wanderlust  Silver

Christina Niarchou  Bracelet: Untitled  Oxidized silver

Niki Stylianou  Neckpiece: Fragments 2010  Rubber hand cut + fabricated, aluminium, wood

 

El. Marneri galerie
5-7 Lebessi & 16 Porinou Str
11742 Makriyanni, metro Akropoli
tel. [phone]
fax.[phone]
email:[e-mail]

 

EXPO ‘CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY’ – Polidynamo Demotiko Kentro, Nicosia (Chypre) – 1-4 Juin 2011

CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY GROUP EXHIBITION

Designers (from Cyprus) :
Augousta Themistocleous — Konstantinos Kyriacou — Iro Kaskani — Liana Pattihis – Mala Siamptani — Panayiotis Panayi  — Skevi Afantiti

Augousta Themistocleous  (ekthesi 2010)

Constantinos Kyriacou - Traveler’s Mind cuff, 2005 -Oxidized sterling silver, 18k gold,red pigment, iron rust

Iro Kaskani  -pendant 2007

Iro Kaskani – The Space in Between – 2007 Collection – brooch

Liana Pattihis - brooch

Liana Pattihis - brooch

Panayiotis Panayi - « mindstairs » serie

Skevi Afantiti

NICOSIA MUNICIPALITY MULTIFUNCTIONAL FOUNDATION
Polidynamo Demotiko Kentro, Nicosia
NEXT TO FAMAGUSTA GATE

COUP de … ROUGE ! avec Constantinos KYRIACOU , from CHYPRE !

fairytails !

Constantinos Kyriacou – série « Paramythi »(fairytales)

« Constantinos Kyriacou considers his work continuous inner research. He prefers to communicate his emotions and thoughts through his pieces rather than by using words to explain them. Some of the driving forces in Kyriacou’s work are different states of mind, the co-existence of opposites and contradictions. These are all elements in which he finds inspiration. He tries to keep a balance and moves on a fine line when expressing himself through his work. Kyriacou’s latest group of creations is entitled Red. He states that he was induced to create this collection, not through passion itself, as it may seem, nor through its absence, but its existence as inner « in-formation » struggling to be translated. Expression in pure form is the beginning of a circle, no matter what the subject is, or the way something is conveyed. Subsequently when pushed by external factors, the expressed becomes veiled, and ultimately passes to invisibility, at which point it has to be detached again from any limitation. That is the transitional point where expression of passion urges to be exposed. And that is the point on which the RED collection is focussed. Kyriacou is not concerned with whether or not viewer fully understands the whole meaning of the piece in question, but rather that the state of mind and feelings of the artist, at the time of making the piece, come through in the finished oeuvre.   »

ring « WHAT IS LEFT IS RIGHT »- sterling and fine silver. acrylic color 

ring ‘CAN’T FOLLOW MY VANITY’- sterling and fine silver, fine gold, acrylic color

ring ‘INNOCENT STEP TO THE MYTH’ – sterling and fine silver. acrylic color

brooch ‘RELATIVITY’ – sterling and fine silver, acrylic color

ring ‘THE-SAVE MY WORLD-FAIRY TAIL’ – sterling and fine silver. acrylic color

neckpiece ‘TWO DOORS OF THE MYTH’- sterling and fine silver, acrylic color
neckpiece ‘SEE YOU AT THE END OF THE STORY’- sterling and fine silver, acrylic color

 

Have a look too at his page on « artreview.com « 

 

‘SEE YOU AT THE END OF THE STORY’  !

KARA 2010 – concours jeunes créateurs – 26-27-28 Nov. 2010

ah la la …. il faut voter …. pour UN SEUL !!  comment faire pour choisir UN SEUL parmi tous ceux que j’aime ???!!!? PEUX PAS !  (Les résultats seront divulgués le 20 Octobre 2010!)

Elvira López del Prado (ES) – ‘Arrecife’

Marielle Debethune (FR)- Boucle d’oreille ‘Exuvia 1′, 2009 – Argent, porcelaine
EXPO prévue à la galerie « AMBERart » de Barcelone le 16-09-2010

Anna ESTANY (ES)

Véronique AUBRUN (FR) – Sautoir ‘Dalida’

Stefano Pedonesi (IT)

Aurélie Avenard (FR) – bague ‘Anansé’

Sylvie  JOUSSET (FR)

Maddalena Rocco  (IT) – collier ‘Hypnos’

Elena BONUGLIA  (IT) – collier ‘cola cola’ cartapesta in pasta bianca,vetro, acrilici montata su argento

Aline Kokinopoulos – bague ‘La cité des vents’

Valentina Gaia Gambetta (IT) – Schegge di vita/Life splinters – argento stampato

Constantinos Kyriacou (Chypre)- THE SAVE MY WORLD FAIRY TAIL

Chryssa DAMIANIDOU (GR) – ‘Snow Queen’ necklace

Anthony Tammaro (US) – Neck Object One

Frédérique  Trinchese (FR)

Alina ALAMOREAN (FR) – bague

Andrea PINEROS  (FR) – Pendentif Cosma

Frédérique COOMANS (BE) – ‘SQUAMATE’ parure bracelet et bague

 

A propos du salon KARA, voir article: KARA, les Journées des Joailliers Créateurs – Paris, 26-28 NOV. 2010

 

la Méditerranée comme lien de création …. petit tour par la GRECE

l’Expo est passée, mais j’aime cette idée (étant moi-même profondément méditerranéenne…) de la Méditerranée comme lien entre des créateurs et des créations …..

exposition « Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo » (Pescara, Italy, juin 2009)

…….. Et plein de créateurs GRECS à découvrir,que je ne connais pas encore !!

Nenad Roban (Croatia) necklace (voir plus sur Flickr)

The artists that have joined the project are: Amandine Meunier (Morocco), Estela Saez Vilanova (Spain), Marc Monzó (Spain), Yiannis Siotis (Greece), Ljudmila Stratimirovic (Serbia), Anda Klančič (Slovenia), Alidra Alic,  Andre de la Porte (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ramon Puig Cuyas (Spain), Augousta Themistokleous (Cyprus), Constantinos Kyriacou (Cyprus), Polytimi Nikolopoulou (Greece), Adrean Bloomard (Italy), Rallou Katsari (Greece), Selen Ozus (Turkey), Maud Traon (France), Sophie Robbe (France), Rana Mikdashi (Lebanon), Frederic Braham (France), Nenad Roban (Croatia), Pilar Cotter Nuńez (Spain), Ammal Labib (Egypt), Marijana Zebelijan (Montenegro), Petra Bole (Slovenia), Natasa Grandovec (Slovenia), Romi Bukovec (Slovenia), Fabrizio Tridenti (Italy), Giovanni Sicuro (Italy), Maria Rosa Franzin (Italy), Mirjana Rankovic (Serbia), Rossella Tornquist (Italy), and Maurizio Stagni (Italy).

Rana Mikdashi  (Liban) ‘Algae’ serie – ‘clearing’ earrings, silver, fired enamel -
« On the beaches of Tyr there are huge black rocks, which become covered by vibrant green algae in May.  »

Poly Nikolopoulou (GR) brooches

Maud Traon (FR) – bague ……. bleue comme la mer !

« The main topic of the event is the Mediterranean as the “sea between lands, border and connection sea between these lands”.
The Mediterranean is the line where north-west and south-east of the world meet and a crucial area for the future of humankind.
This point of contact may become, as the writer Samuel Huntington says, “the starting point for dialogue between civilisations”, where common features are mixed with differences and the respect for “diversity” is based on understanding and knowing other people’s nature.
Each community should learn from the others and teach to them: it is possible to break the “game” aiming at creating monolithic cultures only through these connections.
This was probably not understood in the past, but now a defined direction should be outlined and followed to achieve this objective.
Therefore, the “voice” of the Mediterranean is not coming from the past, but from the future, according to that balance between land and sea, belonging and freedom, where a living model does not demonize our need for establishing links or our need for freedom.
If it is true that hope is in the future, then assigning this message to an extremely contemporary and innovative art expression can help us achieving this objective.
This is the reason why Contemporary Jewellery was selected, as this is a sector of advanced research and experimentation halfway between design and tradition, as an expressive language to disseminate this message.
Through Contemporary Jewellery research, it is possible to highlight and give value to the cultural diversities characterising all communities living around the shores of this Sea.
This project has several purposes: promote the cultural heritage that has always characterised the Municipality of Nocciano, i.e. its Medieval Castle and Picture Gallery beyond the regional and national borders.
At the same time, this event includes the possibility to create a tourist-cultural movement between the Mediterranean Village and Nocciano, which are a few km far from each other.  »

Rallou Katsari (GR) – ring

Augousta Themistokleous (Cyprus) (page du catalogue)

 

BOOK :
The exhibition catalogue includes the contributions by Rita Marcangelo – president of the Contemporary Jewellery Association (AGC) of Trento, Bianca Cappello – jewellery historian from Milan, Rita El Khayat – awarded with the Palma per la Pace and official patroness of the Mediterranean Games, and Ivan D’Alberto, director of the MAAAC of Nocciano

Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo
Pescara: 2009 – 44 pp

Yiannis Siotis - ‘Naturally Natural’ – Back Piece – Necklace

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Autres créateurs GRECS découverts :

* Loukia Richards (découverte sur le blog d’Amy tavern)
tout un travail naïf, attendrissant, méticuleux, basé sur les techniques textiles, couture, broderie… une « petite Pénélope » des temps modernes …..

’17th Century Embroidery Interpretation ‘ cuffs, silk, cotton, pearls -  Embroidery sewing
Triple knecklace  – silk cotton semi precious stones gold and silver elements and plastic

« My work is inspired by old-fashioned activities such as sewing and embroidering. I admire how children transform ordinary materials into valuable assets and try to pay tribute to their game. I use natural materials – silk, wool, cotton, semiprecious stones. I produce small quantities because I work on my own. Every piece is unique and tells a story: of a couple meeting, a flower garland, and happy home. I search for vintage materials – buttons, textiles, stones. I want my jewellery to be funny but also detail orientated. I often use old garments, buttons and stones just to show that every material can carry a memory and still have a second life. » (Loukia Richards) (on CraftsCouncil page)

Theodora Pantazopoulou – earrings

(découverte sur le blog d’Amy tavern)

 

* la galerie Sagiannos (Athènes)
Makriyianni 3, Makriyianni, Athens, 18742
tel : [phone]

 

* sur le site WEB de « MY PRECIOUS« , destiné à promouvoir le bijou contemporain GREC :
voir, entre autres,  Argiris AGGELOPOULOS :  (j’aime surtout sa série de bijoux mariant argent et textile), Christina NIARCHOU (TRES beaux bijoux de papier)

Christina NIARCHOU – bague & bracelet

Christina NIARCHOU necklace

Argiris AGGELOPOULOS (GR) bracelet – oxidised silver, textile
Argiris AGGELOPOULOS  (GR) necklace – oxidised silver, textile, citrine

* of course,  Melanie GEORGACOPOULOS dont je vous ai déjà parlé , avec ses perles revisitées :

(voir article :  COUP de COEUR ! Melanie Georgacopoulos – Deconstructing the pearl necklace)

 

* M C P- Maria Christina Papaleontiou

M C P- Maria Christina Papaleontiou  jewelry – AMAZING !!!

* Maria APOSTOLOU, découverte sur « kit&caboodle » – j’aime beaucoup ce mélange « naïf », « enfantin » d’argent brodé de coton rouge …… un joli « coup de rouge’ ! allez voir son site !

Maria APOSTOLOU-  felted ring – silver, felted merino wool   –  red thread earrings

*  Chryssa Damianidou, who just had an exhibition of her jewelry at the Municipality Gallery of Mykonos (from 25 june to 1st July 2010 : « QUEENS » exhibition )

Chryssa Damianidou necklaces

* Artemis Valsamaki :

Silver, thread, image applied on wood, agate, mother-of-pearl, amethyst
2009
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Artemis Valsamaki - Earrings – Silver, image applied on wood, amethyst, cat’s eye 2009 – (Photo: Myrsini Mokka)
Artemis Valsamaki – Pendant – Silver, thread, image applied on wood, agate, mother-of-pearl, amethyst 2009 - (Photo: Myrsini Mokka)

* Dora Haralambaki : récemment découverte, avec ses bijoux en porcelaine

Dora Haralambaki – Ring – Earthenware clay with underglaze stains  2009

 

 

* ECOLES : voir le réseau Européen, avec les écoles « Galileo School » à Athènes, le « Mokume Institute » à Thessalonique (dont je vous avais déjà parlé, cf article Projet Européen «Quand la pierre brute devient bijou !» 2009) et la « DIEK jewellery school » à Volos.

COUP de COEUR ! petits tableaux intimistes de Constantinos KYRIACOU

Constantinos Kyriacou (ou Costas Kyriacou)
comme des tableaux miniatures, faisant la garde, debout sur leur chevalets … portraits, creusés, découpés, effeuillés, démultipliés, c’est bien lui?, c’est bien moi?, l’ai-je bien fait? ….

Constantinos Kyriacou (Chypre)- ‘Think Again’  brooch – oxidized sterling silver, gold, red cloth
Constantinos Kyriacou- ‘red portrait’ brooch

‘Misplaced’ brooch
‘First Thoughts’ brooch – oxidized sterling silver and fine gold

‘Breeze’- oxidized sterling silver and find gold ring.
‘Reflecting the Past’- oxidized sterling silver, fine silver and gold brooch.

2008, comme des petites boites au trésor…broches ? autre ? matériau ? le site hélas ne nous éclaire pas plus que ça !
Dans ces petites boites/cages, comme des objets trouvés, chéris, minutieusement « fagotés »….
Puis, le rouge a disparu (2007). Les portraits aussi. Mais le rouge est mis. Il éclate dans les titres. Et le portrait s’est caché, comme les dernières traces d’un visage derrière un voile, un drap, un suaire? ….

  »last word will be red » – silver, barrisol ring

« red ecxitment » – silver, barrisol brooch

Intrigant, attirant ……… à découvrir !

CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY GROUP EXHIBITION

NICOSIA MUNICIPALITY MULTIFUNCTIONAL FOUNDATION
du 2 au 5 juin 2010
pour ceux qui seront à Chypre à ce moment-là !

 

« You are right about my website. It does not give enough information. So right now I am making a new one. This particular brooch (‘First Thoughts’ brooch) is not big. About 45x30mm. Usually the rest of the brooches are about 70x70mm. Some bigger and some smaller. The materials are mainly silver and gold. I use oxidization for silver, and a light form of reticulation on both metals, so the warmth of gold and the milky color of silver comes out. The red color in cavities is usually red pigment. The white elastic material that covers the faces in « RED » collection (the altogether white pieces) is called Barisol and it is used on ceilings in interiors, usually for hidden lighting. In my last two collections I used basicly fine gold and fine silver. » (Constantinos KYRIACOU) THANKS !