CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY IS A CONCEPTUAL COMMUNICATION. IT HAS EMANCIPATED ITSELF FROM ITS OLD UTILITARIAN FUNCTION. IT IS MORE THAN SUBJECTIVE UNDERSTANDING FOR BEAUTY, A MARKER OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL STATUS OR AFFILIATION, A KIND OF ARTISTIC DISPLAY WITH UNFILLED VALENCES.
IN THE PLACE OF A NECKLACE APPEARS A KIND OF INSTALLATION, OR AN OBJECT WHICH COULD PROVOKE AND POSE A BLUNT QUESTION… THE BROOCH MOVES FREELY AROUND THE BODY, IT IS SOMETHING LIKE A SCULPTURE; IF YOU PUT IT ON THE TABLE, IT STARTS LIVING A LIFE OF ITS OWN. CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY IS CLASSIFIED AS FINE ART (RATHER THAN APPLIED ART OR CRAFT), AS THE IDEA ACQUIRES HIGHER VALUE THAN THE MATERIAL AND ITS PRICE. THE FOCUS IS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL USE OF MATERIALS AND THE COMBINATION BETWEEN, LET US SAY, DURABLE, PRECIOUS METALS AND STONES AND NON-DURABLE MATERIALS; RECYCLING. THE CHOICE OF MATERIAL IS IMPORTANT AND IS A BENCHMARK FOR THE IDEA.