©Marion Luttenberger
©Marion Luttenberger

ABOUT MYSELF

I owe my first approach to the world of contemporary jewelry to my sister who wore, when I was still a teenager, elegant rings bought in a hidden corner of Milan. It was she who gave me the first ‘real’ ring that I still wear on my left hand.

A couple of decades passed during which I worked in the field of contemporary art, moving my life from Milan to Graz, before I consciously approached an elderly Viennese lady whose creations won me over. I met her several times and was on the verge of asking her if she would take me on as a pupil by her side, but unfortunately she left this world before long.

This was the reason why I decided to enroll in a Masterclass to learn how to make jewelry: I wanted to learn the techniques and secrets of the subject in order to forge something with my own hands that would remind me of her work.

I arrived at kunst.wirt.schaft in the spring of 2020: it was easy to fall in love with these atmospheric, intimate and creatively charged spaces.

My approach to work often stems from the state of mind I feel at the moment of conception. I listen to myself and translate what I feel into matter. I draw much of my inspiration from nature but also from an artistic background that I have from my origins. The path I have followed so far is autobiographical...I am a curious person, I love experimenting and letting my intuition run free. I am not afraid of making mistakes, after all, I have just started. 

MY WORK

Chiara Longari, Broche aus der “Licheni” Serie, Kupfer, Moos
Chiara LongariChiara Longari, “Scatole”,Messing, Granat, Mondstein
Chiara Longari, “Scatola”, 2023, Silber, Granat

CV

 

Chiara Longari

Born 1974 in Milan, lives and works in Graz

Education:

1993 - 1998     Academy Belle Arti Brera, Milan (IT)

specializing in stage design and contemporary art

1995 - 1996     Kingston University, England (GB)  Erasmus Scholarship

Professional experience:

Since 2020       training and employee in the kunst.wirt.schaft, Graz

1 semester master class for jewelry and metal design at the Ortweinschule, Graz

2013 - 2020     Cooperation in Graz with the contemporary sculptor Wolfgang Becksteiner

2003 - 2013     Press office Kunsthaus Graz (freelance)

2002 - 2003     Publicist for the website for contemporary art, Exibart

1999 -2002       Gallery assistant, Galleria 1000 Eventi, Milan

get in touch

handy: +43 664 206173 - chiarissimamr@gmail.com - instagram: chiarissimamr