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
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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