. History of jewellery
Date 14 Oct 2024 to 27 Jan 2025
Teachers
Location Ar.Co – Antigo Mercado de Xabregas, Lisboa.
Schedule Mondays form 15h to 17h
Type occasional
Program
On-premise classes.
Jewellery has existed since the dawn of humanity and yet, compared to other artistic fields, it is little studied. We all know what jewellery is, or at least we all have an image of it which, in reality, may not correspond to the more contemporary works of today's jewellery artists. The traditional approach focuses on jewellery made of precious materials and apparatus pieces, and much of what we know about ancient cultures comes from information about jewellery found in tombs.
But what are we talking about when we talk about jewellery? What is contemporary jewellery?
This short course is not intended to provide answers, but rather to provide information to think about. Contemporary jewellery, even though it has made radical cuts with tradition, is situated in a historical continuity that we cannot ignore and that every jewellery artist should be aware of. We will go through the history of jewellery from its origin, stopping at the dawn of contemporaneity, which will be the subject of another course. From the first pierced shells found in archaeological sites, to the beginning of the 20th century, we will try to observe the continuity but also the differences in jewellery and in humanity's relationship with it, the functions it fulfills, its relationship with the body and, above all, show many pieces, creating an iconographic record that will inspire us and help us in our work.
