What does it mean to create jewelry that not only decorate, but tell a story? In the interviews the truth we talk to Alice Protopopescu, the jeweler artist who transforms the fragility of urban nature into a wearer art.
Collection of morphological studies of the organic net Photo source Alice Protopopescu
Contemporary jewelry in Romania: the story of the jeweler artist, Alice Protopopescu
What does it mean to create jewelry that not only decorate, but tell a story? In the interviews the truth we talk to Alice Protopopescu, an artist jeweler who transforms the fragility of urban nature into a wearer art.
Winning of the Alchemy Award to the author 2024 and invited to international exhibitions, Alice carries us through its creative process: from urban to metal, glass and poetry.
We explore together:
What is the contemporary jewel?
What does the Romanian scene look like?
What does it mean to create meaning in a changing world?
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Collection of morphological studies of the organic net Photo source Alice Protopopescu
Here’s what Alice is talking about:
1-When did he feel the first time he wanted to say something through a jewel?
2- Is there a certain jewel in his personal story that influenced the choice to be an artist?
3- How did the contemporary jewelry reach? What did he know about the contemporary jewel when he decided to be his professional road?
4- What was the first jewel created by her? What materials and by what technique did you make?
5- What is the creative process in contemporary jewel? Most believe it starts from a drawing. What is the process of creation?
6- If we refer to “inspiration”, here as it is; Technique or idea? What first comes? Or are they born together, somehow?
7-the-stubborn and metal are its favorite materials in contemporary jewelry. What represents these materials for her and how does she bring them together in one creation?
8 is the jewelry for alice closer to the body or thought? Is they wearing? Or do you just have to be seen, understood, maybe even challenged?
9- What is the most unusual combination of materials or techniques it has explored- and how have these pieces of public have been perceived?
10- Does it have a favorite technique that feels that it defines it as an artist? Or is it be guided by each concept in choosing the method?
11- What is the piece of jewelry that caused it the most- technical, emotional or conceptual
12- Has he made a piece that sparked unexpected reactions? I mean, something that showed it clearly that the jewel can become a dialogue, not just an object?
13-Cladonia Asahinae, Amoeba, Marasius are the names of his collections. They are actually the names of some fungi and the famous amoeba. What connection did Alice find between mushrooms, glass and jewelry?
14- Two other collections signed by her are “captive” and “Molded Roots” what are the messages of this collection?
15-What is the contemporary jewel in her vision today?
16-How does the public in Romania perceive the contemporary jewel? Is it open, curious, reluctant? And how does reactions differ abroad?
17- Do you think it is still a niche or gains a big deal?
18-How does it see the evolution of contemporary jewel in the coming years? Do you think technology will radically change what we do today?
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