Criar a partir de espinhos e escombros: joalheria experimental e expressão artística

Abstract

The research investigates the production process involved in the creation of experimental jewelry, highlighting its production methods, choices, and aesthetic solutions with a focus on the materialities in the processes, the social, cultural, and environmental implications of the produced jewelry, to reflect on the craft in jewelry making. Based on the analysis of the creative processes of Nathalia Canamary and Antonio Rabelo, we consider the experimental jewel as an artistic language capable of communicating issues related to sustainability, the memory of places, and the re-signification of materials.Canamary, in her series “Avanço,” works with fragments of rubble and elements from the coast of Fortaleza, bringing a critique of urban transformations and environmental impact.Rabelo, in the series “Mandacaru,” uses thorns from the typical plant of the sertão, creating a deep connection with regional culture and environmental preservation. Both jewelers adopt a creative process that goes beyond aesthetics, involving critical narratives about the environment and local culture. We consider the artist's exploratory need based on Salles' concepts (1998 and 2008), thinking of the process as part of the work and a transformative medium for the individual. Since for the author, creation is a process of continuous and complex interaction between the artist and the environment that surrounds them. Proposing that experimental jewelry functions as an “open system” of interactions, influenced by social and environmental issues, highlighting the role of the jewel as a form of artistic, reflective, and critical expression. The investigation includes creation workshops conducted by the author, focusing on material experimentation and collective practice, composing a methodological journey that intertwines theory and experience. Contributing to the understanding of jewelry as an expanded artistic practice, situated between the body, territory, and critical thought.