Maria Ignacia Walker

 

來自智利的當代首飾藝術家。

曾就讀于Alchimia當代首飾學院，

之后在意大利佛羅倫薩旅居多年。

她用身體作為媒介來發展自己的首飾藝術，

并將護身符、裝置和表演融入其中，

使其形式更加豐富，情感更加飽滿。

 

María Ignacia Walker obtained her first degree in Art Direction at Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile, 2007. In October 2015 she graduated from an MFA in Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence. She is based in Florence, Italy where she works as independent artist.

In 2018 she was welcomed into Khio, Oslo National Academy of Art in Oslo, Norway for a special artist in residency programme.

While working on her personal projects Maria likes to share her knowledge by giving lectures and workshops. She has taught in Florence, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Santiago de Chile.

Her artistic realization finds its shape in Wearable Art. She is obsessed with the human body, its changes over time, bodily losses and renewal. Her work is the result of a dialogue with her body, created from the interaction with objects, amulets, installations and performances.

 

Maria and her work

 

接下來讓我們一起快速回顧一下Maria在

AIVA藝術家駐地項目期間做了哪些事情呢～

Now let's have a quik review of Maria's AiR in AIVA~

 

砂鑄工坊

Sand Casting Workshop

 

Photo by Pat

 

藝術沙龍

Art Salon

講座&展覽

Artist Talk & Exhibition

 

Photo by Star

 

作品欣賞

Work by Maria

 

100 Ring – Portraits

 

100 Ring – Portraits

來自Maria的藝術調研：

藝術家在過去十年間四處游歷，

以此獲得源源不斷的靈感。

她不斷地觀察和發現周圍的世界，

許多細節在記憶中不斷延伸。

隨后創作出了100個肖像戒指，

那是刻在她記憶深處的100個不同的人的面龐。

每一個戒指都是先由藝術家親手用蠟雕刻

再用銀和銅的合金鑄造而成，

以此來獲得令人意想不到的氧化效果。

藝術家將他們做成戒指，

以此來凝結記憶，

使之成為永恒。

 

100 Ring – Portraits

An experimental research by Maria Ignacia Walker：

“ The constant movement, without pauses or detentions is what has driven me these last ten years. I live spinning around the world to observe, and it is in the details where I have been able to discover hundreds of faces and gestures of different individuals that are engraved in my memory.

Breeds, shapes, colors, angles and features are the particularities that have inspired me to create a contemporary jewellery installation composed of ‘100 rings-portraits’.

With this work I intend to immortalize and freeze in my memory, factions and faces of different people who have been intertwining and mixing in my photographic memory. Facial features of various people who have cast, have created 100 new faces.

I want to keep these gestures forever and never lose them, that's why I chose to work with wax, a material that allows me to intuitively recreate these portraits, then melt them and create a final piece in metal that will remain forever. The final result of the work is in the Shibuichi alloy, a fusion of copper and silver that has an infinite range of random and almost uncontrollable colors. ”

 

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Scan QR Code to get into Maria's page in AIVA Gallery

 

 

AIVA藝術家駐地項目

AiR in AIVA

 

關 于 A I V A

ABOUT AIVA

上海AIVA
AIVA in Shanghai

 

埃瓦國際視覺藝術學院（Academy of International Visual Arts）成立于2005年，是一家獨立的藝術和設計機構，位于中國上海的中心地帶。 在過去的十幾年里逐漸發展成為一個創意和文化中心，擁有專業的藝術工作室、教室、展廳以及完備的首飾工作室。AIVA也是專業的國際藝術教育培訓機構，在藝術、設計、傳媒、首飾、服裝以及數字媒體等多個專業與國際先進的本碩藝術教育課程接軌。

地址：中國上海市靜安區陜西北路688號4-6樓

 

Academy of International Visual Arts (AIVA), founded in 2005, is an independent art and design institution located in central Shanghai, China. It has expanded into a creative and cultural hub in the last decade with studios, lecture rooms and a dedicated jewellery studio.

Address: 4-6F, No.688, North Shaanxi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China

 

關 于 駐 地

Artist in Residence

 

首飾工作室，服裝工作室，展廳，教室

Jewellery Studio, Fashion Studio, Gallery Space, Lecture Room

 

藝術家駐地期間將獲得獨立的創作空間或工作臺，可以免費使用我們的器械、場地以及其他相關資源包括：教室、展廳、Riso印刷機、桌面裁紙機、復印機、手工書籍裝幀材料、屏幕和投影儀、攝影器材、透寫臺、首飾工作臺、噴砂機、吊機、焊臺、鉆床、各式拋光機和清洗機、熔金機、琺瑯爐、液壓機、壓片機、切片機等等。

AIVA可以為藝術家提供各種形式的個人展覽以作品及推廣的機會，包括與上海當地的美術館進行合作；到中國各個城市的大學里進行學術講座；在AIVA開設工坊、展覽或沙龍活動；進行作品寄售等等。還可以與AIVA教學團隊交流經驗，參與全日制預科學生的學習指導。

 

The artist will have independent space and workbench during the AiR, free access to basic facilities and other related resources, including: classrooms, gallery space, Riso printing machine, bookbinding materials, photographic equipment, casting machine, sand blasting machine, soldering benches, drilling machine, various polishing machines, melting machine, kiln, hydraulic press, rolling mill, bench cutter etc. 

AIVA can provide artist with various opportunities of exhibitions and promotion activities, including cooperation with local galleries and museums in Shanghai; having lectures in colleges and universities; workshops, exhibitions and salons at AIVA; consignment of the work; exchanging experiences with teachers in AIVA and participating in tutorials with foundation and Pre-MA students.

 

關 于 上 海

ABOUT SHANGHAI

 

圖片來源于網絡

Image from the Internet

 

中國上海的文化體驗之旅

上海是中國的經濟和文化中心，充滿挑戰的現代化都市，結合古典與時尚，融合東方與西方，海納百川，追求卓越。我們將帶您走進魔都，講述不為人知的故事，展示有趣的靈魂，碰撞出奇妙的火花。

 

Culture Tour in Shanghai

Shanghai is the economic and culture centre of China. A modern city that combines classic and fashion, the East and the West. A challenging place for people who want to discover and create. We will show you the most exciting part of Shanghai and tell the stories which are untold. There are not only interesting ideas but also unexpected inspirations.

 

關 于 項 目

AiR Programme

 

露臺，宴會廳

Balcony, Dining Room,

 

我們需要藝術家

在3個月的駐地時間內舉辦至少1次工坊、1次講座、1次展覽和1次沙龍

提供5-10件作品在AIVA Gallery寄售

駐地結束后贈送給AIVA Gallery一件駐地期間完成的作品

 

我們將為藝術家提供

往返機票 + 住宿補貼

上海當地文化體驗之旅

宣傳與推廣平臺、創作空間、工作臺、場地和設備

 

WHAT WE NEED：

At least 1 workshop, 1 public lecture, 1 exhibition, 1 salon during AiR

5-10 pieces on consignment in AIVA Gallery

1 work donated to AIVA Gallery after AiR

 

WHAT WE OFFER：

Round-trip flight tickets

Financial support

Shanghai Local Culture Tour

Platforms for promotion activities 

Studio space, Workbench, Basic facilities

 

關 于 申 請

ABOUT APPLICATION

 

服裝工作室，展廳

Fashion Studio, Gallery Space

 

請填寫以下表格：

1. 個人信息表

2. 作品信息表（至少3個不同系列的作品）

發送至郵箱：laura.leng@aiva.com.cn或 violet.yang@aiva.com.cn

備注：駐地時間為每年3月-6月，申請截止時間為每年11月30日，我們將在12月31日之前公布結果。

 

Please fill out the forms below：

1. Personal Information Form

2. Work Info Form（at least 3 different series of work）

Send to e-mail: laura.leng@aiva.come.cn or violet.yang@aiva.com.cn

PS: The AiR Programme will start from March to June every year. The application deadline is on 30th November of each year. The result will be announced before 31st December.

 

聯 系 我 們

CONTACT US

 

E-mail：laura.leng@aiva.com.cn

         or  violet.yang@aiva.com.cn

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