E 'Career Center in December of two thousand monthly cultural information of the Northeast. On page 18
an interview with me. Thanks to Simon
Soldera that contacted me with great kindness and attention.
... for those who want to more easily read the interview ....
We contacted Eleanor Battaggia, artist and creator of jewelry that helps with his research of new shapes and materials to "revolutionize" the idea of jewel of art and design in the traditional vision of modern jewelry, that's how he responded to some questions.
1) Considering his career as a goldsmith and artist, as was the case that the posting of the box "(stereotypes and ordinary?), Which tells in his biography?
E 'occurred through progressive steps of personal research.
I found myself doing the gold and then the teacher goldsmith, almost by chance following my natural instinct to enjoy the world of creativity and art.
I are extremely dedicated, but aware that it was not determining the scope of "technical" when I moved: the important thing was, and is, find the resources and space express myself.
the way he has developed in me a strong rebellion against practices which unnecessarily weigh on the environment. Find that the traditional gold, unfortunately, is very polluting from 'mining and the realization that often behind the hoarding of precious, there are certain death and destruction, he gradually did away classical goldsmith. From the first with a total crisis of rejection and expulsion, then gradually a rapprochement through other avenues. I continued to make jewelry because it is the area where I have more experience, but the decoration is not an end in itself that interests me, not fashion per se. I am interested in the stylistic and technical staff to use as a vehicle to express ideas.
I like to move freely through various techniques. The painting is another area that I love deeply and I use every time posso.
Così è nata “Caracol” la mia linea di gioielli pezzi unici in edizione limitata, realizzati attraverso scelte il più possibile ecologiche.
Da prima ho evitato certi materiali, poi ho cercato soluzioni diverse all’uso di acidi, attrezzature o quant’altro di inquinante, per arrivare inevitabilmente al riciclo, dove al momento mi sento proprio a mio agio.
Mi affascina recuperare e riciclare materiali, cercare e utilizzare ciò che offre la natura senza violarla, to a different location in semi-precious materials to be used for their natural materials.
All this, however, and always learned the attention from jewelry, to the wearability, durability and accuracy.
2) What does "recycle materials and energy" in his mind? How does a craftsman or an artist in front of this issue quite "delicate"? How important are the environmental impact and the question of artistic dignity "in his works?
Per il mio percorso e la mia personalità è impossibile prescindere da questo. L’attività artistico/creativa è espressione del proprio essere, per me non è possibile utilizzare qualsiasi cosa pur di, se va contro i miei principi fondamentali e le mie scelte di vita. Non posso realizzare qualcosa che deve raccontare chi sono, se non tengo in considerazione, per quel che è possibile, l’impatto che la mia attività ha sull’ambiente e sulla dignità umana. Questo argomento è parte essenziale di me stessa, non posso ignorarlo. Secondo me essere coerenti prima di tutto con se stessi, è un modo per demand respect for their work, and seek artistic dignity is too often unrecognized.
"recycle matter and energy" for me is a material resource and soul.
3) Since its first show in 1983, how many opportunities he received in his path? She also went abroad or in "native land" has found new supporters and valuable support for his creativity?
Since my research, I will continuously present many opportunities, I believe that everyone is crafting their own opportunities. I work a lot, experiment and try to improve it: there are countless ways that I can go, I choose from time to time that I feel best for me and allows them to tell me better.
I have not crossed the border in search of other opportunities, to be honest I have not needed it. I am always receiving requests and calls that leave me wondering and that I would never have expected. Things happen that make me realize that I am on the right track, that in cui volevo stare.
Non precludo la possibilità di portare il mio lavoro anche in altri paesi, infatti avrò la prima occasione di uscire dall’Italia nella prossima primavera, sono stata invitata in Svizzera.
Al momento sono soddisfatta del riscontro che ho e fatico a realizzare abbastanza da seguire tutte le opportunità che mi si presentano.
4) Quali sono i colori, i materiali e le tecniche che ha abbandonato e quali come novità mantiene for his creations and his style?
I would say that I have not abandoned any color, even every day enriches my "palette" of colors and new combinations that arise from an atmosphere, an emotion, a trial or anything else hit me or I want to talk.
I abandoned all precious metals because they do not believe that a matter is valid only if it costs, but if it is good and meets the requirements of durability and use. Furthermore, as already mentioned, to extract some materials used in jewelry, as in other activities, we do enormous damage. We want to talk about diamonds? No one doubts their beauty, but behind its use, there are deaths and abuses rather a clever use of a fine "bottle bottom" that has the added bonus of recycling and for me the most interesting and stimulating creative point of view.
I have left those that involve the use of pollutants as possible, at least, as human activities, unfortunately, can not be separated completely from this. Seeks to inform and understand, to minimize the negative impression of my actions.
Right now I'm working almost exclusively with tissue recovery and recycling, dresses, ties, upholstery fabrics, used or scrap processing, metals from industrial waste, steel, aluminum and copper in particular and also other waste materials that would go to landfill while still in good condition, material that would be a waste to throw and then produce new. I also like to think that in my every piece there are many stories lived in the materials I use. Ideas do not need a specific material for strength and even factory fresh, but the idea that energy, just leave it free to use and interpret the means it has available.
5) The people how they react in front of his works? Captures perplexity, surprise, admiration, and a strong desire to purchase or even envy?
A bit 'of it all. There are those who smile, think (and say) that are just rags and imagination. Sometimes it also reflected a degree of envy, but I do not know.
Most however, are surprised and admired, and almost the surprise was I find much in the approval and success. I found a personal way to express myself, first of all to myself and to ascertain the appreciation of the people is rewarding: I can finally make this my full time job. My "babies" are accepted and worn by many people and this gives me a great pleasure, because I think I may pass on and share an idea, my.
6) There are other artists like her to devote themselves to a new way to perhaps make handcrafted, jewelry or art? Share your everyday experiences and ups and downs? He dreams or projects that will see the realization in the future?
There are many artists who are working in different fields and alternative, I know and admire many, it is a ferment of new ideas and new life and put himself in front of the art. This, too, love my work, the opportunity to meet many beautiful free minds. With some I made a bond of affection, confrontation and support, is a joy of life share the beautiful moments of enthusiasm and success with those who you can fully understand and also a great help to overcome the inevitable problems and annoyances. It 's a constant enrichment.
I have a thousand dreams and a thousand projects, such enthusiasm and passion, ideas and desire to achieve them.
Step by step I'm reaching my goal, to live immersed in my world, my husband, without which this would not have been possible. It 's a lifestyle choice, it impossible for me to be somewhere else if not with great suffering.
7) In what ways are evolving art and culture in your opinion? There are people still willing to take the "Vie des Arts"?
My personal opinion is that art and culture in our country do not have much space at the institutional level: despite the gloss coatings, the industry only if there is a possibility of doing business. And in that artists are often exploited.
The way I see it, it's clear right from the school reform, reduce the hours of art history in many schools and gradually disappear all laboratories. And if there already since the formation is difficult to construct an idea of \u200b\u200bart and understand the context, hard to enjoy it and have respect for art and artists.
Living Art and art, to experience art, is a challenge that often can not be chosen, you simply can not help it. Many capabilities, predispositions and temperament suitable for full immersion in a life devoted to art even at the cost of great sacrifices. And they do it, go ahead despite the difficulties.
For what I see there is a world full of new ideas and perspectives that arrabatta daily to resist and assert their own dignity.
The hope is that in periods of economic and cultural crisis like this, multifaceted and experiments that tell the life of the arts can be a valuable resource, and they can continue to find free space and free evolution without necessarily being cataloged in schools or currents of thought. The artists have pledged to seek a better world and better world is also one in which the individual can be free to make himself and give back, help others participate.
8) If you had to rank the countries and nations where art lives better arrangements of the various European lands, extra Europe and Italy?
I believe that most of the countries the art of living better than Italy, which even has an artistic and cultural heritage second to none, but this story is known. For me it is the countries of northern Europe have a better view of art and artists and so the United States.
remains that the people in spite of all the artists goes on, can not do without. Interprets, develops, analyzes and dissects returns beauty and image of a society for better or for worse, perhaps should be re-evaluated and accepted, or we may even see migrating these "brains".
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