Artist Statement
My work is a reflection on the emotional relationship we have to jewellery, its physical and material presence on the body and the personal sentiments we develop from this exchange/presence. I contemplate the perspective of both the person wearing the work and the piece itself- how each are influencing one another and the transformative nature of the relationship.
The aim of this reciprocal interaction is to develop an emotional connection to the work. I think about how to deepen this connection while seeking to illuminate the visceral reaction that embodies it. Through colour, material, physical movement or representationally through form, I seek to capture the often overlooked or unnoticed physical and emotional interdependence of work and wearer by emphasizing this experience.
Artist Bio
Nathalie Maiello is a contemporary jeweller from Montréal, Québec, Canada. She completed her BFA in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax Nova Scotia, and is a recent graduate from the Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design program from the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. She currently resides in Middletown, Connecticut.
nathaliemaiello@gmail.com
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