Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. MA Degree Show 2024

Exhibition / NewTalentsByKlimt02 / 20 Jun 2024 - 29 Jun 2024

Published: 29.07.2024

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. MA Degree Show 2024.

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Artesis Plantijn University College

: Grote Koraalberg 17
2000 - Antwerp
BELGIUM

: Website Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp; Facebook Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp; Instagram Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Mail:: academieap.be; jewelleryantwerpacademyoutlook.com

Phone:: 0032 3 2137100

Object: Sexy Green by Fengyang Jiang.Jade. 2024.2.6 x 2.8 x 5.3 cm.Photo by: Fengyang Jiang.From series: Say Jaaaade.Serial number: 01/05Serial piece.I can always see jade.
. In history books, in museums, in shops, in my mum's jewellery box. It's famous and prestigious. It's hard to find a Chinese person, from a child to an old man, who doesn't know what jade is.
. It is like a song that has been sung for thousands of years, with a new version for each generation, but still using the same name today.
.
. Jade is the shadow we shape with our hands, the moon we raise to the sky.
. It is a prop for ceremonies, a burial implement, a symbol of kingship, and a gentleman's imagery. It is what the culture of an era is like.
. While the shadow always follows the body, jade always follows people's concepts and lives and changes, or is changed.
. It is human beings who constantly reshape jade, and it is also human beings who constantly give jade new meanings and images.
. For me, jade doesn't need to hang in the sky all the time, I want it to be different from the past. It doesn't have to be whole, complete, indestructible and superior. It is gentle, clear, and cool to the touch. The greenness spreads away and it can dot every part of life. I'd like to see it come to life in a more lighthearted and fun image.
.
. So there's the bitten donut, the crisp, the condom, the heel of the shoe that laughs as you walk. The combination of items that can be found everywhere in our lives is what we have at our fingertips. They are ordinary and vivid, relaxed yet unique.
.
. I still want to see jade often, just not in books or museums anymore. It can be on the couch, on the carpet, in the box of leftovers at the dinner table.
. I want jade not to be the moon in the sky, I want it to be the life and times held in my hands..

Object: The Experimental Power Station For Trying Out Movement by Ildze Bogana.Brass, found objects. 2024.11 x 6.5 x 12.5 cm.From series: The SomethingsUnique piece.Object and bracelet
.
. How can one tell if the thing they see before them is alive or not? Is it moving, does it speak and make expressions? If a story can be told without moving is the story told by a living being? Probably, but not necessarily. Everything, including stories, move together with time, anyway.
.
. Many things move in space, but does it mean that all of them are alive? It could be so that the presence of personality is the defininitive indication of life. It could be that this presence is determining the direction of movement. Dreams and frustrations, emotions and experiences power the will of the Something in choosing their own progression. And you can see then the Living Thing change through all this, same as when you suddenly realize your face which you observe in the mirror today is curiously different from the one you saw there a year ago..

Necklace: Bid Farewell by Shunxin Chen.Plant. 2024.60 x 5 cm.Serial number: 01/05Serial piece.Plants we love,
. accompany us day and night,
. flowers include our wishes,
. eventually, they end up in the trash.
.
. Plants and flowers have a supporting role,
. in the world they leave traces of their existence,
. tell about happy moments that they gave us.
.
. Finally these will disappear,
. which is really sad isn't?
.
.
.
.
. I had a plant that had lived stayed for several years dead home, I didn't know how to deal with it for a long time. In the end, I threw it in the trash. But afterwards, I felt regret
. and started to reflect on the reason why I treated it like this. When this is a life I love, the trashcan should not be its destination.
. How do we treat the life that accompanies us day and night?
. My project is about wishes, about remembrance. I use broken or fragile-looking flowers and plants to represent their crumbling state in our human society. I am trying to commemorate our emotions and honour their lives. .

Head piece: Kokoshnik by Jill Depuydt.Stainless steel, horsehair. 2024.32 x 5 x 30 cm.From series: N°206524Unique piece.A young Russian girl fled the harsh communist life in Krasnodar. After a long journey, she ended up in Belgium.
. I know very little about my Great-grandmother’s life in Russia. She almost never talked about it, and I wonder why. Her concealment created some mystery in our family about her origin.
. I felt an urge to discover her life, my own background. I was wondering if new knowledge about our Russian history was going to add value to my identity.
.
. During my process, I encountered several surprising twists that greatly influenced my final project.
. I tried to approach an impossible definite identity and in turn created a new one, that also contains fictional elements.
. While researching and making the objects, I felt a strong connection with my great-grandmother. Doing this does not solve any mysteries, but it does connect me to her and our roots..

Ring: Farewell and Beauty by Xinyao Ding.Leaves. 2024.3-4 x 1-1.5 x 1.6-2 cm.From series: Song From the River.Serial number: 11/11Serial piece.An old essay recorded a night a thousand years ago, a group of literati drank on a river boat and discussed the world, they talked about time, history, the universe, nature, life, dream and so on. Nowadays, I try to join their discussion and show my personal ideas about these questions..

Fengyang Jiang
Object: Sexy Green, 2024
Jade
2.6 x 2.8 x 5.3 cm
Serial number: 01/05
Photo by: Fengyang Jiang
From series: Say Jaaaade

I can always see jade.
In history books, in museums, in shops, in my mum's jewellery box. It's famous and prestigious. It's hard to find a Chinese person, from a child to an old man, who doesn't know what jade is.
It is like a song that has been sung for thousands of years, with a new version for each generation, but still using the same name today.

Jade is the shadow we shape with our hands, the moon we raise to the sky.
It is a prop for ceremonies, a burial implement, a symbol of kingship, and a gentleman's imagery. It is what the culture of an era is like.
While the shadow always follows the body, jade always follows people's concepts and lives and changes, or is changed.
It is human beings who constantly reshape jade, and it is also human beings who constantly give jade new meanings and images.
For me, jade doesn't need to hang in the sky all the time, I want it to be different from the past. It doesn't have to be whole, complete, indestructible and superior. It is gentle, clear, and cool to the touch. The greenness spreads away and it can dot every part of life. I'd like to see it come to life in a more lighthearted and fun image.

So there's the bitten donut, the crisp, the condom, the heel of the shoe that laughs as you walk. The combination of items that can be found everywhere in our lives is what we have at our fingertips. They are ordinary and vivid, relaxed yet unique.

I still want to see jade often, just not in books or museums anymore. It can be on the couch, on the carpet, in the box of leftovers at the dinner table.
I want jade not to be the moon in the sky, I want it to be the life and times held in my hands.

Ildze Bogana
Object: The Experimental Power Station For Trying Out Movement, 2024
Brass, found objects
11 x 6.5 x 12.5 cm
From series: The Somethings

Object and bracelet

How can one tell if the thing they see before them is alive or not? Is it moving, does it speak and make expressions? If a story can be told without moving is the story told by a living being? Probably, but not necessarily. Everything, including stories, move together with time, anyway.

Many things move in space, but does it mean that all of them are alive? It could be so that the presence of personality is the defininitive indication of life. It could be that this presence is determining the direction of movement. Dreams and frustrations, emotions and experiences power the will of the Something in choosing their own progression. And you can see then the Living Thing change through all this, same as when you suddenly realize your face which you observe in the mirror today is curiously different from the one you saw there a year ago.

Shunxin Chen
Necklace: Bid Farewell, 2024
Plant
60 x 5 cm
Serial number: 01/05

Plants we love,
accompany us day and night,
flowers include our wishes,
eventually, they end up in the trash.

Plants and flowers have a supporting role,
in the world they leave traces of their existence,
tell about happy moments that they gave us.

Finally these will disappear,
which is really sad isn't?

I had a plant that had lived stayed for several years dead home, I didn't know how to deal with it for a long time. In the end, I threw it in the trash. But afterwards, I felt regret
and started to reflect on the reason why I treated it like this. When this is a life I love, the trashcan should not be its destination.
How do we treat the life that accompanies us day and night?
My project is about wishes, about remembrance. I use broken or fragile-looking flowers and plants to represent their crumbling state in our human society. I am trying to commemorate our emotions and honour their lives.

Jill Depuydt
Head piece: Kokoshnik, 2024
Stainless steel, horsehair
32 x 5 x 30 cm
From series: N°206524

A young Russian girl fled the harsh communist life in Krasnodar. After a long journey, she ended up in Belgium.
I know very little about my Great-grandmother’s life in Russia. She almost never talked about it, and I wonder why. Her concealment created some mystery in our family about her origin.
I felt an urge to discover her life, my own background. I was wondering if new knowledge about our Russian history was going to add value to my identity.

During my process, I encountered several surprising twists that greatly influenced my final project.
I tried to approach an impossible definite identity and in turn created a new one, that also contains fictional elements.
While researching and making the objects, I felt a strong connection with my great-grandmother. Doing this does not solve any mysteries, but it does connect me to her and our roots.

Xinyao Ding
Ring: Farewell and Beauty, 2024
Leaves
3-4 x 1-1.5 x 1.6-2 cm
Serial number: 11/11
From series: Song From the River

An old essay recorded a night a thousand years ago, a group of literati drank on a river boat and discussed the world, they talked about time, history, the universe, nature, life, dream and so on. Nowadays, I try to join their discussion and show my personal ideas about these questions.

Master Jewellery Design Graduation Show.

Artist list

Ildze Bogana, Shunxin Chen, Jill Depuydt, Fengyang Jiang, Ding Xinyao

Artistic vision meets hands-on experimentation. Critical thinking translates into the language of jewellery and body-related objects.

Welcome to this exhibition, where five MA graduates of Jewellery Design, Gold and Silversmithing of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts share their artworks, opening up conversations about life, culture, heritage, perception and nature.

Guiding teachers: Vivi Touloumidi and Ingrid Verhoeven

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Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Artesis Plantijn University College

: Grote Koraalberg 17
2000 - Antwerp
BELGIUM

: Website Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp; Facebook Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp; Instagram Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Mail:: academieap.be; jewelleryantwerpacademyoutlook.com

Phone:: 0032 3 2137100

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