Kukas. Sitting down, she contemplates her work. The box she holds in her hands, like an oyster shell, secretly keeps in its heart a pearl. A pearl that metaphorically represents her secret creative source. Through it she reads her story, views her entire path. Passionately, she feels the shape and the weight of the gold-plated copper in her hands. A conductor, it carries Kukas. Her shadow is released. Curiously, she awaits tomorrow. / Cristina Filipe in Kukas. A cloud that breaks into rain, 2011, p. 31.
Untitled piece. Gold-plated copper and agate box from the 1960s. Private collection. Photo: C. B. Aragão, 2011.
Untitled piece. Gold-plated copper and agate box from the 1960s. Private collection. Photo: C. B. Aragão, 2011.
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Kukas, Maria da Conceição de Moura Borges, 1928–2026, was one of the pioneering figures of modern jewellery in Portugal. In 1958, she left for Paris, joining a generation of Portuguese artists seeking to escape the academic conservatism imposed by the dictatorial regime. It was there that she first encountered Scandinavian jewellery by her contemporary Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe (1927-2004) at Galerie Le Siècle on Boulevard Saint-Germain, a decisive moment that motivated her decision to devote herself to jewellery.
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