Eva Fernandez Martos

Bio

Eva Fernandez Martos is a mechanical engineer retrained as a jewellery artist and designer living in the UK. She holds a Masters of Fine Art in Jewellery Design from Edinburgh College of Art (2017). Since graduating, she has been developing her practice as an artist/designer in parallel with teaching art and design at Nottingham Trent University.

Fernandez’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including: Schmuck (Munich), Collect Art Fair (London), CODA Museum (The Netherlands), Galerie Marzee (The Netherlands), and Beijing International Art Jewellery (China) among others. She has recently been awarded the Grand Prix of the 32th International Jewellery Competition of Legnica Silver Festival. Additionally, she is the recipient of the Develop Your Creative Practice grant by the Arts Council England (2021) and she won The Brussels Jewellery Week Award of Budapest Jewellery Week (2022).
 

Statement

As a jewellery designer, Eva Fernandez explores how her wearable pieces and objects can heighten our awareness of the ordinary and man-made environment, stimulating curiosity and our perception of the world. Fernandez draws inspiration from her surroundings, recontextualizing familiar objects to convey social and political narratives. An underlying aim in her work is the questioning of preciousness in jewellery and beyond, which is assisted by her use of low value or unconventional materials. She blends digital technology with handcrafting techniques, merging her engineering background with her traditional upbringing in rural Spain.

The work of Eva Fernandez Martos is both playful and sharp. As a mechanical engineer turned studio jeweller it is clear to see a sense of technical proficiency and construction. Combining technological processes and traditional hand processes Fernandez references classical jewellery forms and archetypes with a playful twist. Somehow leaving the viewer with something familiar and something to consider.
/ Matt Lambert

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