Paola Raggo
Free Falling
About the artist
Paola Raggo is a contemporary jeweller and painter graduated with distinction in 1992 from the school of Visual arts in the University of Chile. Since then, she has been a jewellery educator and artist. Paola has participated in several exhibitions including Delirio y Cordura at Velvet da Vinci gallery, San Francisco; Aureus Feeling at Creativity Oggetti gallery, Torino Italy and in USE Australian touring exhibition. Through her practice she likes to explore and push the boundaries between the two medias she works with: painting and jewellery. Colour and metal have been her medium to talk about the issues that impact her such as the endangered environment, political injustices and exploring our inner world. She lives and works at her home in Brisbane.
Paola Raggo is a contemporary jeweller and painter graduated with distinction in 1992 from the school of Visual arts in the University of Chile. Since then, she has been a jewellery educator and artist. Paola has participated in several exhibitions including Delirio y Cordura at Velvet da Vinci gallery, San Francisco; Aureus Feeling at Creativity Oggetti gallery, Torino Italy and in USE Australian touring exhibition. Through her practice she likes to explore and push the boundaries between the two medias she works with: painting and jewellery. Colour and metal have been her medium to talk about the issues that impact her such as the endangered environment, political injustices and exploring our inner world. She lives and works at her home in Brisbane.
Artwork blurb
I went for a walk to Redcliffe looking for inspiration, I decided to have my mind and eyes open to what I could feel about the spirit of the place. It was a Saturday at the Redcliffe parade; it was full of joy and excitement. I felt that this place was a place where people enjoy and interact with the ocean, people of the water. I am making jewellery pieces around the enjoyment of the sea, kids jumping from the jetty to the water. My pieces are a mix between jewellery and painting, I’m making two necklaces, a group of pins that make one piece together, but they live separately as well. And I would like to present three small square paintings. Everything with the same subject matter and colour tones.
I went for a walk to Redcliffe looking for inspiration, I decided to have my mind and eyes open to what I could feel about the spirit of the place. It was a Saturday at the Redcliffe parade; it was full of joy and excitement. I felt that this place was a place where people enjoy and interact with the ocean, people of the water. I am making jewellery pieces around the enjoyment of the sea, kids jumping from the jetty to the water. My pieces are a mix between jewellery and painting, I’m making two necklaces, a group of pins that make one piece together, but they live separately as well. And I would like to present three small square paintings. Everything with the same subject matter and colour tones.
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Website www.praggajewellery.com
Website www.praggajewellery.com
Image by Anthony Webdale