Alexandru Oancea (Romania)
ALEXANDRU OANCEA
Biography:
I have enjoyed jewellery since I have known myself. So much in fact that I tried swallowing my first one when I was two. Back then, my mom managed to stop me. Some fifty years later, I created my first jewellery. Another ring with a coloured stone, definitely not the same ring. And the first handmade jewellery that I was proud of, I gave it to my mom. What I did in the meantime is less relevant. I feel like I wasted time. But I have always liked jewellery. What is important is what I have been doing since I started making jewellery, and this is what I want to be judged for.
Collection Concept: INUTILITY
Why inutility? Because this is what I've been feeling for the past year. After overcoming depression, along with the collective fight against the pandemic, I fought my own war against inutility. Imagination and humour were my weapons in this war. And jewellery is my way of expressing myself.
Earrings, sterling silver, pearls
Bracelet, sterling silver, brass
Necklace, sterling silver, brass, chrome diopside, garnet
