Mineri Matsuura (Japan) - Israel Contemporary Jewelry Biennale Award

MINERI MATSUURA

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Designer biography:

Born : 1973, Tokyo, Japan

Education: 1994-1997- BA Musashino Art Universty, Metal Craft course

2022 - Israel Biennale of Contemporary Jewelry – ‘Romanian Jewelry Week’ Award (Israel)

2020 - Japan Jewellery Competition Incentive Award, JJDA Japan Jewellery Designers Association

2020 - Invited artist for BRAVE NEW FIELD, Tongji University, Shanghai (China)

2019 - TECHNIQUE prize of ALLIAGES Legacy award, France.

2019 - Gioielli in Fermento 2019 - Klimt02 Special Mention prize, Italy.

- AGC Special Mention prize, Italy.

2018 - Cominelli Foundation Award Special Edition - Special Mention (Italy)　

AFFILIATIONS: AGC, Klimt02, Japan Jewelry Designer Association (JJDA), Shizuoka Craft Association – director

Collection concept:

The word 無常; impermanence is used. It says that what is now will not last forever. Indeed, a long time has passed in this catharsis. During that time, I have had the opportunity to think about the human organism and how art is related to humans and important for their lives.

The series I continue to create, based on the Zen-like concept that the repetition of the most monotonous and trivial things will later lead to great metamorphosis, always gives me a fresh look. Each time there is more than one answer, and new questions and assumptions arise, which amuse me.

Mineri Matsuura, brooch, metamorphosis, 2023, silver, stainlesssteel, paint

Mineri Matsuura, brooch, metamorphosis, 2023, silver, stainlesssteel, paint

Mineri Matsuura, brooch, metamorphosis, 2023, silver, stainlessteel, paint