The Second International Contemporary Art and Jewelry Competition and Exhibition has successfully concluded in Rome, the capital of art. The event brings together international jewelry designers, jewelry studios, galleries, colleges, and art and cultural associations for a one week conference, competition, and exhibition, showcasing contemporary jewelry designs to the fullest. Chinese avant-garde design teacher Shumin Fan has emerged in international competitions and exhibitions, and her work "Cat of the opera" has been favored by international judges and publicly displayed at the Rome Jewelry Week.
The INCINQUE Jewelry Awards are promoted by the Rome based cultural association The Incinque Jewels Open Art Monti, and are planned by architect, creator, and project director Monica Cecchini to promote the world's most talented contemporary jewelry artists. The theme of this competition is GRAND TOUR, the colors of the Journal, encouraging designers to draw inspiration from Italian cultural relics and present exciting and diverse designs.
Figure 2: Fan Shuxin's "Cat of the Opera" is highly favored by international judges and was publicly displayed at the Roman Jewelry Week. (Image/Provided by Fan Shujin)
Fan Shuxin studied at the IED European School of Design from 2012 to 2015. During her studies at the Rome campus, she developed a great interest in Italian church architecture and was deeply impressed by one of the churches, Chiesa di Sant'ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio. The dome of this church is not a real arch, but a perspective effect created by painting. Unless one walks underneath it, it is difficult to discover its design principles. On the other hand, she also received recognition from world-renowned artist M C. Inspired by Escher's visual illusion technique, he excels at reflecting the three-dimensional effect in a two-dimensional plane.
The design inspiration for "Cat of the Opera" comes from a musical actor who played the role of an Italian mafia in a musical set in Venice; Due to the profound inspiration that this musical gave Fan Shuxin, it also made her want to create a dramatic jewelry piece in the competition. The overall design mainly focuses on the "stage arrangement" effect, and the outline of the work comes from the bridge and gondola boat in Venice. The pattern on gondola is shaped like a mask, and the middle main part is modeled after the Fontana di Trevi fountain.
Figure 3: Fan Shuxin's "Cat of the Opera" design draft incorporates Roman architectural features such as Trevi Fountain and Dome into jewelry works. (Image/Provided by Fan Shujin)
The core part of the design of the work belongs to the dome design. In addition to studying the visual illusion effect, two non-existent disappearance points are also designed by creating an effect of "bridge" as the foreground and "dome" as the background. This technique is used to design the actual flat metal shape into a visual effect that extends backwards. Fan Shuxin believes that "dome design is unique in Italian architecture, and in the history of jewelry design, it has almost never been seen to apply the" visual illusion "of architecture to jewelry. This work is a new attempt."
Rome is an awe inspiring capital of art, filled with sturdy architecture, semi-circular arches, sturdy piers, and magnificent domes, making the entire city appear majestic and dignified. Each building has a clear and distinct form, and often adopts a symmetrical design, so many international famous jewelry brands also draw inspiration from Roman architecture and decorative art, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and the spirit of goldsmiths. Fan Shuxin has taken the international stage by combining local architectural characteristics with professional techniques, not only adding new ideas to jewelry design, but also indicating that an artistic newcomer is about to shine and heat up internationally.
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