Erato Kouloubi

Artist Statement

This body of work investigates the relationship between Appetite and Social Icons. Throughout history women's bodies have been regarded as objects of beauty. During the years, different aesthetics were supporting femininity.

Nowadays, media images and fashion industry, create an artificial problem to most women in order to arise diet food industry by using them as products of consumer society. For this reason, the use of pasta creates ironic and boundary crossing pieces that beautify and emphasize on how public image turns a basic need such as food into overeating disorder, bulimia, self-destruction and social rejection. How Social Icons turn feminism into body fascism.

Curriculum Vitae Exploring the art of jewellery, Erato Kouloubi graduated from Mokume/Silversmithing and Jewellery Design School, Athens, Greece.She majored in chemical coloring and patination of metals at “Camberwell College of Arts” and in manipulating glass at “Central Saint Martins”, University of the Arts, London – U.K. She has attended seminars of contemporary jewelry with Jorge Manilla, Charon Kransen and Lucia Massei.

Her creations were exhibited in: Joya Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair – Spain, Sierrad – International Jewellery Art Fair, Amsterdam – Holland, Handwerk & Design, Munich – Germany, “The Arch Window” London – U.K., Alliages Gallery, Lille – France, Creativity Oggetti, Turin – Italy, Inhorgenta, Munich – Germany, Unclasped , Hellenic museum of Melbourne, Australia, metamatic:taf, Athens – Greece, Marnery Creative Gallery, Athens – Greece and Apotheke gallery, Paros – Greece (artists in residence).Her work is hosted in selected stores, Benaki Museum. She is interested in curating contemporary art exhibitions, after the courses she attended in London, U.K. and Berlin, Germany.

Title: Happy Copycats I, II and III


Kind: 
Brooch

Materials: Pasta, Acrylics, Epoxy, Bronze