This flag is a continuation of the sculptures I began doing utilizing jewellery itself as a medium. I’ve been amassing jewellery that folks have donated to me. I do an open name the place individuals can ship me luggage of jewellery, discarded jewellery, jewellery that doesn’t work for them anymore, or it’s damaged or they hate it as a result of it’s classic. Not solely have I been amassing from individuals, but additionally always on my travels. I at all times search for jewellery that I may repurpose from flea markets, from the swap meets. The which means behind it’s actually stunning. I take into consideration who owned this jewellery, the tales that include the jewellery — your grandma’s earring might be there. I feel the tales that every piece carries, and likewise the power which may carry, is so cool. It’s not simply placing a bunch of jewellery in a bit, however it’s being aware and likewise curating what sort of jewellery goes to go in every bit. It turns into like a portray or a drawing.
This new physique of labor screams “abundance.” I opened my second institutional present, “Greetings From Tijuana” on the New Mexico State College’s College Artwork Museum [open through March 16], and a variety of these items are from there. They’re all a part of this sequence referred to as “Los Mexican Curios” which can be sculptures utilizing already-made objects which can be offered on the border, that are very cheesy and kitsch objects — primarily piggy banks, pretend luxurious items, a Tweety or Howdy Kitty figurine. I’m repurposing them and giving them a brand new life, and likewise masking the imperfections within the ceramics with jewellery to raise the works.
Georgina Treviño is a Tijuana-born and San Diego-based artist, jeweler and educator who creates boundary-pushing works exhibited internationally. Featured in main publications, she has collaborated with world manufacturers and icons like Beyoncé, Dangerous Bunny, Rosalía and Nike.
