Kiko Gianocca
“I like to think that my jewellery is about change. Changing and transforming objects, things that are around me every day catch my attention and I try to manipulate the way we look at them. I attempt to give them a new life and identity, a new way to be perceived, appropriated and used. (…) I like the notion that a piece of jewellery stands between the body (the self) and the world, representing a sort of link between the inner and the outer. As such they do not only envelope and protect the wearer but also they have the capacity to reach inside and move things, thoughts and feelings.” Kiko Gianocca, in Current Obsession
Born in Bellinzona in 1974, Graziano (Kiko) Gianocca studied gold and silversmithing at the Art Institute CFP in Florence, graduating with a bachelor in fine arts in 1999. From 2000–2001 he studied in the invited student program at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. From 2003 to 2008 Kiko lived in Melbourne, where he completed his master degree at RMIT University (2003-2004) and where he also taught from 2004 until 2007. In 2006 he won the Emerging Artists Grant from the Australian Government. After returning to Switzerland in 2008 he won the Swiss Design Prize and in 2014 he won the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery. His work has been exhibited around the world and collected by Australian National Galleries in Melbourne, Brisbane & Adelaide, as well as at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn (Netherlands) and MUDAC in Lausanne. Since 2015 he is one of the ideators and curators of Artificio, the project devoted to value the work of designers in Ticino.
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Kiko GianoccaGetting There, 2012Porcelain, Found Object19cm x 10cm x 9cm
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Kiko GianoccaGetting There, 2012Porcelain, Found Object21cm x 12cm x 11cm
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Kiko GianoccaWhat Goes Around (Gray), 2012Wool (Dark Gray), Plastic Ball47cm, 4cm diam.
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Kiko GianoccaWith Other Eyes (Dramatic Lightening Strikes), 2012Found Image, Sterling Silver, Epoxy Resin10.5cm x 5.7cm
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Kiko GianoccaWith Other Eyes (View From Back of Boat Going Away), 2012Found Image, Sterling Silver, Epoxy Resin8.6cm x 8.6cm
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Kiko GianoccaWhat Goes Around (Brown), 2010Wool (Light Brown), Plastic Ball48cm, 4.5cm diam.
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Tresor 17
Messe Basel, stand B2 21 - 24 Sep 2017Gallery S O will be showing at Tresor 17 the international fair for contemporary craft, at Messe Basel, from 21 – 24 September. The gallery will be showcasing work by...Read more -
FIRE WORKS
A group exhibition of contemporary ceramic art at Gallery S O 4 Nov 2016 - 19 Feb 2017Fire Works: A group exhibition of contemporary ceramic art at Gallery S ORead more -
I AM HERE
UPPER GULBENKIAN GALLERY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON 9 - 25 Nov 2015Gallery S O is pleased to be involved with this touring CRAFTS COUNCIL Exhibition. It is an exhibition of two stories: that of jewellery making from 1970s and beyond,...Read more
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MEDUSA Bijoux et tabous
Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris May 20, 201719 May — 5 November 2017 An exhibition exploring the history of jewellery and its taboos, including works by Peter Bauhuis, David Bielander, Lin Cheung,...Read more -
Jewellery / material craft art
Swiss National Museum / Landesmuseum Zürich May 20, 201719.05.17 — 22.10.17 The starting point of the ‘Jewellery. materials craft art’ exhibition at the National Museum Zurich is the comprehensive collection of the Swiss...Read more -
FIRE WORKS
A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art at Gallery S O October 12, 2016FIRE WORKS: A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art at Gallery S ORead more