Master of fine arts

The ornament is a very rich and complex cultural phenomenon. The need for decoration and ornamentation has always been an essential part of mankind, from the earliest civilizations until the present day. The ornament is present in every discipline of the Arts, and closely related to the world of jewellery,[..]

written by Aniya Dunkley Just before the Winter holidays, the second-year MFA students of Alchimia participated in a three-day workshop in Anticlastic Raising (a technique of metal forming whereby a sheet of metal is formed directly with a hammer on a sinusodial - snakelike - stake) based on ancient Greek[..]

1.ALWAYS LOOK FOR A NEW CHALLENGE IN ORDER TO KEEP IMPROVING I think that challenging yourself continuously is very important. You can only move forward, if you force yourself to learn new things. If you keep acting only in your comfort zone, you will stay at the same point constantly.[..]

Weapons of Perfection, Lilian Mattuschka's show in Florence and her graduate project for her MFA with Alchimia, was finely curated. It took place at Chiasso Perduto, an exhibition space in Florence open to different disciplines. Here are a few things we have learned from her exhibition. If you have a[..]

DM: Why jewellery? AC: Difficult question, I cannot give a clear answer for the reason that I chose this field. As many things in life it just happened. I come from a family that is deeply involved with the arts, so in a way it was always obvious to me[..]

1.NEVER STOP MOVING Life has a movement and a rhythm. Never stop moving. Keep on track, and continue doing the things you do with or around your art. Even when you are not in a creative period of your life, do things that will keep your mind and hands trained[..]

On November 26th, 2016 MFA graduating student Chumeng Weng presented her solo-show WYSIWYG at the Spazio Culturale Mentana, a project space in Florence that promotes and presents the work of young artists, from diverse disciplines. We take this chance, and others to come, to write about what it takes (practically,[..]

1.Working Together Is Better Than Working Alone (Most Of The Times) As soon as you get out of school you might feel pretty lost and overwhelmed, you have to learn how to manage your time and choose what to invest your energy in. I think that having good professional “partners”[..]