« The first cognitive act that I do in front of whatever object is the definition of its volumes and to follow its design in space and to define in its forms exposed to light; what follows is the desire to harmonize those analyzed forms within their structure, in another very complex form as that of human body.
This study commits me so to compose a fundamental sector of my research that its fine is to give an unexpected lightness to those volumes using very light materials. In my jewelry, I want also to project my awareness in their process of execution, crystallizing the phases of transformation into substance in which they are made. I ask myself to point out the phases of their becoming, to discover harmony and balance present in each phase in which matter mysteriously takes form, following those laws that regulate its structure participating in the reality of all the things, in the world that are in constant and continuous transformation.
Observing afterwards, a colored form I don’t only feel a visible emotion, because color initially belongs to the domain of unconscious, subsequently to that of reason of mind, and in taking shape expressing its sonorities becomes a global perception that speaks to our entire essence. »
« One of the keywords in Corrado De Meo’s jewellery is volume. The volumes he creates interact with the space surrounding the object and consequently define the harmony these structures create with the human body. The weightlessness of his jewellery contradicts what is seen and, as a result, creates surprise. In fact, the lightness of his works is unexpected. The materials De Meo chooses to work with are transformed in the working process. He is fascinated by the transformation and metamorphosis that materials undergo during the working process. With colour, the artist performs an initial instinctive act that is subsequently confirmed as being a conscious action that becomes “a global perception that speaks to our entire essence”. » (No-Gram)
Corrado de Meo Brooch: Black, under the surface, 2014 Polystyrene, acrylic paint, resin, silver 13,5×9,5 cm
Corrado de Meo Brooch: The island of two volcanos / L’isola dei due vulcani, 2014 Polystyrene, nylon, acrylic paint, silveR 9×5,5 cm
Corrado de Meo Brooch: Impressions, 2014 Electroformed silver, oxide, polystyrene 10×8 cm
Corrado de Meo Brooch: Shadow area, 2014 Polystyrene, electroformed silver, oxide 10×7,5 cm
Night Landescape – Spilla/brooch Bitume, tessuto, argento
Corrado de Meo : Paysage -Brooch/ Spilla – 2013 argento elettroformato, polistirene, colori acrilici, ossidi
Corrado de Meo – « in Truble » Spilla (brooch) extra light in argento, corallo, magnete, ossidi
Corrado de Meo – Lava crust – Spilla/brooch – Plastica, resina ipossidica, carta, argento, vernice acrilica
Corrado de Meo – Anello/ring « Blush » – brush argento elettroformato, ossidi e pennello da trucco