Cadillac, 2020, costume jewelry, chain necklace, pumice medium on panel, 8x8”
ReJeweled, SCAD Museum of Art
In ReJeweled, Monica Cioppettini (M.F.A., painting, 2020) uses reclaimed jewelry from flea markets and thrift stores to create maximalist collage works. Reworking the jewelry through an intuitive process of breaking, combining, and rebuilding, Cioppettini revalues objects that have been deemed worthless and unwanted, reveling in their histories and significance as sites of memory. Rimed with rust, grime, cracks, and imperfections, the works reveal their relationship with time and encourage moments of nostalgia.
Voyage Savannah
Life & Work with Monica Cioppettini
Thirst Art
“I had the pleasure to sit down with THIRST Art’s first two Featured Artists, Monica Cioppettini and Kamryn Shawron, at local watering hole Over Yonder in Savannah, GA. Our conversation style interview had a wonderful back and forth between two artist that share similar practices, yet create two different art styles that compliment each other”
5 Questions with MOnica Cioppettini
Written by Rachael Flora