Historical development process of jewelry and the apprehension of jewelry in 21st century: Contemporary jewelry interpratations with ceramic – metal clay

People who started to wear objects due to reasons such as communicating God, talisman, magic, the wish to be protected instinctually and supernatural events laid the foundations of the culture of jewelry. Jewelry making and jewelry which has been considered as a craft since the ancient times, achieved to become a branch of art after 18th century and had its place among the history of contemporary arts, it had developed significantly with the works created by artists. In the light of all these developments, when one thinks about the art of jewelry, one of the elements that comes to mind is the authentic jewelry created with different materials. Classical jewelry on which only valuable metals and stones are used has given its place to more modern, unlimited jewelry where every type of material can be used. This study aims to search about the culture of jewelry which is as old as the history of human beings and the reflections of this culture on jewelry in 21st century in an artistic context. Creating modern jewelry by synthesizing alternative materials such as metal clay, which is a discovery in 21st century, with the art of ceramics, which has an important place in our culture and it also dates back to Neolithic period, is also aimed