Invited Artists' Works & Statements
WHA KYUNG NAM BODY I (brooch)
6 11/16H x 4 11/16W x 4 11/16D inches sterling silver
"The
main interest of my recent work has been human body forms. I explore
the
harmony of forms using formed copper or silver sheets, and try to reinterpret
various
human shapes and the inner energy of humans as a way of self expression."
KYUNG JOO NOH BROOCH
3¨ùH x 2W x ¨öD inches silver, gold foil, aluminum
"My
works try to express my daily life and all my memories which are
held
inside by using jewelry-symbolic and metaphoric contents of my subjects.
Also,
using rhythmic smoothness and a painting effect on solid metal, I would
like
to show the practical, decorative, and artistic character through my works."
MI HWA OH THE JOURNEY (brooch)
1H x 4¨öW x ¨öD inches steel, 24k gold
"The
purity and directness of primitive art is remembered by giving a
second
life to lost, forgotten materials. In my work, I express my belief in
the
harmony of richness and poorness, strength and weakness."
YEUN-HEE RYU MUNJIN (paper weight)
6H x 12W x 4D inches silver, copper, gold foil
"My
work tries to send a message about the confusion of the dualistic
sense
of values in our lives using a two-layered structure. I used a rather
light
touch to transfer the profound stories of our lives."
KYE-YEON SON ENDOMORPHIC VESSEL
7H x 5W x 3¨öD inches copper, glass, stone, enamel, green patina
MIRA CHOI TYSON DANCING ON THE WATER
2 11/16H x 1 3/16W x 7/16D inches 14k gold, agate (brooch)
"My
interest in my works is how to create visible, limited objects and add
invisible
ideas,
thoughts, and positive energy to them. Each of my pieces represents the
postures
or
gestures of human beings trying to hold on to their own little universes."
KIWON WANG DREAM II (brooch)
3H x 3W x 2D inches sterling silver, rice paper, black ink
"The
discipline of my jewelry work is based on the interplay between materials
and
forms. By using traditional materials like gold and silver but pushing
the
materials
beyond the traditional boundaries into the realm of objects to be worn
as
adornment
on the body, contrast, tension, absence and presence are created
in
the same way as when the art of the East meets that of the West."
