COUP de COEUR : Sunghee PARK – exploration of constructed space and form

Sunghee PARK  Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia

Sunghee Park is a new talent in contemporary metal, who recently exhibited in the Inside Out Exhibition of the Jewellery and Metalsmiths Conference, 2008 and was featured in issue No. 84, Monument Magazine, 2008.
Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Park has been studying at Monash University in Melbourne.  In 2004 Park completed a Diploma of Art and Design at Monash College and during 2005-2007 completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in metal and jewellery.
In her work Park explores the concept of space and presents geometric forms in new ways.  Using the cube as her starting point, Park creates 3-D forms in flat sheets from a number of perspectives. During 2008, Park has developed her ideas further, by introducing colour and movement into her work as well as using new materials to produce larger pieces. (ART WITH AL)

Sunghee PARK - Neckpiece 2, mild steel – 2007

Sunghee PARK - Neckpiece 4 – mild steel – 2007

Sunghee PARK - Neckpiece 5 – mild steel – 2007

Sunghee PARK - Neckpiece 6 – mild steel – 2007

Sunghee PARK - Neckpiece 7 – mild steel – 2007

This exhibition (Contemporary jewellery – Illusion series by Sunghee Park – 2009) is an exploration of constructed space and form.  The pieces, produced over a two year period, begin with flat sheets of steel and the concept of a cube. Park then experiments with form, using flatness and layering to examine simplicity, movement. light and shadow.
Moving from constructed space and form, Park then explores the natural environment, in particular mountain scapes, which inspire different techniques and approaches to examine simplicity, movement, light and shadow.
As an emerging contemporary jeweller, Park’s work is a series of experiments, based on geometric forms to evoke movement and the play of shadows.  2009 will be an exciting year for Park as she has successfully completed her training and begins a new chapter in her career.

 

Sunghee PARK - Brooch 6 – mild steel – 2008

Decouverte : Jin-Ah JO – lines between Korea and Australia

Jin-Ah JO is a contemporary jeweller who lives and works in Melbourne. Born in South Korea, she moved to Australia in 2000 and her works addresses the migration experience and the difficulty of cross-cultural experience related to communication. Her works explore cultural identity in terms of the meaning and physical forms of Korean and English by making wearable objects. After finishing her Masters of Fine Art at Monash University, she has participated in group and solo exhibitions including « Moved » (Migration Museum, Adelaide, 2008), « Perspective » (Craft Victoria, 2009) and « Precious Pendants »(Object, 2009-2010). She presented a solo exhibition in Perth, « Cross Cultural Project » as part of the 2010 JMGA conference. The material she uses include mild steel, perforated mild steel, plastic tubes, square chenir, Korean paper, English newspaper, acrylic, magnets, and silver. Her works are exhibited in Pieces of Eight (Melbourne) and Workshop Bilk (Canberra) (Craft Victoria)

 

‘my first visual language is Korean which is very geometric and the process of geometric expression is sometimes harmonious or contradictory.  Harmonious aspects include concepts like construction, symmetry, arrangement or refinement.  Contradictory aspects incorporates ideas of deconstruction, asymmetry, confusions or disorder which may appear unconventional in terms of jewellery design‘. (Jin-Ah JO)

Jin-Ah JO – ‘self portrait‘ pendant: silver925, oxydised silver, nylon, acrylic – 2010

 
Jin-Ah JO – Pendant ‘In my mother’s tongue‘ – 2010 -silver 925, oxidised silver, plastic tube, acrylic nylon, magazine paper, Korean paper, mild steel - (Photographer: Andrew Barcham)

Jin-Ah JO – ‘Go on’ pendant – silver925, oxydised silver, acrylic, English newspaper, nylon, acrylic, plastic tube   2010

 

Jin-Ah JO – ‘Go on’ pendant  (back)

Jin-Ah JO – « He said that… » necklace- silver925, Korean paper, acrylic, nylon- 2010

 
Jin-Ah JO – Pendant ‘fighting’, 2009 - silver 925, acrylic, nylon - (Photo Andrew Barcham)

Jin-Ah JO -  Pendant ‘peace’, 2009 - silver 925, acrylic, nylon - Photographer: Andrew Barcham

Jin-Ah JO – ‘sky and wind’ (하늘,바람-from the poetry) brooch – oxydised silver, Korean paper, acrylic, steel- 2010

Decouverte : Choonsun MOON

Choonsun Moon

Born in 1980 at Busan, South Korea
Training / Education:
2006–present Masters of Fine Arts, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2003 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

« Working in cardbord, I am continually trying to discover logical constructions, inspired by colors and textures in the material itself. and it could be worn on body to be a jewellry by itself, I’m researching other Materials for efficient repetition of the impression of color and the texture of a material. »

 

Kookmin University (Korea) alumni

A découvrir sur la galerie de photos des travaux d’élèves de l’Université Kookmin en Corée ………… PROMETTEUR !!!!

Yenu-ju JI  – hold bracelet- paper, 925 silver 2008

Woori BAE – Sort of diamond necklace/polymer, 925silver- 2008

Ju-Hyun KIM  – rings – 925 silver, acrylic

Eun-ji KYUNG

Jin-Yeon KIM  – Bind a memory brooches -925silver,stainless steel wire, paper

Joo-Ran LEE – metal folding necklaces : red- Copper, tracing paper- 2008  – yellowish green-Copper, tracing paper -2008

Dukno YOON -  Winged Ring  Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel – 2005 (BFA 2000 Kookmin Univ)

Yoon-Hee SON  - Mental conflict  Black-c, riveted, cast, fabricated, sterling silver, copper, silk thread -2007
(BFA 2002 – MFA 2007 – Kookmin Univ)