Selection
FULL BLOOM 03
Jian Yoo2023.04.12 ~ 2023.08.31
Description of the work
- Media Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer on Wood Panel
- Location LOTTE HOTEL SEOUL MAIN TOWER 1F
This art piece was created, inspired from “Red and White Plum Blossoms” of Joseon Dynasty painter Jang Seung-eop, also known as “Ohwon”. Within the bold and great tree trunk and the brilliant bloom of the flowers that were tapped wherever the hand went, there’s a strong flow of life and energy, like the plum blossoms that overcome the cold and bloom first. With no concern in a specific placement of the flowers, the work uses bright background colors to blur the boundaries with the background and allow the shine of the mother-of-pearl to move rhythmically according to the light.
Expressing the art of a prominent painter of an era through contemporary lenses, this new image transcends time between artists 100 years prior and after, allowing them to influence each other and commune, empathize, and communicate over the common theme of art.
Artwork Inquiry 1533-8017
About the author
Jian Yoo presents a new image with the coexistence of contrasting elements, such as nature-artificiality and traditional-contemporary, through the mother-of-pearl. Her works, which can be defined as “In Between”, result from various perspectives discovered through different environments and cultures. Having majored in design in the US, Yoo uses various mediums, such as paintings, objects, art furniture and more, and does not separate design, craft, and art from each other. In this way, her works create a connectivity between mediums and become the cause that expands the world of art.
Her works reveal a kind of brilliance that can only be realized when thousands and thousands of small glimmers of light come together to form a whole. With the material being brought from nature, the artist focuses on respecting its unique qualities, while also highlighting them. As the small pieces gather, one by one, what they complete within the art is temporality and connectivity. The flow of time embraced by the natural material and the process of searching for the most optimal path by communicating - these aspects are condensed into multi-layers of time to create high density within the art.
Her works reveal a kind of brilliance that can only be realized when thousands and thousands of small glimmers of light come together to form a whole. With the material being brought from nature, the artist focuses on respecting its unique qualities, while also highlighting them. As the small pieces gather, one by one, what they complete within the art is temporality and connectivity. The flow of time embraced by the natural material and the process of searching for the most optimal path by communicating - these aspects are condensed into multi-layers of time to create high density within the art.
Jian Yoo (1982~, Republic of Korea)
Pratt Institute (New York, U.S), B.F.A. in Interior Design
