Jee Hye Kwon
Jee Hye Kwon
Pop II
Brooch. Silver, shakudo, shibuichi, pearls, cubic zirconia.
8.25” x 7” x 3.5”
Jee Hye Kwon
Pop II
Brooch. Silver, shakudo, shibuichi, pearls, cubic zirconia.
8.25” x 7” x 3.5”
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Jee Hye Kwon
Pop II
Brooch. Silver, shakudo, shibuichi, pearls, cubic zirconia.
8.25” x 7” x 3.5”
Jee Hye Kwon
Pop II
Brooch. Silver, shakudo, shibuichi, pearls, cubic zirconia.
8.25” x 7” x 3.5”
Jee Hye Kwon
b. South Korea
I am inspired by both organic forms and architectures, especially buildings that are under construction. For me, all the details and elements that go into making a building are beautiful—including the reinforcing rod, ferroconcrete, and “skeletal” wood beams. Working with multiple gauges of wire and sheet in varied tones, I bring this mix of structure and spirituality into my own pieces, creating “see-through spaces.”
I am also influenced by current political and economic circumstances, as well as their interactions on the future of the global climate which all weigh heavily on our state of balance between mother nature and our human constructs.
To describe my work process, I use Jazz as a metaphor because it is organic and fluid. My work starts with a piece of wire which is then soldered to the next to build a continuous structure, after which I move from the creation of one element to another, allowing the first element to influence the second, and so forth without intension until the piece is completed.
My work is hand crafted using classical goldsmith techniques. My goal is to express different forms of human experience and vision through architectural spaces, while maintaining a sense of lightness, flexibility, and transparency.
EXHIBITIONS
2019
Munich Jewelry Week, Popeye Loves Olive Art Space, Munich, Germany
NYC Jewelry Week, Mobilia gallery, NYC, USA
‘Some Assembly Required’, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, USA
2018
Spotlight show, ‘Reclamation’, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
‘Un/Seen’, Spotlight show, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
NYC Jewelry Week, NYC, USA
2017
Spotlight show, ‘Digilog’, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
Appropriated Adornment, Online Exhibition Platform of Society of North American Goldsmiths, SNAG//SPACE
‘Special occasion’, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
2016
Solo exhibition, Popeye Loves Olives, Athens, Greece
‘Epoch’, CC gallery, New Taipei city, Taiwan
‘Jewel: the inspiration in the past’ , The Museum of Human Evolution, Burgos, Spain
‘Spotlight show’, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
The 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art “METALLOphone:Bonds”,
(AV17) gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2015
Sieraad Jewelry Fair, Amsterdam, Netherland
Empreintes- Permanent 2015, Alliages Organization, Lille, France
‘The After Joya Effect II’, Popeye Loves Olive- Art Space, Athens, Greece
Spotlight show, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
Journey Through Time: Explorations of artful Adornment & Sculptural Objects through the ages, Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
2014
Solo exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
JOYA-Barcelona Contemporary Jewelry, Barcelona, Spain
Spotlight show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
Ring Show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2013
LOOT 2013: MAD about jewelry, Museum of Art and Design, New York City, USA
Objects of Status, Power & Adornment II , Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, USA
Contemporary Visions of the Necklace, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2012
JOYA- Barcelona Contemporary Jewelry , FAD, Barcelona, Spain
Art for the Earring/ Art of the Ring , Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
Contemporary Visions of the Necklace , Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2011
International Handwerksmesse Fair, Handwerk & Design, Munich, Germany
Studio Jewelry 2011 – Gem Prospectus , Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2010
Vision Active-Biface , Galerie Soufflot, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
BKV Prize – Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe – Verein, Gallery of Applied Arts, Munich, Germany
Heirlooms of the Future, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2009
SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, Presented by Mobilia Gallery, New York, USA
The Teapot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2008
Contemporary Visions in Metal, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
SOFA New York, Park Avenue Armory, New York, U.S.A., Presented by Mobilia Gallery
2007
Jewelry from painting and Architecture, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
SOFA New York , Park Avenue Armory, New York, Presented by Mobilia Gallery & Gainro Gallery, Seoul
2006
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, presented by Mobilia Gallery, Chicago, USA
COLLECTIONS & AWARDS
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: LACMA, Los Angeles, USA
Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Kamm Teapot Foundation, North Carolina, USA
2015 Winner of ‘The After Joya Effect II’ Athens, Greece
2010 BKV Prize Finalist- Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe – Verein, Munich, Germany
EDUCATION
Accessories Design, BFA
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), New York, USA
Jewelry Design, AAS
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), New York, USA