Jeehyun Chung, a recent graduate from Edinburgh College of Art, makes oriental and contemporary style jewellery inspired by blending moments from travels across Europe with traditional Korean art and crafts.
Artist's Statement
My aim is to explore the aesthetic value of combining non-traditional materials(elastic and cotton threads) with precious metals(Gold and silver), cultural forms and expressions, and to bring a personal colour to these experiments.
I am inspired by fields such as fashion and textiles, by combining disparate non-traditional elements to see the effect of their interaction and by the blending of moments from journeys across Europe with traditional Korean culture and craft.
Ultimately, I hope to reflect my sence of beauty through my jewellery when it is worn on the body.
Further Images
Roof and I earring
Oxidized silver wire and elastic thread
Roof and I necklace 2010
Oxidized silver wire, elastic and cotton threads
Roof and I earring 1
Oxidized silver wire, elastic and wool threads
Roof and I brooch 1
Oxidized silver wire and elastic thread
Roof and I brooch 2
Oxidized silver wire, elastic and cotton threads and Korean silk
F earring
Oxidized silver wire and elastic thread
G dome Earring
G dome earrings
Oxidised silver, elastic thread and gold leaf
Flower
Flower ring/Brooch