A sculpture made of text cut out of clay and wrapped overlapping on top of itself in a spiral of verbiage by London based Korean artist Mimi JOUNG. It is from her portrait of Margaret series, and measures roughly 28.5 cm (11-1/2 inches) long and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
The Portrait of Margaret is a direct and un-idealized 1439 oil on wood painting by the Early Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck of his wife Margaret.
Born in South Korea in 1972, Mimi JOUNG earned an MA in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art in 2005. Based in London, her delicate, contemplative works explore themes of identity, displacement and the human condition. Her recent work draws from literature, mirroring a writer’s practice of observation and discovery. Using methods like 'tracing and clay taping,' she transforms poems, chapters and recurring words into sculptures, vessels, paintings and wall pieces blending literary inspirations - like Richard Brautigan, T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath - with artistic traditions ranging from Dansaekhwa’s meditative minimalism to Renaissance landscape painting. These works reflect both her personal passions and the imagined utopias and dystopias of the authors who inspire her. Her deep familiarity with materials and techniques allows her to engage with the historical significance of ceramics - examining form, colour and meaning through a contemporary lens.
Public Collections:
Stadtmuseum Siegburg, Germany / Ceramic Museum of Faenza, Italy / National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul / Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
Contemporary, Modern, Japanese, pottery, ceramic, porcelain, artist, design, keramic, keramik, Céramique
