JANG JIN
Modest and simple language of JANG JIN S ceramics, simply expressed with almost no other decors, have shown a delicate and pure aesthetic touch that is sometimes also found in works of other Korean female artists. With the perception of arts in life, Korea s leading ceramic artist JANG Jin infuses the natural breath of soil into pottery by her work. She has built the body of work that is continued with recent Eastern minimalism followed by trends of Neo-Expressionism and her body of work present delicacy of femininity, and its characteristics and colors embrace the exquisiteness of sophisticated and yet elegant harmony as a beautiful melody of music. Her pottery with the pure minimized feature brings out her unique delicate sensibility reflects Korean aesthetics, and that it passes the warm sensitivity to our contemporaries, tired of the artificial and mechanical life. Through the beauty of self-restraint and harmony, her ceramic naturally balances with everyday life, and has subtle, pure and natural yet rich color expressions embraces the reminiscent of the nature s vitality such as clear blue autumn sky, the tender greenness of bud and sprouts, and soft milky color of magnolia in spring. Soft colors in her ceramics are filled with vividness and richness, harmonized beautifully in fine moderate expression. Inspired by our traditional potteries, considered to be simple such as liberal style of Buncheong - a grayish-blue-powdered celadon and White Celadon, both established in Joseon Dynasty, her pieces represents the new aesthetics of Korean modern ceramic with its unique elegance. JANG opened up a new door in the field of Arts and her works go beyond the imagination of many and leads to new wonders. with Portrait Series and Briquette Series in the 1980s, and transforming into Minimalism representing ZEN style in the 1990s. For the past 30 years, she has expanded her expressive fields through seeking and experimenting with formative aesthetics which drew emotions, rather than the Post-Modern expression or rationality that imposed the femininity. She is one of the few ceramics artists who strive to transform traditional ceramics into living art ceramics, and more of her new works are suited to comfort everyday use. The delicate touch of JANG stands out with its unique gentle curves, and thin, light-weighted, and yet simple forms. The objects embrace the Korean sentiment and warmth, with the sense of comfort and peace. Also, it contains the concept of harmony with life, nature, and the uniting time. As newly verifying the primordial nature of soil and seeking for aesthetic pursuit and concept, Jang Jin is appreciated as the potter who constantly transforms within the wisdom of invariable soil. Starting from the practical works oriented in the traditional spinning wheel shaping in the 1970s, her works developed into Neo- Expressionism
CURRICULUM VITAE 1950 1985 1974 1972 2012 2011 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1995 1989 1985 1974 2011 2010 2007 2004 2002 2000 1999 Born in Seoul, Korea Lives and works in Seoul, Korea EDUCATION MFA Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan MFA Art, Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea BFA Art, Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS Dish & Bowl II, Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Dish & Bowl I, Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Uno Choi & Jin Jang, Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Korean Cultural Residence of Japan, Tokyo Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo Myung-Dong Gallery, Seoul SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Korea DNA, World Jewellery Museum, Prague 2011 contemporary ceramic art in Asia, Guangdong Kyunghee Review 2011, Kyunghee University, Seoul Contemporary Korean Design, R20th Century Gallery, New York 2009 Design High, Gallery SEOMI, Seoul Coexistence, neither winner nor looser, Gifu Museum, Gifu 2006 Asia Delta, World Expo, Korea/Japan/Taiwan 40th Symposium Exhibition, Boleswaviec 2003 Morning Calm & Lake Effect, R.I.T Korea Exhibition, Athens Korea Exhibition, Istanbul World Pre-Expo Exhibition, Seoul Art Center, Seoul Czech and Korea Exhibition, Brno Museum, Brno 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2010 2004 1995 1989 2005 FAIRS Design Miami/Basel, Basel Design Days Dubai, Dubai PAD, Pavilion of Art & Design, London Design Miami/Basel, Basel Design Days Dubai, Dubai Design Miami/, Miami Design Miami/Basel, Basel Design Miami/, Miami Design Miami/, Miami Design Miami/Basel, Basel SELECTED COLLECTIONS Marlene Meyerson, Director of Photographs Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA Boleslawiec Museum, Poland Kyung Duck Jin University Museum, China Dae-Yoo Culture Foundation, Seoul, Korea National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea JUDGE The National Art Competition, Korea Seoul Contemporary Art Competition, Korea AWARD Seokju Art Award, Seokju Art Foundation, Korea
Still life 14-018, 2014 13.5W x 13.5D x 13H cm
Still life 14-019, 2014 26W x 17.5D x 11.5H cm
Still life 14-016, 2014 14W x 14D x 14.5H cm
Still life 14-017, 2014 15W x 15D x 13.5H cm
Still life 14-008, 2014 10W x 9D x 29H cm
Still life 14-015, 2014 15W x 15D x 13.5H cm
Still life 14-014, 2013 17.5W x 17.5D x 17H cm 6.9W x 6.9D x 6.7H inch
Still life Blue 13-003, 2013 38.5W x 27D x 16H cm
Still life 13-006, 2013 12W x 28H cm