Mia Kwon: VIVID!
Mia Kwon is a Korean porcelain jewellery artist, based in Berlin. After receiving her B.F.A. in ceramic craft from Kookmin University in Seoul she came to Germany. Here she studied ceramic design at the Burg Giebichenstein University in Halle and finished her M.A. in design at the FH Potsdam. In 2013 she debuted as jewellery artist and has participated to numerous international exhibitions since then. Her jewellery is also on display globally at various galleries.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I want to change the way people see porcelain jewellery by creating beautiful and unusual fashion items. For this a very light look and feel is as important to me as a perfect and precise finishing. To help building a closer relation between my jewellery and the wearer, I aim to connect the unique elegance of porcelain with fresh colours, the dynamic characteristics of fabric and typical clothing shapes. Ultimately I want to blur the borders between these elements and concepts to create an uncommon, contemporary perspective onto porcelain jewellery and fashion.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS, 2014:
"The Parallel Worlds" Exhibition, Alliages, Lille, France
13th SIERAAD International Jewellery Art Fair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6th JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
Off JOYA “Gioielli in Fermento #gallery”, Boffi showroom, Barcelona, Spain
Creativity Contest "Il gioiello si mette in posa", Creativity Oggetti, Turin, Italy
Art Jewellery as Fashion Statement “Wear It Loud”, Reinstein/Ross, New York, USA
Craft Platform, Culture Station Seoul284, Seoul, South Korea
The After JOYA Effect "International Jewellery Fusion", Popeye Loves Olive, Athens, Greece
“Empreintes” Permanent Exhibition, Alliages, Lille, France
4th Gioielli in Fermento - Premio Torre Fornello, Ziano Piacentino, Italy
"The Moment" Exhibition, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Bandal Art Museum, South Korea
"Contemporary Jewel Illustrated", La Basilica Galeria Temporary Exhibitions, Barcelona, Spain.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS, 2013:
8th Craft Trend Fair, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
"La Cour des Miracles" Exhibition, Alliages, Lille, France
5th JOYA Barcelona Contemporary Jewellery Fair, FAD, Barcelona, Spain
1st Cluj International Ceramics Biennale, Cluj-Napoca Museum of Art, Romania
11a Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro, Museu de Aveiro, Portugal
8. Internationale Keramikbiennale der Stadt Kapfenberg, Galerie des KUlturZentrums, Austria
8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, International Pavilion, South Korea
4th Cominelli Foundation Award, Cisano di San Felice del Benaco, Italy
3rd Gioielli in Fermento - Premio Torre Fornello, JOYA Special Mental Prize, Ziano Piacentino, Italy.
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