Frog out the Well (Obsession)
Brooch
Oil Paint on Sheet of Brass
Metal Origami, Chasing & Repousse’
3” X 2.5” X 2” (76 X 63.5 X 51mm)
2019
Frog out the Well (2019)
“Frog in a well” is Korean proverb, which describes ‘A person with narrow perspective and insight.’ Because I consider myself like a “Frog in a well,” I expressed my persona in the shape of frogs setting them free to explore the world as brooches. While wearer is moving, brass piece inside makes jingling sound like a sound from a frog.
Applied Origami for sheet of metals (Metal Origami)
My approach to metalsmithing was also inspired by family history. As long as my mother is Origami teacher in South Korea, I learned non-verbal communications with my mother and the world, since I was kid. Based on this childhood experience, I am exploring ways to translate paper craft techniques into metal. Through my artistic practice, I strive to build upon and further develop this primal and basic visual language inherited from my ancestors and discovered with my mother.
Planar Figure for Frog out the Well (Obsession)
CAD drawing
2019