Shin Yeon's profile
Shin Yeon Jeon, a ceramic artist and writer, living in Cockeysville Maryland was born in Seoul Korea and came to America in 1996. Ms. Jeon received B.F.A. in Korean Painting from Ewha Womans University in 1992, her graduate certificate in Ceramic Arts from Hood College in 2003 and earned her M.F.A. from Towson University in Maryland, 2007. She has more than 135 solo, group, invited and juried exhibitions both in Korea and the United States. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers.
Since 2004, Shin Yeon has written over fifty four articles published for the Ceramic Art Monthly in Korea, Ceramics: Art and Perception in Australia and Ceramics Technical in the U.S. introducing American ceramic art world and well known individual artists. In 2013 summer she was invited by the Ceramic Creative Center at Clayarch Gimhae museum to present “American Contemporary Ceramic Artists and Their Works –I, II” to their international audiences as well as her Artist talk and workshop.
She has been actively working in Washington DC and Baltimore area for the past fourteen years and taught various Ceramics, Human Figure and Modeling: Concept & Process, 3D Process classes for the past eight years at Towson University. Her work can be seen at www.shinyeon.com.
Artist Statement
Shin Yeon Jeon, a ceramic artist, is driven by the invisible aspects of human life; the elements of a human being that are least visible and most ephemeral. Her goal is to depict the transient aspect of human emotions in solid ceramic sculpture, transforming them into a permanent state. Instead of a literal description of the human form, she attempts to suggest feelings by use of ambiguous facial expressions. These expressions are much more enigmatic and suggestive of multiple and subtly conflicting states of being than a straightforward condition such as sad, happy, or angry. The psychological presence in these pieces reveals a sense of vitality and profound artistic integrity. Her recent Head sculptures were created using original modeled heads and duplicating the form with rubber/mother mold casting and multiple, rigorous firing processes. These construction techniques, as well as a wide array of glaze application and rich surface treatment, demonstrate her ability as a ceramic sculptor and give an indication of her past training as a painter.
Since 2004, Shin Yeon has written over fifty four articles published for the Ceramic Art Monthly in Korea, Ceramics: Art and Perception in Australia and Ceramics Technical in the U.S. introducing American ceramic art world and well known individual artists. In 2013 summer she was invited by the Ceramic Creative Center at Clayarch Gimhae museum to present “American Contemporary Ceramic Artists and Their Works –I, II” to their international audiences as well as her Artist talk and workshop.
She has been actively working in Washington DC and Baltimore area for the past fourteen years and taught various Ceramics, Human Figure and Modeling: Concept & Process, 3D Process classes for the past eight years at Towson University. Her work can be seen at www.shinyeon.com.
Artist Statement
Shin Yeon Jeon, a ceramic artist, is driven by the invisible aspects of human life; the elements of a human being that are least visible and most ephemeral. Her goal is to depict the transient aspect of human emotions in solid ceramic sculpture, transforming them into a permanent state. Instead of a literal description of the human form, she attempts to suggest feelings by use of ambiguous facial expressions. These expressions are much more enigmatic and suggestive of multiple and subtly conflicting states of being than a straightforward condition such as sad, happy, or angry. The psychological presence in these pieces reveals a sense of vitality and profound artistic integrity. Her recent Head sculptures were created using original modeled heads and duplicating the form with rubber/mother mold casting and multiple, rigorous firing processes. These construction techniques, as well as a wide array of glaze application and rich surface treatment, demonstrate her ability as a ceramic sculptor and give an indication of her past training as a painter.
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