Yun Hee Lee
One of my goals when starting this blog was not only to write
portraits of inspiring and successful women who are making a difference in our
world, but also to promote female talent. Often these two go hand in hand,
which is also the case for the woman in this first talent promotion post. Since
ceramic arts is a field close to my heart, I picked a talented contemporary ceramic
artist, Yun Hee Lee, to present to you today.
Yun Hee Lee was born in 1986 in South Korea. She has a BFA
and MFA in Ceramics, and her work has been part of multiple group exhibitions
around the world since 2006. She has also had solo exhibitions in South Korea
and her work is part of the collections at Han Hyang Lim Ceramic Museum at
Paju-Heyri, at SongEun Foundation for Arts & Culture in Seoul and at Youngean
Museum at Go Yang.
Yun Hee Lee’s ceramic pieces are narratives of fairy tales and of regular
people overcoming their obstacles. She uses traditional Eastern ceramic techniques
to bring her stories to life in detailed porcelain figurines and scenes that
are often intricately patterned and beautifully glazed. Her interest for
Western myths, such as Dante’s poetry, shows strongly in her pieces, balanced
perfectly with her Eastern influences, making her art truly unique and
memorable. It’s no surprise then that she has received multiple awards for her
work.
What I find special about Lee's work, is how seemingly effortlessly she combines her influences from different cultural backgrounds into truly beautiful art pieces that we can all relate to. One of the reasons I love art so much in general, is that it can truly connect people no matter what their cultural background or ethnicity is. We all share appreciation for aesthetics and can esteem and respect artist from different countries. With the current increase in open racism in many European countries, I wish we could remember this appreciation of talent and the human connection we can find through art and other interests. I doubt there is even a single person in any country, no matter how racist they are, who has never found anything foreign to appreciate, whether its imported goods, music, literature, art or international delicacies, and these are all made by other people. Something, I believe, people often dismiss or forget about when they defend their exclusive and discriminatory views on immigration policies and the rights of asylum seekers. At the end, we are all humans, with similar hopes and dreams and fears, and we should all share the same rights, where ever we are.
To read more about Yun Hee Lee and to see her beautiful pieces, visit:
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