Jieun Lim
ARTIST STATEMENT
For the last few years, I have explored the theme of healing in my work. As an artist who came to the states six years ago from Korea, my work is influenced by my deep-rooted Korean culture as well as the challenges I came across living in the states. Learning a new language, navigating relationships, and adjusting to a new culture are all of the challenges that gave me an inspiration for new ideas and new direction in my work.
My Korean culture symbolizes minimalistic and aesthetic simplicity that creates sense of calmness. I have implemented the ideology of Taoism, which emphasizes the harmony with nature. I have incorporated the elements of nature with my perception of the world. The harmonious relationship between these two elements creates the sense of calmness and simplicity.
I went through various experimentations with different materials. The finished product you’re seeing embeds all of my experimentations. My work is about process. So I didn’t have a blue print to my finalized work. My work is both three-dimensional and two-dimensional. Therefore, my work can be viewed as both sculpture and a painting. They are installed on the ceiling, on the floor, and on the wall. This form of installation creates the interactive experience for the viewers.
In the series of healing, each material serves as a metaphorical expression. It represents the language of emotions. I combined visible materials such as wire mesh, cable ties, fabric, acrylic, holi powder, and spray paint. The use of variety of colors, organic forms, textures, light, and are the important elements in my work. When all of these elements came together, a new element emerged; shadows. Shadows reflect what’s beneath the surface and create a visual of unstable movements. The shadows refer to the languages that cannot be understood; my inner world.
The objects on the surface represent the process of healing. The entire process of sewing and connecting cable ties and covering them with fabric pieces and wire mesh represents the “treatment” of my scars and wounds. Wire mesh and cable ties are malleable, yet very durable. They represent “protection” against external harm during my healing process. The process I underwent to create my work is the process I underwent healing. While I was working on my piece, I was healing from the inside. My work reflects personal loss, vulnerability, and detachment, but also the expression of countless universal emotions. These elements led me to be intrigued by the process of healing.
For the last few years, I have explored the theme of healing in my work. As an artist who came to the states six years ago from Korea, my work is influenced by my deep-rooted Korean culture as well as the challenges I came across living in the states. Learning a new language, navigating relationships, and adjusting to a new culture are all of the challenges that gave me an inspiration for new ideas and new direction in my work.
My Korean culture symbolizes minimalistic and aesthetic simplicity that creates sense of calmness. I have implemented the ideology of Taoism, which emphasizes the harmony with nature. I have incorporated the elements of nature with my perception of the world. The harmonious relationship between these two elements creates the sense of calmness and simplicity.
I went through various experimentations with different materials. The finished product you’re seeing embeds all of my experimentations. My work is about process. So I didn’t have a blue print to my finalized work. My work is both three-dimensional and two-dimensional. Therefore, my work can be viewed as both sculpture and a painting. They are installed on the ceiling, on the floor, and on the wall. This form of installation creates the interactive experience for the viewers.
In the series of healing, each material serves as a metaphorical expression. It represents the language of emotions. I combined visible materials such as wire mesh, cable ties, fabric, acrylic, holi powder, and spray paint. The use of variety of colors, organic forms, textures, light, and are the important elements in my work. When all of these elements came together, a new element emerged; shadows. Shadows reflect what’s beneath the surface and create a visual of unstable movements. The shadows refer to the languages that cannot be understood; my inner world.
The objects on the surface represent the process of healing. The entire process of sewing and connecting cable ties and covering them with fabric pieces and wire mesh represents the “treatment” of my scars and wounds. Wire mesh and cable ties are malleable, yet very durable. They represent “protection” against external harm during my healing process. The process I underwent to create my work is the process I underwent healing. While I was working on my piece, I was healing from the inside. My work reflects personal loss, vulnerability, and detachment, but also the expression of countless universal emotions. These elements led me to be intrigued by the process of healing.
CV
EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Magna Cum Laude, Drawing and
Painting, University North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 Associate in Arts Degree with Honors, School of Visual Art,
Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Sculpture, Sungshin Women’s University,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
HONORS and AWARDS
2014 Top Seven, Junior Review, Juried by UNT Faculty, Denton, Texas
2012 - 2013 Jean Andrews Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 - 2013 Academic Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2011 - Present Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 95th Anniversary Member
2002 National student of art competition, special selection of award for
Sculpting the human head, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul,
Republic of Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2015 2015 Art in the Metroplex, juror by Peter Doroshenko, Fort Worth
Community Art Center, Fort Worth, Texas
500X Expo 2015, juror by Erin Cluley, 500x gallery, Dallas, Texas
Chaos, Ro 2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, juror by Vernon Fisher,
Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas
Senior Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton,
Texas
2015 selected Student exhibition for In the Making, UNT on the
Square, Denton, Texas
5 to Watch: Reloaded, The gallery at Visit Addison, Addison, Texas
Drawing and Painting Senior Spring Invitational, Lightwell Gallery,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2014 Drawing and Painting Senior Fall Invitational, Lightwell Gallery,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Drawing and Painting Junior Review Exhibition, Cora Stafford
Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 Student Art Show, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas
2005 Graduate Show of Sculpture Department College of Fine Art,
Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
PUBLICATION
2013 TV Interview, curator for People in Dallas exhibition of Sunha Kim' s
photo essay, interview appeared on television interviews, YTN TV
Network.
2012 Internet TV Interview, curator for the 62nd anniversary exhibition of
the Korean War, interview appeared on newspapers and television
interviews, News Korea Media Group Inc.
2005 - Present Heracles Academy website, artworks of the human head
http://www.1000joso.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Assistant, Bumin Kim’s Thread Painting: Workshop in Conjunction
with Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2014 Face painter, Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Globe Life Park,
Arlington, Texas
2013 Curator, People in Dallas exhibition of Sunha Kim' s photo essay,
News Korea Media Group Inc., Dallas, Texas
2012 Curator, The 62nd anniversary exhibition of the Korean War, News
Korea Media Group Inc., Dallas, Texas
2010 - 2012 Art instructor, Dallas Art Studio, Dallas, Texas
2010 Face painter, World Cup celebration, News Korea Media Group Inc.,
Dallas, Texas
2009 Face painter, Korean Thanksgiving Day festival for Dallas Korean
Community Services, Dallas, Texas
2008 - 2009 Art instructor, David Christian School for children, Carrollton, Texas
2006 - 2007 Interior designer, Bussel, Woongjin Coway Company, Seoul, Republic
of Korea
2003 - 2006 Art Instructor, Heracles Academy, taught sculpting of the human
heads, Seoul, Republic of Korea
EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Magna Cum Laude, Drawing and
Painting, University North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 Associate in Arts Degree with Honors, School of Visual Art,
Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Sculpture, Sungshin Women’s University,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
HONORS and AWARDS
2014 Top Seven, Junior Review, Juried by UNT Faculty, Denton, Texas
2012 - 2013 Jean Andrews Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 - 2013 Academic Scholarship, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2011 - Present Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 95th Anniversary Member
2002 National student of art competition, special selection of award for
Sculpting the human head, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul,
Republic of Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2015 2015 Art in the Metroplex, juror by Peter Doroshenko, Fort Worth
Community Art Center, Fort Worth, Texas
500X Expo 2015, juror by Erin Cluley, 500x gallery, Dallas, Texas
Chaos, Ro 2 Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, juror by Vernon Fisher,
Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas
Senior Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton,
Texas
2015 selected Student exhibition for In the Making, UNT on the
Square, Denton, Texas
5 to Watch: Reloaded, The gallery at Visit Addison, Addison, Texas
Drawing and Painting Senior Spring Invitational, Lightwell Gallery,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2014 Drawing and Painting Senior Fall Invitational, Lightwell Gallery,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Drawing and Painting Junior Review Exhibition, Cora Stafford
Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2012 Student Art Show, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas
2005 Graduate Show of Sculpture Department College of Fine Art,
Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
PUBLICATION
2013 TV Interview, curator for People in Dallas exhibition of Sunha Kim' s
photo essay, interview appeared on television interviews, YTN TV
Network.
2012 Internet TV Interview, curator for the 62nd anniversary exhibition of
the Korean War, interview appeared on newspapers and television
interviews, News Korea Media Group Inc.
2005 - Present Heracles Academy website, artworks of the human head
http://www.1000joso.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Assistant, Bumin Kim’s Thread Painting: Workshop in Conjunction
with Night Hatching, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
2014 Face painter, Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Globe Life Park,
Arlington, Texas
2013 Curator, People in Dallas exhibition of Sunha Kim' s photo essay,
News Korea Media Group Inc., Dallas, Texas
2012 Curator, The 62nd anniversary exhibition of the Korean War, News
Korea Media Group Inc., Dallas, Texas
2010 - 2012 Art instructor, Dallas Art Studio, Dallas, Texas
2010 Face painter, World Cup celebration, News Korea Media Group Inc.,
Dallas, Texas
2009 Face painter, Korean Thanksgiving Day festival for Dallas Korean
Community Services, Dallas, Texas
2008 - 2009 Art instructor, David Christian School for children, Carrollton, Texas
2006 - 2007 Interior designer, Bussel, Woongjin Coway Company, Seoul, Republic
of Korea
2003 - 2006 Art Instructor, Heracles Academy, taught sculpting of the human
heads, Seoul, Republic of Korea
