Contemporary Glass Art Jovial YEUNG
Written and designed by Jovial Yeung First published July 2012 Fifth edition Mar 2014
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Contents Works
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Blowing
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Casting
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Lampworking
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Kiln-forming
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Installation
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Copper Foil Glasswork
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Coldworking
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Mixed-media
Resume 86
Jovial Yeung
Blowing
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Flower Lamp Series In this series, I made three flower lampshades which represent different mood. Each of them is decorated with handmade metal calyx and stem. With color ranges from cold colour such as deep purple to misty white and even colourful and energetic colours, my mood started to be lightened up!
Flower Lamp Series: Purple
2009 Blown glass, metal, ceramics, soil Ă˜ 15 x H 48 cm
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Flower Lamp Series: Mist
2009 Blown glass, metal, ceramics, soil Ă˜ 13 x H 46 cm
Flower Lamp Series: Colourful
2009 Blown glass, metal, ceramics, soil Ă˜ 13 x H 48 cm
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Morning Glory
2009 Blown glass, cut, sandblasted, polished W 17 x D 16.5 x H 13 cm The idea behind this work refers to the natural world, particularly the organic form of morning glory. The stir is based on the form of pistil, it gives a deep impression by its gradually extended air twist stem. The wide, flared rim of the cup represents an actual blossom. The plate, which has a shallow concave in the middle, further suggests a morning glory blossom in nature. All three components are harmonious with each other, and unite as a whole.
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Planned Accident
2009 Blown glass Left: W 7 x D 6 x H 7 cm Right: W 13 x D 12 x H 10 cm
Bow
2009 Blown glass W 18 x D 10 x H 12cm
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Half-full or half-empty?
2009 Blown glass, sandblasted Ă˜ 6 x H 5.5 cm
Animals
2009 Blown glass Left: Ă˜ 3 x H 8 cm Middle: W 6 x D 4 x H 13 cm Right: W 5 x D 3 x H 5 cm
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Paperweights
2009 Blown glass Left: Ă˜ 3.5 x W 8 cm Right: W 8 x D 7 x H 5 cm
Cup
2009 Blown glass W 11 x D 7 x H 8 cm
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Casting
Net’s Dream Series Fruit net, which is widely used to pack various fruit, goes to rubbish bin eventually. ‘I wish I am valuable!’ Now, its dream comes true. In this series, fruit nets are transformed from foam into glass with great details. Varied shapes are created by putting carved plaster sculptures within the fruit nets before casting them. I aimed at creating a more interesting gesture of the net itself. Inspiration from blossom has also been taken into account. Through casting process, I utilized the characteristics of several materials to apply textures and create forms of each piece, especially the base as this part gives personality to the net: the liquidity of wax (Black), the elasticity of clay (Blue) and the natural weathering of bark (Volcano). During firing, glass flows into tubes randomly, like growing as a flower. Besides, attractive and bright colors stand the whole piece out. By all these transformation, fruit nets have sublimed into beautiful glass art pieces.
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Net’s Dream Series: Fruit Nets
2010 Lost-wax cast glass, apples Ø 11 x H 6 cm each
Net’s Dream Series: Blue
2010 Lost-wax cast glass Ø 15 x H 22 cm
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Net’s Dream Series: Black
2010 Lost-wax cast glass W 21 x D 14 x H 22 cm
Net’s Dream Series: Volcano
2010 Lost-wax cast glass W 24 x D 24 x H 26 cm
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Net’s Dream Series: Purple
2010 Lost-wax cast glass W 9 x D 9 x H 13 cm
Net’s Dream Series: Red
2010 Lost-wax cast glass Ø 11 x H 10 cm
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‘Hong Kong Lion’ Brush Rest
2010 Lost-wax Casting Ø 11 x H 6 cm each The idea behind my work comes from a representative hill of Hong Kong – Lion Rock. It is casted into the simplest form of a tradition brush rest with four Chinese words of ‘Hong Kong Lion’ craved on it. The color suggests the appearance of Lion Rock, while the uneven sandblasted surface gives a sense of rough and rocky texture.
Sword
2010 Lost-wax Casting Ø 11 x H 6 cm each Sodom apple outwardly looks fair but with ashes at the core, while a fair face may hide a foul heart. When someone speaks something nice, there could be reverse meaning. This piece was made under inspiration from the appearance of an extraterrestrial creature from a movie called ‘Alien’ in 1979. I tried to create a monstrous arrangement of mouths and tongues.
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Lampworking
Octopus
2011 Lampwork glass Ă˜ 3.5 x H 3 cm each To me, the sea is very attractive. I have seen octopus that can change its body colour as colourful coral when I was diving in Taiwan’s Green Island. Inspired by those beautiful sea creatures, I express my excitement into this series.
Beads
2011 Lampwork glass Ă˜ 1.5 cm each
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Kiln-forming
Classical Game Series I loved to play digital game device – Game Boy when I was small. In this series, three popular classical games are recreated by glass and mixed media, which look like up-to-date tablets. By this combination, I would like to introduce an interesting contrast between old and new, and to retrieve childhood memory as well.
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Classical Game Series: Tetris
2011 Fused glass, leather W 24.5 x H 32.5 x D 1.2 cm
Highlight: It is playable! Glass has a special and nice sound when they slightly touch each other.
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Classical Game Series: Pac Man
2011 Fused glass, Pâte de verre, plastic eyes, leather W 24.5 x H 32.5 x D 1.2 cm
Highlight: Direction of eyes of “Ghosts” can be changed by shifting the piece.
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Classical Game Series: Puzzle Bobble
2011 Fused glass, P창te de verre, copper W 24.5 x H 32.5 x D 1.2 cm
Highlight: handmade copper wheel can be rotated to change the direction for shooting!
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Seawave with Sunshine
2011 Murrine W 7.5 x L 7.5 x H 1 cm each
Murrine
2011 Murrine Left: W 5 x L 5 x H 1.5 cm Right: W 6 x L 6 x H 3 cm
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Radiation
2011 Pâte de verre Ø 12 x H 0.5 cm
Pudding
2011 Pâte de verre Ø 4.5 x H 5 cm
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Antiquing Dish
2011 Slumped glass Ă˜ 22 x H 2 cm
Rainbow Ashtray
2011 Slumped glass W 10 x D 10 x H 3 cm
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Reshape
2011 Slumped glass (recycle wine bottle) W 26 x D 8 x H 5 cm
Coca-cola
2011 Slumped glass W 6 x D 3 x H 15 cm
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Gift-box Earrings
2011 Fused glass, copper wire, 925 sliver W 10 x D 5 x H 15 mm each
Puzzle Bobble Ring
2011 Pâte de verre, metal ring Ø 15 mm each
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Installation
Revenge I hate mosquito because they always wander around, disturb me, and even audaciously insert their organs into my body to suck my blood! Through the process of glass blowing with such high-temperature of 1200째C, I vent out my anger and project my intention of revenge into the flame! In this installation, the usage of bloody red and chilly black emphasizes my feeling towards them; meanwhile, light and shadow enhance the annoyance brought by their erratic movement. Furthermore, pieces are hanged and swing in the breeze, which brings out visual impact of my fear and worry towards their existence.
Revenge (installation)
2012 Blown & flameworked glass, blood Dimension variable
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Revenge (close-up)
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Copper Foil Glasswork
Make a Wish: Strawberry Cake
2013 Glass Sheet, copper foil, lead-free solder W 13 x D 7 x H 5 cm
Let’s make a wish everytime when we light up a candle ♥
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Make a Wish: Blueberry Cheese Cake
2013 Glass Sheet, copper foil, non-lead solder W 13 x D 7 x H 5 cm
Make a Wish: Green Tea Cake
2013 Glass Sheet, copper foil, non-lead solder W 13 x D 7 x H 5 cm
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Coldworking
Emoticon When having conversation with friends, I like to express my feeling by typing emotion icon (“Emoticon� ) in the sentence. In this series, flame of candle just like a tongue, vibrating and dancing when we are talking~
Emoticon: =D ^o^
2013 Glass bottle, engraving, cutting Ă˜ 7.5 x H 28 cm each
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Mixed-media
Self Defense Self defense is instinctive. Nobody can forbid or control it. I pretend that I am offensive, but actually I am as fragile as hairy glass sting.
Self Defense
2013 Flameworking glass on canvas, acrylic W 48.5 x H 63.5 x D 9 cm
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Self Defense (close-up)
Shadow of glass stings becomes different when light changes, just like my mood is affected by the environment.
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The Victims Series Animals are able to survive in nature, but they are just armless creatures under human weapons. In this series, selected animals are those which being hurt and eventually killed by mankind unreasonably and inhumanly. Their body parts are being cut off while they’re still alive because these particular parts worth their weight in gold or even more. They suffer from great pain until death. Each animal is composed by extremely delicate glass stings pinning through the canvas. These glass stings are very fragile and could be easily broken. From the front point of view, the stings create an implied outline which represents the weakness and fragility of its life. On the other hand, body parts which are the only desirable parts in the eyes of the hunters, are highlighted with pure gold leaves. Visually the whole picture shows a great contrast between the solid golden parts and the unsubstantial body outline.
They are animals. They should have their own life cycle. They are targets. They have very valuable body parts, but worthless lives. They are the victims of human selfishness.
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The Victim: Shark
2013 Flameworking glass on canvas, gold leaf W 63.5 x H 48.5 x D 9 cm
The Victim: Shark (close up)
Shark fins are used for making traditional shark’s fin soup in Chinese cuisine. Shark finning is a cruel process. When a shark is being caught, all of its fins including the caudal fin are being cut off when they are still alive. As the fishermen want to gain the maximum profit within limited load of the boat, they cut only the fins from the sharks and throw them back into the sea. Sharks cannot swim without the fins. However they will not die immediately, but instead, they will sink to the bottom of the sea and bleed until death.
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The Victim: Deer
2013 Flameworking glass on canvas, gold leaf W 48.5 x H 63.5 x D 9 cm
The Victim: Deer (close up)
Velvet antler is an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditionally, the antler is dried and sold as slices. These slices are then boiled in water, usually with other herbs and ingredients, and consumed as tea. The deer bears great pain when its velvet antler is being cut by saw. Before any significant calcification occurs, the velvet antlers are actually growing body parts which have nerves and blood vessel inside. Usually in the deer farm, people would cut the antler twice a year, that means a deer may lose its body parts up to 40 times in its 20-year life expectancy.
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The Victim: Elephant
2013 Flameworking glass on canvas, gold leaf W 63.5 x H 48.5 x D 9 cm
The Victim: Elephant (close up)
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The Victim: Rhinoceros
2013 Flameworked glass on canvas, gold leaf W 63.5 x H 48.5 x D 9 cm
The Victim: Rhinoceros (close up)
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Resume of Jovial Yeung
Biography Jovial Yeung is a Hong-Kong-based new emerging glass artist. She is strong in experimenting with the characteristics of different materials which help in creating mixed media glass art. Together with training in the field of metalsmithing and antique restoration, the artistic value of her works has been enriched with uniqueness. Themes of works are usually inspired from her own experience and observation, which shares her interpretation with audiences in a creative way.
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Contacts Name: Jovial YEUNG, Pik Ki Mobile: +852 96607762 E-mail: jovial.yeung@gmail.com Address: Room 308, Fu Tin House, Pak Tin Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Education 2012
BA (Hons) in Visual Arts Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2011
Student Exchange Programme 2010/11 Department of Applied Art, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
2008
High Diploma of Multi-media Design and Technology School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Exhibitions 2014
Chinese Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Tsinghua University, China
2013
Asia Contemporary Art Show 2013 (Fall) Mur Nomade, Hong Kong Things Happen for a Reason The Koru Contemporary Art Gallery, Hong Kong LINKAGE – Student X Alumni Exhibition Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Glass Art: The Amazing Transformation from 0 – 1200°C Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Asia Hotel Art Fair 2013 Mur Nomade, Hong Kong
2012
Senseless Botheration Ming Dot Dais Gallery, Hong Kong Something Old, Something New Soil & Mountain Folkcraft, Hong Kong Transit 2012 Nagoya Zokei University of Art and Design, Japan Market Forces: Response - Summer Pop-up Art Market Osage Gallery, Hong Kong Fresh Trend 2012 Art Graduates Joint Exhibition Hong Kong Art Network, Hong Kong Splash - Academy of Visual Arts Graduation Show 2012 Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Private Collection Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Honey Mood Glass Art Exhibition Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2011
Out of Context – AVA Glass Exhibition Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2008
School of Design Annual Show 2008 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Media Coverage 2014
Publication: Feng Yuan. “Chinese Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition” Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2014, p.154
2013
Publication: “2014 Emerging Artists” USA: Glass Art Society, 2013, p.22 (http://issuu.com/glassartsociety/docs/2014_emerging_artists_catalogue_fin)
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Magazine Article: HKBU Academy of Visual Art. “My Marriage with Glass.” AVA#2, 19 Oct 2013, pp.70-71 Online Interview: “ARTistE day” Art Exploration Society, 14 Oct 2013 (www.facebook.com/artexplorationsociety) Newspaper Commentary: Lee Chan Cheung Roger. “Young Glass Artist” Hong Kong Daily News, 7 May 2013, sec.C8 Television Feature: Youth Nation. “Glass Artist: Jovial Yeung” TVB, 6 Apr 2013 (http://mytv.tvb.com/kids/youthnation/) Newspaper Feature: Cheung Chiu Chun. “Glass love” The Suns, 24 Mar 2013, sec.E8-E9 (www2.news.sina.com.hk/news/20130324/-1-2926384/l/1054201.html) 2012
Online Interview: “ARTistE day” Art Exploration Society, 21 Nov 2012 (www.facebook.com/artexplorationsociety)
Awards / Grant / Scholarship 2014
Merit Award, Chinese Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Tsinghua University, Chin Honorable Mention, 2014 Emerging Artists Presentation Glass Art Society, USA
2013
Travel Grant (France) Mur Nomade, Hong Kong
2012
MI Asia Award Magazines International (Asia) Limited – Education Team, Hong Kong MDD Award, Academy of Visual Arts Graduation Show 2012 Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Student entries , Warm Glass UK Glass Prize Warm Glass UK, United Kingdom 2011
FJU International Exchange Student Scholarship (2011 Spring) Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
2010
FJU Financial Aid on Housing for International Students (2010 Fall) Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Scholarships for Student Exchange Programme 2010-2011 Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2009
Financial Assistance From The Hsin Chong - K. N. Godfrey Yeh Education Fund Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Residency 2014
Artist Residency (since July 2013) Artisens Studio, Hong Kong
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