Keysook Geum

Geum’s dramatic sculptures of elegantly posed forms, constructed of paper-rapped wire, gems or beads, and sometimes silk, embody the fusion of ageless Asian aesthetics and philosophy with contemporary flair. Starting with a central focal point, Geum works outwardly in a concentric manner reminiscent of spider. As the artist weaves, twists and bends wire two dimensionally, intricate forms and unintentional patterns emerge, and the natural tensions of the interlacing pushes and pulls out until figurative shapes begin to take volumes. With a background designing costumes for large-scale dance and theater productions, Geum’s sculptural works are imbued with her delight in movement, energy, and gesture. Geum likens the works to the buddhist lotus flower, a recurrent symbol and inspiration. Dr. Keysook Geum is an author and professor of textile art and fashion design at Hong Ik Univ., Seoul, Korea. She also has been serving as the president of the Korean Society of Costume since 2007.


BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION

President   The Korea Society of Costume
Professor   Dept. of Textile Art & Fashion Design College of Fine Arts, Hong Ik Univ.

1988   PhD, Textiles, Ehwa Womens Univ.
1988   Post Doctoral Fellowship, Univ. of MN

Comtemporary Asian Art Keysook Geum

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