Meekyoung shin biography of albert

Meekyoung Shin studied sculpture at Seoul National University and then the Slade School of Fine Arts in London.

Meekyoung shin biography of albert

In these two cities, she worked to faithfully reproduce historical relics from the peak of classical statuary, masterful Chinese ceramic works and groups of Buddhas. Ancient Greek sculpture has served as a perennial reference for sculptors in the Western world.

These pieces are part of our universal cultural heritage, the legacy of an artistic past handed down to us from generations of artists and essential elements from another time and different cultures. Shin does not recreate them in marble or stone, but by moulding them with a material that is translucent, malleable, banal, fragile and ephemeral.

Meekyoung shin biography of albert einstein

This material lends itself to this play on shapes, polychrome and perfect proportions: soap. A slight aroma emanates from it.