Emerging artist Eun-Suh Choi uses flameworked glass to express her point of view regarding our experiences with success and failure as we pursue goals and dreams.
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Attaining Dreams, flameworked, borosilicate Glass, 18″ x 10″ x 28″
Attaining Dreams, detail
“As a tool used to aid in the elevation of oneself, the ladder and stair serve as a metaphor for ascension of extending one’s self above and beyond one’s own capabilities.” Eun-Suh Choi
Stairway To Heaven, flameworked, borosilicate glass, each step is 48″ x 10″ x 2″
Stairway To Heaven, installation view
Stairway To Heaven, detail
To make life size objects, I use a flameworking technique which allows me to think about what it means to aspire-where I’ve been and where I project to be in a meditative process of flameworking. Eun-Suh Choi
Choi moved from her native Korea to New York six years ago to pursue a masters degree in glass from the Rochester Institute of Technology. An award winning artist, she is receiving high praise on an international level, including a 2006 Niche Student Award, 2007 Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award, 2008 Glasscraft Emerging Artist Award and several scholarships and fellowships.
See Choi’s entire portfolio here - the body ornament collection is pretty wild.
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