Moon-Yang, imagery and motif

24 October - 7 November 2003

An exhibition of jewellery and objects by Shine Myung-Ok Shin investigating traditional Korean pattern work in combination with colours and imagery unique to Australia.

Moon Yang is the Korean description for pattern but its implications reach beyond a western understanding of the word.

Shine reinterprets traditional patterns utilising designs that had established a distinct language in Korea by the 6th century AD. Bold colour, geometric, plant, animal and abstract forms are integral to Korean object design. These patterns and motifs construct a language that is at once both familiar and elegant to the Korean mind. Combining this language with Australian imagery Shine forms a new vocabulary of cultural identity which incorporates elements of flora, fauna and landscape that impart a sense of place in her work.