Veronic Juyoun Byun: Tactile Memories

The Monmouth Museum is committed to providing opportunities for local artists. The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series consists of six annual monthly solo exhibitions to showcase the new work of NJ artists who have not previously held one-person exhibitions in our State. The second artist featured of the 2019 year is Veronica Juyoun Byun with her exhibition, Tactile Memories, April 26 – May 26, 2019.

Veronica’s Gallery Talk is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

“The colors and customs of Korea are a source of inspiration for my work,” said Byun.

Byun’s large studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, is the site of her creative sculptured ceramic endeavors She believes in the notion that art is a language that can deliver a meaning of what is felt or sensed, but remains invisible. What is invisible is always there in a work; it is a message that is mysterious and profound. For Byun, working in clay allows her the opportunity to offer “tactile pictures” and a range of impressions that she has gathered over time. These include memories and the questioning of her own Korean identity. While these impressions are unique to her experience, they also cross the lines of shared human experience. “Things that I have seen, heard, touched, and tasted turn into subject matter for my work which narrates and patterns my memories. The installations I create are dimensional reliefs that serve to enclose and protect.”

The Monmouth Museum, an independent, non-profit organization was founded in 1963 as a Museum of Ideas, presents changing art, history and science exhibitions to educate and entertain while providing a destination for creative expression and life-long learning to the diverse community it serves.

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