jiun you ou
education
2015 – 2018 master of fine arts, Hochschule Trier, department gemstone and jewellery design,Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2002 – 2007 B.S.S., Political Science – International Relations, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
exhibitions (selection)
2019 Schmuck 2019, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
2018 – 2019 European Prize for Applied Arts, Anciens Abattoirs de Mons /National Design & Craft Gallery/ Kilkenny Castle, Mons/ Kilkenny, Belgium/ Ireland
2018 Transboundary • Aesthetics, Itami City Museum of Art, Itami, Japan
2015 – 2016 KORU 5: The 5th international contemporary jewellery triennial, Imatra Art Museum/ Vaasa Art Hall/ Kuopio Art Museum, Imatra/ Vaasa/ Kuopio, Finland
2014 the 6th New Traditional Jewelry: Confrontations, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands
awards
2014 TALENTE Prize, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
about the work
Although my works are developed with various media, material and working methods, they are all concerning my body experiences and life history. When I work with installations, I am an incompetent storyteller; when I work with raw materials, I am a bricoleur.
Ou
2019
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Jiun You Ou, Liminal Object #3, 2020, object, quartz (hand carved) | 4,3 x 4,1 x 2,8 cm | € 510,– | photo: courtesy of the artist
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Jiun You Ou, Liminal Object #10, 2020, object, quartz (hand carved) | 8,4 x 7,1 x 1,7 cm | € 750,– | photo: courtesy of the artist
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Jiun You Ou, Liminal Object #15, 2020, object, quartz (hand carved) | 9,8 x 2,3 x 1,8 cm | € 865,– | photo: courtesy of the artist
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Jiun You Ou, Liminal Object #17, 2020, object, quartz (hand carved) | 88 x 1,7 x 3,5 cm | € 530,– | photo: courtesy of the artist
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Jiun You Ou, yàn #10, 2019, brooch, inkstone, two component glue, stainless steel, sterling silver – photo: Jiun You Ou
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Jiun You Ou, yàn #6, 2019, brooch, inkstone, two component glue, stainless steel, sterling silver – photo: Jiun You Ou
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Jiun You Ou, yàn #2, 2016-2018, brooch, inkstone, two component glue, stainless steel, sterling silver – photo: Jiun You Ou