The inherent physical properties of fine steel wire allow Kye-Yeon Son to explore various delicate structures that interact reciprocally with positive and negative spaces, while creating volume, texture, space, colour and shadow within her work.
Son’s works are described as delicate, fragile, elegant, and powerful. Often inspired by natural elements, they evoke resilience, change, and harmony with the environment.
Kye-Yeon Son earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1979 from Seoul National University in Korea and a Master of Fine Arts in 1984 from Indiana University in Bloomington, United States. She is the recipient of the 2011 Saidye Bronfman Award, one of Canada’s prestigious Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. She has been teaching at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, in Halifax since 1995.
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