Balance by Ülle Kõuts

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Ülle Kõuts

What is balance, why is it so important?
Balance is a state of being that gives people inner peace, dignity and certainty, a sense that I can decide, have control over my life and take responsibility for my choices.
Balance is honesty towards myself, an ability to understand my emotions and simultaneously understand other people. A balanced life gives energy, the capacity to think and find what is valuable, to see the beauty and feel joy, to be curious about everything new and interesting. Balance means standing on firm ground, it is the knowledge that what surrounds us is permanent, it does not fall apart.
In art, balance means a sense of equality between the various parts of a work, a sense that nothing needs to be added or removed. A well-balanced work finds harmony between the idea, the choice of materials and the technical execution.
A balanced piece of jewellery is convincing, pleasant, gives confidence to the wearer, supports and makes us feel better.
I strive for balance.
/ Ülle Kõuts
 

About artist
Ülle Kõuts (b. 1956, Pärnu) is a beloved Estonian jewellery artist. The clear minimalist nature and the marriage of metals technique Kõuts uses in her work makes it stand out and has contributed to establishing her position in the Estonian jewellery art scene. Ülle Kõuts' work has been exhibited in Estonia, Czech, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, USA, France, Germany, Hungary and Denmark. Her works belong to museum collections in Estonia, Latvia, Sweden and Russia. Ülle Kõuts is a member of the Estonian Artists Association, the Estonian Association of Jewellery and Blacksmiths, the Katariina Guild. She is one of the founding members of the ON-grupp. The exhibition "Balance" is her fourth solo show at A-Gallery and a continuation of the solo exhibition "Kooskõla" at the Evald Okas Museum in Haapsalu in summer 2021.