Carolyn Young
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Published: 03.03.2021
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Brooch: Reimagining Blombos, 2021
Brass, stainless steel.
4.5 x 3.2 x 11 cm
From series: Conchology
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Necklace: Conchology, 2020
Mylar, stainless steel, sterling silver.
7.5 x 2.5 x 8 cm
From series: Conchology
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Brooch: Evanescent Geographies, 2019
Wood, paint, stainless steel.
19.3 x 2.5 x 5.6 cm
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Brooch: Reflection Chamber, 2019
Copper, plexiglass, sterling silver, stainless steel.
5.4 x 1.7 x 12.2 cm
From series: Dendritic Networks
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Necklace: Reflection Chamber, 2019
Copper, plexiglass, sterling silver, nylon.
12.2 x 1.7 x 5.4 cm
From series: Dendritic Networks
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Necklace: Evanescent Bloom, 2019
Washi, konnyaku, paint, silk.
13.5 x 3.3 x 33 cm
From series: Florilegium
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Brooch: Curled Pod, 2018
Wood, stainless steel.
7.8 x 1.6 x 2 cm
From series: Florilegium
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Brooch: Curled Pod, 2018
Wood, stainless steel.
7.8 x 1.6 x 2 cm
From series: Florilegium
Back view.
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Necklace: Pod 1, 2018
Wood, silk.
8.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
From series: Florilegium
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Pendant: Serendipity, 2018
Charred wood, washi, konnyaku, paint, nylon.
2.8 x 1.8 x 11 cm
From series: Symbiosis
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Necklace: Susurration, 2018
Mylar, sterling silver, stainless steel, silk.
17.5 x 2.4 x 25.5 cm
From series: Survival Choreographies
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Necklace: Murmur, 2017
Wood, cotton.
8 x 1.6 x 7.5 cm
From series: Survival Choreographies
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Necklace: Commute, 2017
Charred wood, sterling silver, cotton.
12.5 x 1.1 x 35 cm
From series: Survival Choreographies
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Wall piece: Spinoids 1, 2015
Copper, sterling silver, paint, wood panel.
30.3 x 4 x 61 cm
From series: Night Morphologies
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Wall piece: Spinoids 1, 2015
Copper, sterling silver, paint, wood panel.
30.3 x 4 x 61 cm
From series: Night Morphologies
Detail view.
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Carolyn Young is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist whose contemporary jewellery has been exhibited in juried and curated national and international exhibitions. Known for her innovative exploration of materials, Young was awarded a national Maker Residency at the Canadian Craft Biennial at the Art Gallery of Burlington in 2017. Her work has been published in exhibition catalogues and 500 Art Necklaces (Lark Books) and is in private collections in Canada, the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. She holds graduate degrees in Art History from the University of Toronto and studied jewellery and metalsmithing at the Saidye Bronfman School of Fine Arts and the Visual Arts Centre in Montréal. Her artistic practice, Carolyn Young Designs, is based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Statement
I have a hybrid and exploratory practice working across diverse media to create contemporary art jewellery, sculpture, and drawings. My work is about flow: the interconnectedness and dynamism of nature and our part within it. The intimate symbiotic relationship between art, jewellery, and the human body is central to my approach. Inspiration comes from places, events, and experiences in the ceaseless process of becoming: liminal zones, natural dynamic systems, and the interaction of the mind and the senses in acts of perception.My current project, Conchology, explores our longstanding relationship with shells, the traces of sea creatures used for body adornment since the earliest known human culture. Their spirals suggest a point of origin and a path of continuous growth: the past visibly turning into the present and the future. As the pandemic has progressed and we have spent more and more time “at home”, I have felt farther from my origins near the ocean than ever. These pieces not only provide a tangible connection to another place but also a bridge between the known and the unknown. Reflections on human fragility and resilience, they are amulets to protect past memories and future hopes.
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