Orbit A Collection presents a series of jewelry utilizing a combination of metals and mixed materials, such as plastic tubes and resin. With a focus on the design of forms inspired by minimalism and the history of craft-making, the work incorporates handcrafted texture as well as color. This collection is a blend of man-made materials and non ferrous metals, craftsmanship, and fashion while providing wearability for everyday life.
Originally from the south of China, Suyu Chen is a contemporary jewelry and craft artist based in Rochester, NY after graduation from the MFA program at Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). Her works are inspired by her personal experiences of living in different places and relationships of her cultural background. Through repetitive experimental explorations of alternative materials and fine metal practices, her works got unique consequences and forms. Suyu received a BA from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, majoring in Decorative Arts and Design in 2015. She also studied at RISD (Providence, RI) and Kunstuniversität Linz (Linz, Austria). Suyu has exhibited her works nationally and internationally.
It is an interaction between objects and myself: my work is focused on the variation and transformation of endless forms by continued use of the same artifact as a basic module. My jewelry work presenting a study of minimalism, elegance, and endless forms.