Busan Science and Technology University Wins Grand Prize at the 38th Korea New Art Exhibition

Grand Prize in Design Department awarded to Lee Gwi-ok in Design... Excellence Award in Precious Metal Craft Department awarded to Joo Yeon-ah

Design and Jewelry Design major, Lee Gui-ok.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Students from the Department of Design at Busan University of Science and Technology won the Grand Prize and Excellence Award at the 38th Korea New Art Exhibition.

The Korea New Art Exhibition, hosted by the Korea New Art Association and the Asia International Art Association, is held annually as a gateway to discover talented emerging artists who will lead the Korean art world through a competition of diverse and original contemporary works.

This year marks the 38th edition of the competition, which invited submissions in seven art categories, including design and precious metal crafts.

Lee Gwi-ok and Joo Yeon-ah, students majoring in Jewelry Design in the Department of Design at Busan University of Science and Technology, won the Grand Prize and Excellence Award in the design and jewelry crafts categories, respectively.

Lee Gwi-ok submitted a design inspired by "Eco Jewelry Design Product Development," which recycles household waste and machine parts discarded into the Nakdong River, winning the top prize, the Grand Prize.

Design and Joo Yeon-ah.

Joo Yeon-ah won the Excellence Award by submitting accessories that combined traditional precious metal carving techniques with the five cardinal colors (Obangsaek).

A university official stated, "These external achievements are rooted in the convergence and collaborative education provided by the university's Education Innovation Center."

Through a convergence liberal arts course involving professors from the Department of Design (Jewelry Design major), Department of Real Estate Distribution Management, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, students undertook projects seeking solutions to the problems of various industrial waste and garbage discarded into the Nakdong River, producing results such as design product development and product marketing utilizing these materials.

Professor Kim Hak-jin of the Department of Design said, "We are creating educational innovation centered on the Education Innovation Center to foster students' creativity and convergent thinking," adding, "We will make every effort to help students, the future leaders of society, realize their dreams of becoming design experts by unlocking their hidden potential and capabilities."

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