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MAE JEON
art now Lives and works in Staten Island, NY, United States of America

https://www.maejeon.com

Mae Jeon’s digital fine art is a vibrant testament to the interplay between
life on earth and the promise of eternity.
technology and spirituality. Her artistry is distinguished by the use goal to convey messages of hope by portraying the delicate balance of
of floral subjects as a metaphorical canvas where spiritual ideas and Her works are not static; they are compositions in flux, mimicking the
divine vocabularies come to life. The carefully curated flowers in her ephemerality of life itself. The viewer is drawn into a meditative state,
compositions serve not just as objects of beauty but as profound symbols encouraged to reflect on the impermanence of the physical and the
conveying themes of fragility, resilience, and eternal life. enduring nature of the spiritual. Jeon achieves this by contrasting the
Jeon’s work is deeply rooted in her Christian spiritual journey, which temporal beauty of the flowers with the infinite expanse of the celestial-
she eloquently translates into a visual language that speaks of hope and inspired backgrounds. This contrast is not just visual but conceptual,
transcendence. The flowers, often depicted in otherworldly settings, inviting a contemplation of the mortal versus the immortal, the transient
suggest a connectivity between the earthly and the divine. These settings versus the permanent.
are not mere backdrops but active participants in the narrative of each There is a profound sense of optimism in Jeon’s artwork. Despite the
piece, swirling around the flowers in cosmic dances or framing them in underlying themes of fragility, her work is a celebration of resilience. The
ethereal light. blooms, though delicate, are depicted as triumphant, often bursting with
The manipulation of digital media in Jeon’s work allows for a unique color against the vastness of space or the abstracted realms they inhabit.
exploration of color, form, and light, where each petal and curve is This juxtaposition serves to highlight the strength and perseverance
rendered with a precision that is almost hyperreal. Yet, there’s a softness inherent in both nature and the human spirit.
to her technique, a deliberate blurring of lines that imbues her subjects Furthermore, Jeon’s choice of florals as her primary subject matter is
with a sense of motion and life. This dichotomy is reflective of her artistic particularly evocative. In many cultures and religions, flowers symbolize

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