Jasleen Kaur
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Jasleen Kaur (born 1986) is a Scottish contemporary artist currently living in London with her art shown and commissioned in galleries across the UK. She works with multipart materials in her work the three main being: sculpture, video and writing, and has a particular interest in found and refashioned objects. Her work focuses on exploring culture, history and identity as well as expressing her own personal views.
| Jasleen Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 Glasgow, Scotland |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British, Scottish |
| 🏫 Education | Royal College of Art, Glasgow School of Art |
| 💼 Occupation | Freelance Artist |
| Known for | Sculptures, Movies, Books, Designs |
| Notable work | Everyday resistance, My Body Is A Temple Of Gloom, Be Like Teflon |
Personal Life[edit]
Jasleen Kaur was born in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland to her parents.She was brought up in a traditional Sikh household her parents being second-generation immigrants[1] – her grandfather emigrated from Punjab to Glasgow in the 1950s.[2]
From a young age, she would draw using crayons and colouring books, as time passed at the age of 14 Kaur’s interest in the arts became clear to herself as she began to draw more and take a larger interest in the art lessons her high school provided. She was doing 10-hour homework assignments for her Highers losing herself in the moment. She views this as a form of bliss and survival.[3]
She worked in her father's hardware store, “Hardy's Hardware”, which lead her to develop an interest in found objects. And metals as a material in her art[4][5][6]
After graduating High School, Kaur made plans to go to Glasgow School of Art without her parents' full knowledge. With the help from her high school art teacher who saw something in Kaur's work she was able to put together a portfolio and get into the university she wanted. Kaur specialised in jewellery and metal work [7][8]during her four years at Glasgow graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in both[8]. She then went on to do her masters(Goldsmithing and Silversmithing) in London for two years ( graduating in 2010), where she stayed once completing her course to become a freelance artist in London. [3]
Projects[edit]
Be Like Teflon - 2019[edit]
“Be Like Teflon” is a book written by Jasleen Kaur co-edited by Catriona Duffy, Lucy McEachin and Panel for Glasgow Women's Library who also commissioned the book.[9] The book was published by Dent-De-Leone as well as Glasgow Women's Library.[10]
The book contains an assortment of stories and recipes tackling topics such as; what it means to be a brown woman in the UK,[9] unspoken traumas/histories, the effects of colonialism and how eating and cooking specific foods reflect upon others and cultures.[11] The book was written as a form of self-discovery for Jasleen Kaur reflecting upon her own life experiences as a Sikh woman as well as her mother and grandmother.[3]
In July 2021, Jasleen Kaur hosted her first solo exhibition in London hosted at the Copperfield gallery named after the book “Be Like Teflon”. The space of the gallery used a viewing space for a reading of her book as well as a viewing of her film “Ethnoresidue”. The exhibition lasted from 4 June 2021 to 23 July 2021.[11]
My Body is a Temple of Gloom - 2021[edit]
The art installation named “My Body is a Temple of Gloom” is part of the Tranquillity Exhibition commissioned[12] and hosted at the Welcome Collection's Gallery in London.[13] The installation futures a mix of audio, physical, sensory, and visual media.[13][14][15]
The installation displays fake burning stacks of Palo Santo, a large fake crystal lamp, a yoga matt, an archetypal soundtrack, two projectors each playing contrasting archival footage of white and brown people performing yoga.[12]
"My Body is a Temple of Gloom” serves as a critique the multi-billion self-care and wellness industry. The media displayed was used as symbolism to satirise the industry. The large crystal lamp highlighting the exploitative mining of resources and the Palo Santo representing the deforestation both used to meet the demand of the industry.[13]
The First Thing I Did Was Kiss The Ground - 2021[edit]
Part of Southeast coastline of England, “Waterfronts” is a collaboration set up by England’s Creative Coast. A collaboration between different artists one being Jasleen Kaur her work being displayed at Gravesend, Kent.[16]
Named The first thing I did was kiss the ground, is a large sculpture of a brown woman's head surrounded by painted marble waves representing nearby Gurdwara temple, her hair in a high bun. This sculpture inspired by West Indian immigrants who arrived at the near port in 1948 is a representation of the culture between brown and white culture. The long hair tied up in a bun represents the hair Sikh woman grow and do not cut for religious reasons. A celebration of immigration.[17][18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jasleen Kaur MIMA Interview" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Morgan, Elinor. "Interview With Jasleen kaur". JERWOOD ARTS.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Jasleen Kaur on food". podcasts apple. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Thurloway, Jameela (2019-01-30). "Jasleen Kaur". contemporary art society. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ MORRIS, LEONIE. "Q&A: JASLEEN KAUR". saturday market project. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'Objects tell stories most historians would never write'". british council. 2016-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Jewellery & Metal". RCA. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Jasleen Kaur". RCA. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kaur, Jasleen. "Be Like Teflon". Jasleen Kaur. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Be Like Teflon by Jasleen Kaur". womens library. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Jasleen Kaur: Be Like Teflon". Copper Field Gallery. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kaur, Jasleen. "My Body is a Temple of Gloom". Jasleen Kaur. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tranquillity gallery captions". Wellcome Collection. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Joy; Tranquillity review – try Scottish dancing and a dram instead". the guardian.
- ↑ "'Tranquility' and 'Joy' at the Wellcome Collection review". Time out.
- ↑ "From a huge Janus to a giant worm: seven site-specific sculptures spring up along the English coast". the art newspaper.
- ↑ "Tour England's coastline through art". wallpaper.
- ↑ "Brave front: thought-provoking art on England's south-east coast". the guardian.
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