What is balance, why is it so important? Balance is a state of being that gives people inner peace, dignity and certainty, a sense that I can decide, have control over my life and take responsibility for my choices.
Balance is honesty towards myself, an ability to understand my emotions and simultaneously understand other people. A balanced life gives energy, the capacity to think and find what is valuable, to see beauty and feel joy, to be curious about everything new and interesting. Balance means standing on firm ground, it is knowing that what surrounds us is permanent and does not fall apart.
In art, balance means a sense of equality between the various parts of a work, a sense that nothing needs to be added or removed. A well-balanced work finds harmony between the idea, the choice of materials and the technical execution.
Jewelry is a precious thing, which is mostly created to complement the costume and emphasize the wearer’s personality, it goes into the wide world and lives its life there. It reflects the world of thought of the jeweler, but each wearer always adds his or hers personal energy to the jewelry.
A balanced piece of jewellery is convincing, pleasant, gives confidence to the wearer, supports and makes us feel better.
I strive for balance.
The exhibition was designed by ÜLA KOPPEL.
The artist expresses her gratitude to Cultural Endowment of Estonia, A-Gallery, Üla Koppel, Kalle Komissarov, Liina Lõõbas and Avo Raikna for their help and support.
Ülle Kõuts (b. 1956, Pärnu) is an Estonian jewellery artist, whose clear minimalist nature of her work and the marriage of metals technique that she uses makes it stand out and has contributed to establishing her position in the Estonian jewellery art scene. Ülle Kõuts’ work has been exhibited in Estonia, Czech, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, USA, France, Germany, Hungary and Denmark. Her works belong to museum collections in Estonia, Latvia, Sweden and Russia. Ülle Kõuts is a member of the Estonian Artists Association, the Estonian Association of Jewellery and Blacksmiths, the Katariina Guild. She is one of the founding members of the artist group ON-grupp. BALANCE is her fourth solo show at A-Gallery and a continuation of artist’s solo exhibition KOOSKÕLA at the Evald Okas Museum in Haapsalu in summer 2021.
