Modern crafts, a product of artist's intense creative fever kept ablaze through dark and turbulent times, are rich with Korea's
national spirit. It is also an art form that has the closest relationship with Korean people's daily lives. Crafts were primarily
made to serve practical purposes, but, with time and changes in society and people's awareness, they were also created to
satisfy the need for aesthetic beauty. This exhibition traces footsteps of our lives and the history of Korea's modern craft from
the beginning through modern times.
- Title Vases(Pair)
- Artist Kang Chang-won
- Production Date 1974
- Size 36.5cmx17.5cmx17.5x2
- Material Dried lacquer
KANG CHANG-WON(1906-1977) has created utensils among which this work is his typical couple of two vases.
It looks modern by complete ending of the texture in terms of techniques. Dark color in the inside of the vase and purple color in the outside are met in the mouth of it. The comparison of these colors is beautiful.
- Title Vessel(Pair)
- Artist Kwon Soon-hyung
- Production Date 1984
- Size 57cmx29cmx29cmx2
- Material Clay
Kwon Soon-hyung(1929- ) has adopted qualities of functional objects into artistic crafts and has expanded his art world. Through adoption his skills in dealing with fire he has expressed colors and lines in abstractive way and this tendency was originated from abstractive influence in fine arts since the 1950's.
Such abstractive formal constituents of Kwon reflected his manner which sought for the harmony between his craft piece and the thing that would be contained in the piece. In this work, therefore, he highlighted his own painterly attributes rather than the functional aspect of a vase.
- Title Sunset
- Artist Paik Tai-ho
- Production Date 1985
- Size 68cmx68cm
- Material Airbrush on Silk
PAIK TAE-HO(1925- ) created this work using "air brush" technique, a kind of a spraying technique.
Trees and a flock of birds in condensed and concise forms are his favorite objects of his art. Here, with his fantastic colors, he expresses a flock of birds flying through the sunset.
- Title Universe
- Artist Komelia Hongja-okim
- Production Date 1985
- Size 85cmx85cmx36cm
- Material Silver
KOMELIA, OKIM HONG-JA(1939- ) visualizes the order of universe in this work. All planets inlaid in circle, semicircle and fan shapes are moving toward one single direction.
Most of all, its fantastic color combination of red, silver and black, and its changing textures according to lighting visualize the mystic universe efficiently.
- Title Untitled
- ArtistWon Kyung-hwan
- Production Date 1987
- Size 13cmx68cmx3cmx122
- Material Clay
WON, Kyung-Hwan(1945- ) has created installation pieces. Each unit of this work expands to a huge collage.
WON installed many units on the floor with soil. Such an organized space alters in respond to viewers* eyes.
- Title Incense Burner
- ArtistYoo Li-zza
- Production Date 1987
- Size 31cmx30cmx20cm
- MaterialSilver
YOO, Li-Zza's provides a universal and futuristic impression.
Also, expanded square Fragments on the silver body add occult sensation on it.
- Title Caged Horn
- ArtistPark Ad-jong
- Production Date 1991
- Size 160cmx117cmx57.2cm
- MaterialAluminum and sythetic plastics and wood
This work by PARK, Ad-Jong(1959- ) is about a horn which is reversed and hanging while being locked in stiff and geometric cage. And the horn is coiled with plastic hose and wool yarn.
Thus, she employs her unique objects and utilizes them symbolically.
