Kim Yikyung
Hap , 2016
White porcelain
23.5 x 17 x 16 cm
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Kim Yik Yung, born in 1935 in Chongjin, Hamgyong, is a South Korean ceramic artist. She studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then went to the USA, where...
Kim Yik Yung, born in 1935 in Chongjin, Hamgyong, is a South Korean ceramic artist. She studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then went to the USA, where she studied ceramics at Alfred University, New York State. After returning to Korea, she worked as a researcher in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea. Kim was co-winner of the 2004 “Artist of the Year” award from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art for significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art. Her work has been shown in major exhibitions in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”
Kim Yikyung (b.1935) is know as the Mother of Korean ceramics and one of the most respected Korean potters of her time. Her signature, present on all her ceramics, signifies earth and land, highlighting her deep connection with Korean soil. Kim Yikyung trained as a chemical engineer, but after encouragement from her father, chose to follow her true passion: pottery.
The Korean ceramic culture had all but been destroyed by the early 1950’s, so Yikyung chose to study abroad. She attended Alfred University in New York, where she was taught by Bernard Leach, the first collector to bring a Moon Jar to Europe. Her time studying under Leach focused her attention on pure white porcelain, and the importance of the Josean dynasty as her main source of inspiration.
“Korea’s current culture of ceramics is the most active it has been for a long time. It’s frankness towards the works, it’s self-honesty, it’s naturalism, helps us find the fundamental harmony with nature, which is so important for Koreans.”