Kim Hyun-ju South Korean, b. 1979
Overview
Another Black Pearl, 2021, Mother-of-pearl on metal
Female metal artist Kim Hyun-Ju explores the ancient decorative techniques of mother-of-pearl to create striking, contemporary works of art. For Collect 2021, Kim has created a series of minimalistic works that combine metal with mother of pearl. The interior of the works show the fine details of the soldering process, like stitches, revealing the strength and delicacy of the form. The subtle movement created in the seamless exterior resembles an impressionist’s painting. Kim uses the natural palette of the shells in juxtaposition, the material’s endless subtle colours and reflections recalling the movement of the gentle sea.
Works
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Kim Hyun-juAnother Pearl no. 1 - Black, 2020Black Mother of Pearl on nickel with Ottchil(Korean natural lacquer), brushed dark nickel shelfH 14 x Ø 15.3 cm (each bowl)
H 19.3 x W 55 x D 17 cm (incl. shelf)View more details -
Kim Hyun-juSea Wave #1, 2022White Mother-of-Pearl on copper with Ottchil (Korean natural lacquer)12 x 18 x 19 cm
4 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/2 inView more details -
Kim Hyun-juSea Wave #2, 2022White Mother-of-Pearl on copper with Ottchil (Korean natural lacquer)26 x 20 x 20 cm
10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inView more details
Exhibitions
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Collect
Somerset House, London 1 - 3 Mar 2024For Collect 2024(1 - 3 March,previews 28 - 29 February) , the gallery presents a curated presentation ‘Understatement’, a distinctive style in Korean craft and design refined during the Joseon dynasty (est. 14c). Presenting works by contemporary practitioners, it explores the inherited Joseon’s understated aesthetic: featuring ceramics, furniture, textile, and...Read more -
Lost in Tradition : Korean art and craft
Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE London 19 - 24 Oct 2023Lloyd Choi Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition showcasing seven contemporary Korean artists driven by tradition-led practice. ‘Lost in Tradition’ describes a sense of contemplation and mindfulness and gives viewers the opportunity to lose themselves in traditional values that embody an appreciation of art and life. 'Lost in Tradition'...Read more -
Untold Beauty; Korean Craft and Design
Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE London 16 - 24 Sep 2023Untold Beauty draws on a distinctive period in Korean craftsmanship refined during the Joseon dynasty (est 14c). Presenting works by contemporary practitioners, it explores the current return to Joseon’s contemplative aesthetic: featuring ceramics, furniture, textile, and woodworwk including the Moon Jar. Clean, non-decorative and functional everyday objects were made and...Read more -
Collect
Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE London 1 - 5 Mar 2023For Collect 2023, we will focus on the new generation of ceramic artists and introduce two European- based Korean artists, exhibiting in London for the first time. Yusun Won, living and working in Cardiff and Lydia SJ Park based in Oslo. Both have already achieved international recognition for their unique...Read more -
Korean Blue
Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE London 2 - 6 Nov 2022Unlike Yves Klein, the colour blue was a hue that meant home to the pioneering Korean painter Kim Whan-gi who moved to Paris in the 1950s and became the father of the Korean abstract art movement. Its purity, transparency and tranquillity reflect the virtue of Korean traditions that played a...Read more -
Silent Mind
Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE London 14 - 25 Sep 2022Exhibition by Lloyd Choi Gallery for London Design Festival 2022 to explore the meditative aesthetic of Korean craftsmanship and how this can help us find tranquillity and consolation in turbulent times. The exhibition title reflects the calm and mindful status of the craft-artists Lloyd Choi Gallery works with, whose practices...Read more -
Artefact
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE 10 - 15 May 2022We are pleased to return to the ARTEFACT, a curated, boutique art fair for contemporary craft at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London (10 – 15 May 2022). Lloyd Choi Gallery will present exciting new artworks by our Korean young talents who are reinterpreting traditional materials and processes through...Read more -
Collect
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA 23 - 27 Feb 2022Lloyd Choi Gallery is thrilled to return to Collect at Somerset House. Alongside exciting new works by thirteen established Korean artists, Lloyd Choi Gallery is thrilled to present two new artists working at the heart of this new wave of craftsmanship. new artists working at the heart of this new...Read more -
Artefact
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE 22 - 29 Jun 2021Lloyd Choi Gallery is thrilled to announce our participation at ARTEFACT, a new contemporary craft fair launching this summer at Design Centre , Chelsea Harbour. The gallery will present eight Korean established and emerging artists who are working with ceramics, metal, mother of pearl, wood and textiles.Read more -
Material Dialogue
32 Shindaero, Jeju Island, South Korea 27 Feb - 15 Mar 2021In association with Gallery O-NEUL, a Korean gallery on Jeju island in South Korea to organize a physical presentation for Collect international audience to visit digitally. Material Dialogue explores the conversations in craft: those between artist and materials, the materials themselves and between tradition and contemporary practice. In the realm...Read more -
Collect
ONLINE 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2021For Collect 2021, Lloyd Choi Gallery will present eleven Korean master craftsmen and established artists who are working with ceramics, metal, mother of pearl, natural lacquer, silver and textiles including two of Lowe Craft Prize 2020 finalists, silver artist Cho Sung-ho and Ottchil Natural Lacquer artist Park Sung-youl, who are...Read more
