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
Exhibitions
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Collect
SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND, LONDON WC2R 1LA 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...Read more -
KOREAN BLUE
Gallery 3, 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...Read more -
SILENT MIND
Galley 3, 4 Cromwell Place, London SW7 2JE 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...Read more -
Artefact 2022
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...Read more -
COLLECT 2022
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...Read more -
Artefact 2021
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...Read more -
Jeju Island 'POP-UP' ; 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...Read more -
COLLECT 2021
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...Read more
