Yun Ju-cheol South Korean, b. 1972
Overview
Cheomjang 0316, 2017, Ceramics
Innovative ceramicist, Yun creates tactile ceramics using his technique named ‘Cheomjang’. Yun developed Cheomjang from a tradition that dates back to the 15th Century, in which white-slip is applied to a pot and left to dry several times. Yun pushes this process, repeating this step as much as a hundred times to achieve a sensational surface. Using a traditional rice straw brush that creates natural and irregular marks, Yun ‘builds’ multiple spikes that range and connect over the body of pots. The artist adorns the resulting peaks and textures with gold to honour the birth of new traditions and the future.
Selected Public Collection
Henan Museum, China
Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Japan
Works
Exhibitions
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Guided by Nature
Exhibition 7 - 17 Oct 2024A synergistic exhibition showcasing the finest South Korean craftmanship from Gallery Lloyd Choi, set against the backdrop of Cox London’s nature-inspired, sculptural collection of lighting, furniture, and objects. This partnership honours the flow state harnessed by craftspeople guided by the wisdom of nature. Cox London creations emerge from a state...Read more -
Hidden Gem
Exhibition 15 - 19 May 2024Often, beauty is discovered in the simplicity and serenity of small details. It exists in the nuances of craftsmanship and the precision of execution. ‘Hidden Gem’ presents Korean artists who demonstrate the subtlety of Korean craft, centring their practice around materiality and process. During the last imperial dynasty of Korea...Read more -
Lost in Tradition
Exhibition 19 - 24 Oct 2023'Lost in Tradition' features artists working with the traditional mediums of ceramics, metal, mother-of-pearl, textiles, wood, and antique furniture. Many are represented in internationally renowned museum collections, including maker of charismatic porcelain Moon Jars, Yun Ju-cheol. Yun has invented a tactile surface decoration known as ‘Cheomjang’ inspired by the 15th...Read more -
Moon Jar ; The Untold Story
Exhibition 3 - 14 May 2023Lloyd Choi Gallery is delighted to announce 'Moon Jar; The Untold Story', a London Craft Week Exhibition, organised by Korea Craft & Design Foundation and curated by Lloyd Choi. The Moon Jar is a sculptural form that became an icon in contemporary ceramic history and is celebrated in both the...Read more -
Artefact
Fair 10 - 15 May 2022Lloyd Choi Gallery is 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...Read more -
Collect
Fair 23 - 27 Feb 2022It is delightful to return to the international art fair, Collect at Somerset House in London. 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...Read more -
Artefact
Fair 22 - 29 Jun 2021It 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. Visiting Information Design Centre Chelsea...Read more -
Material Dialogue
Exhibition 27 Feb - 15 Mar 2021Material Dialogue explores the conversations in craft: those between artist and materials, the materials themselves and between tradition and contemporary practice. In the realm of Korean tradition, the mastering of craft techniques is a meditational process that can only be achieved by emptying the conscious mind and understanding the materials'...Read more -
Collect
Fair 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2021For Collect 2021 online art fair, the 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,...Read more -
Collect
Fair 27 Feb 2020 - 1 Mar 2021Lloyd Choi Gallery is thrill to launch at Collect and will present Korean contemporary artists who are crossingdisciplines of architecture, craft, design, fine art, painting, sculpture and textile to create fine art today in South Korea. The presentation will include a deconstructed Moon Jar by Lee Soo Jong – a...Read more
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