Park Sung-youl South Korean, b. 1978
Another finalist of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020, Sung – Youl Park is an exceptional talent in Ottchil – the Korean natural lacquer decoration tradition. Having trained under the national treasure masters in Ottchil, South Korea, the young artist has spent the past five years developing a practice that embodies but questions the traditional approach. ‘Can the raw material of Ottchil be a work of art in its own right?’ he asks. After mixing the ‘Ott’ or sap that creates the lacquer, with raw pigment creating various hues, Park creates self-supporting natural lacquer structures and forms. The lacquer surprises people for its natural lightness, strength and flexibility. The works open a dialogue around the power of natural materials and how we are still able to find new ways to work within nature and tradition.
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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
