Kim Dong-wan South Korea, b. 1992
Overview
Ottchil Glass, 2021, Glass
Kim is an innovative young artist who combines his principle skill of glass blowing with the traditional Korean lacquering technique of ottchil. Kim creates beautiful blown glass forms, then, aiming to bring vitality and depth, he meticulously applies layers of lacquer. Following an extended drying process, Kim then polishes each piece, using different tools with varied pressures and speeds, exposing multiple layers of coloured lacquer. The affect is a uniquely mesmerising, complex abstracted finish. Each piece demonstrates an ‘excavation of process’, exploring how these two highly traditional skills can work together in contemporary practice.
Works
Exhibitions
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Artefact 2022
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
