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Hyun Sang Chul Exhibition
LIXIL Gallery 1 & 2
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Hyun Sang Chul
Hyun's work resembles long ceramic cords that have been twisted and coaxed into spirals, with ball-like parts that seem to be gradually expanding.
The textures of these sculptures, although ceramic, remind one instead of metal, layered with a coat of copper rust. One unique feature of Hyun's work is the use of a peacock (verdigris-colored) glaze on top of the red copper clay, so that even as the work acquires a seemingly pliable shape and structure, it retains a heavy sense of gravitas. Each piece measures around 60cm by 2m, and the larger pieces weigh upwards of 100kg. These donut shapes began life on the potter's wheel, cut up and pasted to form these shapes.
Hyun is a young 30 year old artist from Pusan, and this is his first solo exhibition. After studying ceramics at Pusan Art University, Hyun went to Osaka Art University for graduate studies, and is currently employed at a ceramics company in Shigaraki while continuing to make work. According to Hyun, ceramics from Pusan bore strong traces of American culture that exchange students carried back with them after returning to Korea. Wanting to find out more about what potters of his generation were doing with the art, Hyun studied in Japan, where he thrived in the relative freedom of the creative environment.
Hyun's other inspiration is the branch of ancient learning known as "eastern studies", which resembles religious belief - based on the fact that deities reside within us, we should dig deep within ourselves in order to learn. The 4 new works at this exhibition reflect something of this quietude, as well as the beautiful, still colors of Pusan's ocean.
The textures of these sculptures, although ceramic, remind one instead of metal, layered with a coat of copper rust. One unique feature of Hyun's work is the use of a peacock (verdigris-colored) glaze on top of the red copper clay, so that even as the work acquires a seemingly pliable shape and structure, it retains a heavy sense of gravitas. Each piece measures around 60cm by 2m, and the larger pieces weigh upwards of 100kg. These donut shapes began life on the potter's wheel, cut up and pasted to form these shapes.
Hyun is a young 30 year old artist from Pusan, and this is his first solo exhibition. After studying ceramics at Pusan Art University, Hyun went to Osaka Art University for graduate studies, and is currently employed at a ceramics company in Shigaraki while continuing to make work. According to Hyun, ceramics from Pusan bore strong traces of American culture that exchange students carried back with them after returning to Korea. Wanting to find out more about what potters of his generation were doing with the art, Hyun studied in Japan, where he thrived in the relative freedom of the creative environment.
Hyun's other inspiration is the branch of ancient learning known as "eastern studies", which resembles religious belief - based on the fact that deities reside within us, we should dig deep within ourselves in order to learn. The 4 new works at this exhibition reflect something of this quietude, as well as the beautiful, still colors of Pusan's ocean.
Schedule | Jul 4 (Fri) 2008-Aug 2 (Sat) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | LIXIL Gallery 1 & 2 https://www.livingculture.lixil/en/gallery/  | ||||
| Location | 2F LIXIL:Ginza Tokyo Tatemono Kyobashi Bldg., 3-6-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 2 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 3 minute walk from exit 6 at Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho line, 3 minute walk from exit A4 at Takaracho Station on the Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5250-6530 | ||||
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