EunmiKim Pottery
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In her first UK solo show, Eunmi Kim explores what it means to be Korean, what traditional Korean art is, and why people admire its broad outlines, randomised spontaneity, asymmetry and intuitive finishing. Kim’s journey considers the impression that JMW Turner’s paintings, the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Moon Jar, her landscape gardener father, and her upbringing on the beautiful Jeju Island have made on her work. Using the simple, earthy and unconstrained style of traditional Korean pottery Kim creates contemporary work fit for modern life.
“Since I arrived in England in 2008, I have often been asked where I am from and what brought me here, which I have not seriously thought about. These two questions made me want to find the answers to who I am and who do I want to be.” – Kim
When Kim moved to London, the multi-cultural environment made her reflect on her roots and culture for the first time. By drawing inspiration from traditional Korean pottery and reflecting on her culture, she began to develop a style which referenced her own history – both culturally and from a uniquely personal perspective. One of her earliest influences was her father, a landscape gardener who demonstrated the beauty of nature to her as a child growing up on the idyllic Jeju Island, South Korea. The island’s unique volcanic landscape is marked with craters and caves of frozen lava tubes, and the many forests and mountains have had an important influence on the pottery Kim makes.
Kim’s style is based on Korean pottery from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), which was itself an influence on Japanese handmade pottery. This dynasty is associated with an “unconstrained lifestyle” as exemplified by the traditional ‘Korean Moon Jar’ – which shows an asymmetrical, unplanned, natural, simple and honest beauty.
Kim has produced a collection of new work including vases, large jars and teaware for this exhibition, decorated using a traditional Joseon Buncheong ware and rustic texture inspired by her home of Jeju Island.
[A Journey Home]
Date: 13.Sep — 17.Nov, 2018
Place: Manchester Craft & Design Centre, UK Источник видео youtube.com/watch?v=euweHgslo1k
