This striking porcelain vessel is wheel thrown, hand carved using a niddle, then glazed and reduction fired at 1270 degrees Celsius. The reflection of the light on the vessel mimics the flowing water in a river.
Length 44.5 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Height 44.5 cm
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© Ye Gum Hae
© Ye Gum Hae
© Ye Gum Hae
Lee Jong Min
- Porcelain maker
- Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea
- Master Artisan
Contact
Korean, English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+82 1045858250
+82 1045858250
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Intricate ceramic carving
- • Lee specialises in delicate carving on white porcelain
- • He uses traditional pottery making techniques
- • His debut solo exhibition was held in Seoul in 2011
South Korean porcelain artist Lee Jong Min defines his work as “the perfect combination of the results of constantly finding, recording, and experimenting in the great flow of nature.” After majoring in Arts and Crafts from Chung-Ang University in Anseong, he pursued his passion for porcelain as a self-taught artisan. Over the years, Lee has mastered the use of dentistry type tools as well as traditional sculpture tools. His skills lie in the ability to make very thin ridges on his sculptures, which produce the light and shadow effect of his work. “My inspiration comes from observing nature in all its forms,” he says. “From beautiful, calm, warm spring days to the harsh, cold winter weather. This is nature in action.”
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Carved vessel
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Carved vessel
This striking porcelain vessel is wheel thrown, hand carved using a niddle, then glazed and reduction fired at 1270 degrees Celsius. The vessel celebrates water as the source of life energy generated inside living things. Lee Jong Min collected the most beautiful things living in the water cycle and then carved their patterns.
Length 37 cm
Width 31.5 cm
Height 37 cm
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Carved vessel
This striking porcelain vessel is wheel thrown, hand carved using a niddle, then glazed and reduction fired at 1270 degrees Celsius. The artist sees his life as a staircase that climbs upwards using crisis as a stepping stone. The straight lines represent a firm expression of his will to continue walking this path.
Length 52 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 52 cm
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Carved vessel
This striking porcelain vessel is wheel thrown, hand carved using a niddle, then glazed and reduction fired at 1270 degrees Celsius. Lee Jong Min's work does not result in a perfect sphere or cube. This is because, in the face of mass production, the goal was to make a completely unique piece.
Length 58 cm
Width 24 cm
Height 58 cm
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Carved vessel
This striking porcelain vessel is wheel thrown, hand carved using a niddle, then glazed and reduction fired at 1270 degrees Celsius. The handcarved lines gather, scatter, and tangle repeatedly representing the ridges, peaks, and trees of the mountains.
Length 44.5 cm
Width 30 cm
Height 44.5 cm
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