Artists
Gunyoung Kim
The figure is both aesthetic and narrative, signifying the ideal form in art, expressing emotional and theatrical sentiment through the physical expression of the body. Often the figure is used to express cultural, historical and social issues, but I am interested in looking at a side of humanity that is subtle and spiritual. I focus on inner psychological aspects through facial expressions, gestures, staging, and disfigurement. Body fragments, gestures, colors, and textures can each convey different emotions and contain stories in time and space. Each emotional quality that I want to capture stems from myself and my subconscious thoughts. My work is like poetry; each word comes from the heart and carefully selected words combine to make a beautiful poem. Like a poem, my work's meaning is not always clear, but many things may be implied in different ways. When aspects of emotion in my figure interact with each other, they create even more ambiguous and subtle emotional cues. Our emotions are so complex that we sometimes don't even understand our own emotional states and feelings. This complexity and ambiguity of emotions comes from vulnerability and human imperfections. I'm interested in putting these ideas into physical forms and emphasizing them through placement and tactile manipulation. My figures are my way of concentrating and compressing my endless questioning of the world and myself.
Drips
stoneware
16 by 10 by 7 inches
2017
Sold
Gold Splatters
white earthenware, terrasigillata, underglaze, gold luster, wood
18 by 37 by 14 inches with table
2015
Sold
flowery I & flowery II(Teapot)
white earthenware, glaze, gold luster
3.5 by 4 by 3.5 inches for flowery I
4 by 6.5 by 4 inches for flowery II
2017
$380 each for flowey
flowery II Sold
Flowery II(teapot)-detail
feeble resistancewhite earthenware, glaze, gold luster, resin
15 by 20 by 7 inches
2017
$1,700
tempted
white earthenware, glaze, gold luster, terrasigillata
12.5 by 19 by 7 inches
2017
Sold
Gold Splatters
2015
white earthenware, terrasigillata, underglaze, gold luster, wood
18 by 37 by 14 inches with table
Sold
Little Fox
2016
white earthenware, terrasigillata, underglaze, gold luster
12 by 11 by 10 inches
Sold
Like Sheep
2016
stone ware, underglaze, ceramic pencil
12 by 8.5 by 6.5 inches
Par_____ty
2016
white stone ware, milk paint, gold leaf
Sold
What's in the seed pod?
2015
white earthen ware, terrasigillata
Sold
The littleness of Faith
2015
red earthen ware, gold luster
Sold
Eureka?!
2015
white earthen ware, terrasigillata, gold luster
Sold
Like Sheep II
2015
white earthen ware, terrasigillata, glaze
Sold
