Lee Geum-young South Korean, b. 1973
Overview
Ceramic artist and art teacher, Lee had her first solo exhibition ‘White-slip Minwha’ in 2020. Minwha is the style of Korean folk art painting that were made by anonymous painters from 17th century and became part of the peoples’ arts movement of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea. Minwha is loved for the colourful portrayal of everyday subject matter and flowers. Lee, paints on a stoneware ‘canvas’ that she creates by hand, applying white-slip then scratching this surface off, revealing her Minwha.
Works
Exhibitions
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Lost in Tradition
Exhibition 19 - 24 Oct 2023'Lost in Tradition' features artists working with the traditional mediums of ceramics, metal, mother-of-pearl, textiles, wood, and antique furniture. Many are represented in internationally renowned museum collections, including maker of charismatic porcelain Moon Jars, Yun Ju-cheol. Yun has invented a tactile surface decoration known as ‘Cheomjang’ inspired by the 15th...Read more -
Untold Beauty
Exhibition 16 - 24 Sep 2023Untold Beauty draws on a distinctive period in Korean craftsmanship refined during the Joseon dynasty (est 14c). Presenting works by contemporary practitioners, it explores the current return to Joseon’s contemplative aesthetic: featuring ceramics, furniture, textile, and woodworwk including the Moon Jar. Clean, non-decorative and functional everyday objects were made and...Read more -
Collect
Fair 1 - 5 Mar 2023For Collect 2023, Lloyd Choi Gallery will focus on the new generation of ceramic artists and introduce two European- based Korean artists, exhibiting in London for the first time. Yusun Won, living and working in Cardiff and Lydia SJ Park based in Oslo. Both have already achieved international recognition for...Read more -
Artefact
Fair 10 - 15 May 2022Lloyd Choi Gallery is 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...Read more -
Collect
Fair 23 - 27 Feb 2022It is delightful to return to the international art fair, Collect at Somerset House in London. 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...Read more -
Artefact
Fair 22 - 29 Jun 2021It is thrilled to announce our participation at ARTEFACT, a new contemporary craft fair launching this summer at Design Centre , Chelsea Harbour. The gallery will present eight Korean established and emerging artists who are working with ceramics, metal, mother of pearl, wood and textiles. Visiting Information Design Centre Chelsea...Read more -
Material Dialogue
Exhibition 27 Feb - 15 Mar 2021Material Dialogue explores the conversations in craft: those between artist and materials, the materials themselves and between tradition and contemporary practice. In the realm of Korean tradition, the mastering of craft techniques is a meditational process that can only be achieved by emptying the conscious mind and understanding the materials'...Read more -
Collect
Fair 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2021For Collect 2021 online art fair, the gallery will present eleven Korean master craftsmen and established artists who are working with ceramics, metal, mother of pearl, natural lacquer, silver and textiles including two of Lowe Craft Prize 2020 finalists, silver artist Cho Sung-ho and Ottchil Natural Lacquer artist Park Sung-youl,...Read more
