KIM MYUNG-JOO
Through her unique ceramic sculpture method, KIM focuses on phenomena she encounters by chance or on emotions elicited from within. In the process, the artist explores the essence of her own emotions and captures that process in her work through accidental or impromptu gestures. In the organic connection between awareness and unconsciousness, dramatic situations that are difficult to discern but immerse one in are engraved in her works as if recorded. As if drawing a picture, we build it up through the flexibility of the soil, connect the exterior and interior spaces, and wait for the soil to harden, repeating this process several times. The actions of adding color to the surface of the clay, scratching it with a tool, or adding a clay plate connect the empty inner surface of the work to the external space and fill in the traces. Rather than reproducing a specific shape, the focus is on the essence or process of something appearing.
BIOGRAPHY
Educations
2014 M.F.A in Arts plastiques, visuels et de l’espace, Ceramic (Grande distintion), École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
1996 B.F.A in Ceramics, College of Fine Arts, Hong-ik University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2023 《Subito p》 ARTBN, Seoul, Korea
《La Nuit Transfigurée(Transfigured Night)》 HORI Artspace, AIF Lounge, Seoul, Korea
2022 《Miroir de joie》 Salle basse de la Crypte Rostropovitch, Beau-vais, France
《EOLGUL-Visages》 Vazieux Art Gallery, Paris, France
《Terre de l’Âme》 Kunstforum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
2019 《Playing Blind》 Art Lounge, Temi Artist Residency, Daejeon, Korea
《Yesterday Kafka》 Window Gallery Meme, Seoul, Korea
2018 《FLOWING》 Gallery Meme, Seoul, Korea
2017 Ceramic Lookie 《Secret Faces》 Clayarch Gimhae Museum Cubic House, Gimhae, Korea
2013 13th Carougeois Ceramic Trail, Carouge, Switzerland
2011 Talents Opéra, Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris, France
2010 Circuits Céramiques (A.I.C), Territoires en movement
《Thinking or Dancing》 Galerie Ph.Gelot, Paris
2008 《Hushigino morino sasayaki》 Galerie Maronié, Kyoto, Japan
《La Forêt et les étrangers》 Galerie Ph.Gelot, Paris, France
2007 《Mes mains murmurent ma terre...》 Galerie Ph.Gelot, Paris, France
2004 《Peintures sur faïence》 Galerie Ph.Gelot, Paris, France
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 《Sillon-Itinéraire-Art-Drôme》 Le Port cloche, Rochebaudin, France
《Gisèle Buthod-Garçon Résonances》 Galerie Terra Viva, St- Quentin la Poterie, France
《FUNDUS》 Kunstforum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
2022 《The Uncanny World》 Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Bu- san, Korea
《Migrations》 Musée Ariana, Génève, Switzerland
2021 《C14-Paris Salon de Céramique Contemporaine》 Borne, France
《Mouvement-Qualia》 PLACEMAK2, Seoul, Korea
《Lives》 Jeongseojin Art Cube, Incheon Seogu Cultural Founda- tion, Incheon, Korea
2020 《l’Exil》 Galerie Vazieux, Paris, France
《Moving of the Left Hand》 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea
2019 《Cabinet des Corps Exquis》 ARIANA Museum, Geneva, Switzer- land
2018 《Portraits d’artistes》 Musée de la faïence et de la céramique Malicorne, France
2016 《Reload》 Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea
2015 《Incertains genres》 Musée Keramis, Louvière, Belgique
《Objectif Terre》 18ème Biennale internationale de Céramique de Châteauroux, Châteauroux, France
《Vivid Dream》 Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea
2014 《Terra Terre-Regerd sur la céramique contemporaine》 Chapelle de Boondael, Bruxelles, Belgique
2012 La nuit des Musées 《Fabres Céramique》 Musée Benoît-De-Puy- dt, Bailleul, France
Awards, Bourses
2021 Fund for Korean Art Abroad 2021-2022, Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), Seoul, Korea
2014 First Prize (Jury Award), Ceramic 14, Ceramic Salon of Contemporary Art, Paris, France
Laureate ‘Coups de Coeur’ des Amis de la Cambre, Brussels, Belgium
2013 Prix ARIANA, ARIANA Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 Public Award, Ceramic 14, Ceramic Salon of Contemporary Art, Paris, France
Silver Quentin, TERRALHA Contest of European Ceramic Festival, St-Quentin la Poterie, France
Residency Programs
2022 Résidence Céramique à l’école d’art du Beauvaisis, France
2019 TEMI Artist Residency, Daejeon, Korea
2015-2016 Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea 2014 Symposium Artic Clay, Posio, Finland
2010 A.I.R, Vallauris, France
2008 Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Public Collections
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art(Artbank), ARIANA Museum(Geneva, Switzerland), Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum(Bei- jing, China), Museum of contemporary Ceramic Art(Shigaraki, Japan), Arctic Ceramic Centre(Posio, Finland), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre(Bruxelles, Belgium)
Catalogues
《Transfigured Night》 HORI Artspace, AIF Art Management, Korea, 2023
《The Uncanny World》 Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Korea, 2023
《Miroir de joie》 Artiste Residency of Ecole d’art du Beauvaisis, France, 2022
《Playing Blind》 TEMI Artist Residency, Daejeon Culture and Arts Foun- dation, Korea, 2019
《Secret Faces》 ClayArch Gimhae Museum, Korea, 2017
《Reload》 Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Korea, 2017
《XXIVème Biennale international création contemporaine et cérami- que Vallauris》, France, 2016
《Triennale des amis de la Cambre》 ENSAV La Cambre, Belgium, 2016
《Vivid Dream》 Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Korea, 2016
《Objectif Terre》 18ème Biennale internationale de Céramique de Châ- teauroux, France, 2015
《All of These Are Made of Clay》 The Shigaraki Cultural Park, Japan, 2013
Magazines
Ceramics Now – April 2022
Monthly Ceramic Art (Korea) – April 2022 Monthly Ceramic Art (Korea) – December 2018
La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre (France) - N° 167, 168, 177, 193, 210, 224
Atelier d’Art de France (France) - N° 82, 100, 119
L’Objet d’Art (France) - N° 460