AHAF 2011
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Coffee break, 49x30cm, porcelain, birch plywood, wood stain, 2010
coffee+break, 42x26cm, birch plywood, wood stain, handles, 2010
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SHIN Dongwon (1972~)
Dongwon Shin’s ceramic sculptures on the walls emphatically announce, “This is the way to implant my ideas into a space.” Replacing a pencil and a brush drawing with a ceramic assemblage, the-stitched-still-life of ceramic shards respects the style of traditional clay technique that has a 20,000-year history, but at the same time introduces contemporary lines and visual tension in the split of two-dimensionality and three-dimensionality. Shin explores the transit of visual invention that runs between still life painting and ceramic sculpture, wood board and clay. Projecting a speculative view of objects and spaces, she reinterprets a commonplace kitchenware and its infinite variables in the context of two different levels of spaces: two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. The first reaction when seeing Shin’s ceramic sculptures is discomfort. Most of the ceramic cups and vases are precariously slanted and attached on the walls, refusing to be located into a typical three dimensional space. As she has moved to and from different genres, she absorbs the specific conditions of each discipline from materials to language and conceptualizes it into work. The stitched edges of each kitchenware give fabric-like softness to the materiality of typical ceramic works. The monochromatic glazing also lends to the softness. Education 2001 MFA, Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI 1998 MFA, Ceramics, Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea 1995 BFA, Ceramics, Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea Solo Exhibition 2008 “Dreaming Objects”, Gallery S, Seoul, Korea 2007 “Dong Won Shin”, Gallery Difference, Seoul, Korea “a moment”. Moin gallery(INSAF) Seoul, Korea “a moment”, National Goyang Art Studio Gallery, Gyounggi-do, Korea 2006 “still life: clay”, gallery SUN contemporary, Seoul, Korea 2005 “In Between”, TOS, Seoul, Korea “Imagination, communion-all my wishes”, Gallery DOS, Seoul, Korea 2004 “The Overlooked”, Gallery Doll, Seoul, Korea 2002 “The Overlooked”, 114 Gallery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Selected Group Exhibition 2008 “Up to the minute”, Korea Art Center, Busan, Korea “Fun!Fun!”, N Gallery, Bundang, Korea “Prism 2008”, Emporia Gallery, Seoul, Korea “Form”, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, Korea “Evolution Space”, Yang-Jae Artrium, Seoul, Korea 2007 “H! pop”, Gallery Yemac, Seoul, Korea “2007 Science + Art”, AT Center, Seoul, Korea “KAMI’s Choicem the best of the best 20”, Gana art center, Seoul, Korea “Korean Projecr”, C5 gallery, Beijing, China “To the furthest verge”, I-MY Project, London, UK “ARTSingapore 2007”, Songapore “Seoul Art Fair”, Seoul art center, Seoul, Korea “open studio 3”, Goyang national art studio, Gyounggi-do, Korea “In touch of the present”, Wada Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan “Hanhai Auction”, The Kerry Center Hotel Beijing, Beijing, China “KIAF”. Pacific, Atlantic hall, COEX, Seoul, Korea “Asian Contemporary Art”, Hong Kong Christie, Hong Kong “Ceramic, skin of Asias”, The 4th world Ceramic Biennale 2007 Korea, World Ceramic Center, Ichon, Korea “Namsong International Art Fair”. Sungnam Art Center, Sungnam, Korea “Surroundings: in & out”, Gallery IHN, Seoul, Korea “NO BOUNDS”, Gallery SUN Contemporaty, Seoul, Korea 2006 “SEO + LOVE + MEMORY”, SEO Gallery, Seoul, Korea “Asian Contemporary Art”, Hong Kong Christie, Hong Kong “Sofa Chicago 2006”, Chicago, USA “Collage”, Gallery Jinsun, Seoul, Korea “Various Colors, Various emotions”, Gallery Zandari, Seoul, Korea “cutting edge", Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea “ARTSingapore 2006", Singapore “Seoul Art Fair”, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Koera “stitch", Chungmu gallery, Seoul, Korea 2006 “Yimjin river, clay, fire”, The gallery”, Gyunggi Province "KIAF", Pacific Hall, COEX, Seoul, Korea “Ten faces of DAKS”, Myungdong DAKS plaza, Seoul, Korea “International architectural ceramic exhibition”, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea 2005 “2005 Yeondong art festival”, Gana House, Seoul, Korea “Ceramics and Architecture”, The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005, Korea, Ichon, Korea “ARTS/INDUSTRY: Clay from Molds”, A/I Gallery, WI “White on White”, Elain L.Jacob Gallery(Wayne State University, MI)/Sub Basement Art Studios(Baltimore, MA) 2004 “Inhale / Exhale”, Dukwon Gallery, Seoul, Korea “Ceramic House”, Yeoju World Ceramic Livingware Gallery, Yeoju, Korea “6595miles(10614km)”, Network Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI 2003 “The 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea”, World Ceramic Center, Ichon, Korea “Devices”, Gallery Korea, New York, NY 2002 “Hand Crafted”, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC “Manifestations: Form & Function”, Denise Bibro Fine Arts, New York, NY 2001 “The 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea”, World Ceramic Center, Ichon, Korea “The Horizon Award 2001 of The American Craft Museum in SOFA”, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY “MFA Degree Show”, The Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI “Michigan Annual XXIX”, The Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI “Michigan Fine Art Competition”, BBAC, Birmingham, MI Collections Clayarch Gimhae Museum(Gimhae, Korea) Artbank(Korea National Contemporary Art Museum) John Michael Kohler Arts Center(Sheboygan, WI) Kohler Co.(Kohler, WI) The World Ceramic Exposition(Ichon, Korea) Taepyoungyang Museum(Seoul, Korea) Daerim Art Museum(Seoul, Korea) |