Yoona Hur
Yoona Hur is a ceramic artist based in Seoul and New York. Inspired by the full breadth of Korean ceramic history, from ancient earthenware to the white porcelain of the Joseon dynasty, her pieces both preserve and reinterpret this cultural heritage.
Hur studied fine art at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, and went on to study architecture at The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at Cooper Union. Her approach to design and process is grounded in these disciplines; consequently, the setting of an artwork deeply inspires her, and is a crucial consideration in her practice.
Hur explores a variety of finishes, materials, techniques and forms in her ceramic work, and has expanded her practice to encompass canvas works using hanji, gesso, glue and acrylic. Inspired by the Dansaekhwa movement, Hur combines fibrous paper made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree with water and other materials and alters it with painterly, gestural brush strokes, creating works with intricate, textural surfaces. “Clay and hanji are both sculptural materials,” says Hur. “They allow me to strive for a tactile, physical experience with the work. Like in traditional Korean art, there is a sense of void and emptiness in the pieces, which opens up the viewer’s senses to the ever-changing environment in which the objects dwell.”
Like in traditional Korean art, there is a sense of void and emptiness in [my work], which opens up the viewer’s senses to the ever-changing environment in which the objects dwell.
Featured works
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurSae-l (2023), 2023
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurFormless Realm, 2023
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurInto The Pine Forest, 2023
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurAt Dawn V, 2023
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurBulsang I, 2023
- LA Gallery
Yoona HurBulsang II, 2023
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- 06.10.21
Memorial Field
Read moreMemorial Field is an installation by Yoona Hur at Stroll Garden in Los Angeles, dedicated to the deaths caused by Covid-19. As of February 2021, there have been over 2 million deaths worldwide, with 500,000 in the US, and over 20,000 in Los Angeles County.
- 05.28.20
The Space in Everything
Read moreFor his first solo show at Francis Gallery, titled Resonant Line, London-based artist Liam Stevens creates a sense of rhythm with repeated lines and forms, while drawing equal attention to the negative space around them. Featuring layered pigment washes with pencil on canvas, constructed reliefs, and a selection of drawing studies, his work is inspired by the repeating structures he identifies in natural and urban landscapes, as well as his connection to music, which often takes a visual form. In his canvas compositions, subtle vertical grids act as a regular tempo, while groups of horizontal lines create a sense of movement, progressively stepping out of phase with the grid.
- 05.27.21
Folds at Tristan Hoare
Read moreFrancis Gallery is pleased to announce that Yoona Hur and Mari-Ruth Oda are showing works in Folds at Tristan Hoare, London.