Yoo Choongmok
- Introduction of Artist
- Its own cold and hard shape is only revealed after passing through a high-temperature flames, and on the other hand, the ambivalence of glass, which is fragile and flexible, captivated the artist Yoo Choongmok (1977~). Before graduating from the university, he was selected as one of the World’s Top 100 New Glass Artist in a contest hosted by Corning, USA. In the same year, he began his career as a world-renowned glass artist by receiving a scholarship and participating in workshops at the Pilchuck Glass School, founded by world-famous American glass artist Dale Chilhuly.
“Series of Zipper” initially presented wit melted on the media experimentation on glass. The “The Skin” series expresses the subtle conflicts between various races and the complex emotions felt during the time when he was away from Korea. After these series, the artist Yoo Choongmok, who has been working to expand the limits of visual language by incorporating formativeness into glass with “Series of Mutation”, is acclaimed for his “Formation” series that expresses his respect and condolences to the painter Kim Tschangyeul, who passed away last year.
In particular, the prototypical energy of water, which is the source of life, with condensed water drops are realized in glass, maximizing the brilliance of sacred vitality. This reminds the viewer of the birth and cycle of life, and gives a splendorous moment of illusion. Furthermore, he is creating exquisite works that combine modern sensibility and Korean aesthetics by coating the canvas with 5 cardinal colors that symbolize the spiritual world of Korean traditional art on the Western formativeness, which is expressed through the proportions of geometric lines and planes. His work reflects on the past, present, and future of Korean art. It is not a simple pursuit of visual beauty, but a process of exploration to embody concerns about Korean beauty and its origins.
A bright glass water drops makes to forget the concept of dimension for a while and has the visual power to think about the past, the present, and the future at the same time. Water drops signifies the beginning and the end to him. Just as water drops gather in the air to become an individual and create countless lives, he thinks that all of his experiences are accumulated to create his true ego. Glass is the biggest nutriment and identity that made him to choose the life of an artist so far.
Artist Yoo Choongmok majored in Architectural Ceramic Art & Design at Namseoul University, completed master’s degree in Glass and Ceramics at University of Sunderland (Sunderland, UK), and completed his doctoral course in Nano IT Design at Seoul National University of Science & Technology. He was scouted as chief glass designer at Carlson Glass Works, located in New York, for 9 years and also worked as a glass designer at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK. He has exhibited several invitational exhibitions in Korea, United States, and United Kingdom. In addition, his artworks are collected by Gana Art Center, Yuhan, and Global Art Venue Gallery in the United States and currently an active Gana atelier artist in Korea.
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