Yoon Young Hur
I hope through emptiness and softness,To express vastness and vulnerability,Let the audience feel and reflect,An ever-changing group of its own
Yoon Young 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.The works she creates often become objects in landscapes, rather than isolated or detached objects merely on display.
Hur straddles the creative worlds of both art and architecture with a soft, minimalist sensibility. After art and architecture school, She returned home to reconnect with family and culture, and South Korea is where she honed many of her formal technical skills.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.
- Art: Yoon Young Hur
