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Eunbum Lee1969

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Eunbum Lee

About: Eunbum Lee has carved out a place for himself as one of the country&s leading potters striving to forge a new tradition on the foundation of the earthenware and ceramics of old. He leans on time-honored celadon as he creates his own take on this particular form. Whereas many Korean potters center their attention on buncheong and its distinctive set of free-spirited and painting-adjacent techniques or on white porcelain and its dignity and purity, Lee practices the spirit of creating the new on the basis of the old (beopgochangsin) with a focus on exquisite jade-green celadon ware that evokes a stretch of bamboo forest and holds within it the clearest of skies. Lee ventures beyond the mere reproduction of celadon hues. He places emphasis on keeping the earthenware and ceramics of old near and studying them frequently throughout his work, his purpose behind doing so being to interpret and create anew their formations, proportions, colors, and techniques. This constitutes a rendition of self-discipline as well as a commitment of the mind toward casting new constructions of celadon which represent the culture and aesthetics of our times by replicating the celadon that came before while simultaneously habituating ourselves to and further developing the techniques and artistic styles of our ancestors. Lee&s work constitutes a sustained inquiry into and experimentation with the nature of the celadon of old and what it ought to become today, significant in its advancement of the contemporary Korean ceramics field&s quest to modernize the traditions of earthenware and ceramic art.

Education

1997 ~ 1999
Training in traditional ceramics (Bugok Ceramics)
1996
BFA, Department of Ceramics, Hongik University, Seoul (South Korea)
1992
Training in earthenware pottery

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Solo Exhibition

2023
10th Solo Exhibition: Creating the New on the Basis of the Old, Roh Younghee&s Tableware, Seoul
2021
9th Solo Exhibition: Of Nature, Jiso Gallery, Daejeon
2019
8th Solo Exhibition: Dojayeon, Roh Younghee&s Tableware, Seoul
2018
7th Solo Exhibition: Suffused with Verdure, Gallery Daeunjae, Ulsan
2015
6th Solo Exhibition, Gallery Artlink, Seoul
2013
5th Solo Exhibition: Creating the New on the Basis of the Old, Gallerysein, Seoul
2011
4th Solo Exhibition, Sikijang, Seoul
2008
3th Solo Exhibition, Sikijang, Seoul
2002
2th Solo Exhibition, Our Wares Ryeo, Seoul
1999
1th Solo Exhibition, To Dorang, Seoul

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Group Exhibition

2022
Elegance and Flavor: Imagining the Culinary Culture of Goryeo, Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation, Seoul
2022
Fellice Village Story Vol. 2, Seokyeong University Center for Culture & Arts, Seoul
2022
Hidden Colours: Korean Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do Province)
2021
Five Windows to Explore and Enjoy Korean Food, Seoul
2021
Inimitable (Minds) Traversing, KCDF Gallery, Seoul
2021
Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale: Law of Traditional Crafts, Gyeongnam Culture & Art Center, Jinju
2020
Goryeo Celadon: Telling Stories About Tea, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do Province)
2020
On-Tact at 1,300 Degrees Celsius: G-Ceramic Online Fair 2020
2019
Jincheon Craft Village International Exchange Exhibition 2019, Jincheon Craft Village Art Museum, Jincheon
2018
Banquet: Opulence in Grace and Palate, Pyeongchang Cultural Olympiad: Korean Cuisine at Its Best, Blue House Sarangchae, Seoul
2017
The 41st Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art: Contemporary Craft Shop, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia (United States)
2017
KOGEI World Competition in Kanazawa: KOGEI as Contemporary Art: Future Evolution, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan)
2016
One Summer Day&s Repose: Taste, Palate, and Healing, Seoul Museum of History, Seoul
2016
Discovering Life: Scenes from Pottery 2, Gallery 3, Seoul
2016
Korea NOW: Korean Crafts & Design in Munich 2016, Bavarian National Museum Munich (Germany)
2015
Traditional Alcoholic Beverages with Side Dishes, Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation, Seoul
2015
Korea Now!: Craft, Design, Fashion, and Graphic Design in Korea, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (France)
2015
The 9th Cheongju International Craft Biennale: HANDS+ Expansion and Coexistence, Old Cheongju Tobacco Manufacturing Plant, Cheongju
2015
The 2015 Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale: Resonance of Traditional Color—Traditional East Asian Ceramic Art, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do Province)
2015
The Promenade: Healing in Nature, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Cerapia, and etc., Icheon