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Roe Kyung-jo: From Canvas to Ceramic

25-Apr-07
Gallerie Besson, 15 Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4SP 25 April - 24 May 2007 Professor Roe Kyung-jo (노경조) made a rare appearance in London yesterday for the opening of his exhibition at Galerie Besson. Roe's work was on display in London last year as part of the Traditional Yet Contemporary exhibition at the Air Gallery, and for me his marbled vase was one of its highlights. What is new in this solo exhibition, apart obviously from the greater number of works, is that some of his early oil paintings are for sale alongside his ceramic work. Look at some of his paintings and they could almost be close-up views of his vases. The same muted colours, almost the same textures, ...
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Review: Traditional yet Contemporary

08-Jun-06
Air Gallery, London, May 29 - June 3 2006 As Stephanie Seung-min Kim says in her article introducing the exhibition, "...culture can only be seen in a clear light when compared with other cultures. I believe that is why Korean ceramic works have to be judged more in an international setting." The exhibition demonstrated the truth of this statement, but not, I think, in the way she intended. Related posts:Traditional Yet Contemporary sale at Bonhams The sale of contemporary Japanese and Korean ceramics at Bonhams...Korean Ceramics - Traditional Yet Contemporary One of the highlights of this year’s Korean festival is...Focus on a piece of happiness The story goes that Bernard Leach, browsing in a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another ...
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Korean Ceramics - Traditional Yet Contemporary

27-May-06
One of the highlights of this year's Korean festival is likely to be the exhibition at Air Gallery in Dover Street -- juxtaposing the work of contemporary British potters with the work of modern Korean ceramic artists. Stephanie Seungmin Kim, curator of the show, explains. There's something rather comforting about traditional Korean ceramics. And this long and authentic tradition of Korean ceramic techniques is revitalized by modern ceramic artists to reveal the very best of the Modern Korean ceramics. These creations are now on show in London for a week, ensconced in the world of British contemporary arts. A week away from the land where its very own earth clay shaped them developed into a mission for me as some sort ...
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