Employing a combination of hot and cold work techniques, glass artist Joon-Yong Kim creates pieces full of depth and color and mystery. He starts by blowing thick, molten hot glass. Then, when the vessels have cooled, he carves away pieces, adding texture and sometimes even ceramic finishes to the outer surface. The resulting pieces are shockingly graceful, and look so tactile, they make me want to pick them up and examine every detail.
“I am endlessly fascinated by the malleability of glass; the colors, the juxtaposition of opacity and translucency, the possibilities that glass blowing and glass casting offer, this is what excites me, what spurs me on.”
Joon Yong Kim
The internationally-acclaimed Seoul-based artist is part of a new renaissance of modern glass artists coming out of South Korea. Kim is delighted to be on the forefront of his country’s glass art wave, and he generously teaches what he knows about ceramics and glass to young students at Kook-min University.
You can see all of Joon-Yong Kim’s gorgeous work on his Instagram.
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September 15, 2019 at 6:06 am
I love glassware and these are spectacular.
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September 15, 2019 at 11:21 am
I love the ombré colors so much!
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September 15, 2019 at 3:02 pm
They’re all fabulous
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September 16, 2019 at 11:06 am
That’s certainly the truth!
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September 15, 2019 at 12:08 pm
These pieces are all so beautiful. I found it impossible to pick a favourite so I am just going to have to have them all.
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September 15, 2019 at 12:44 pm
An excellent plan! Into the virtual gallery they go!
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September 15, 2019 at 2:32 pm
Really beautiful art Donna and I love glass art 😀
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September 15, 2019 at 7:10 pm
I normally don’t do this and I also normally look that daily offering with morning coffee. Sunday are busy days and I am looking at this with my after dinner bowl of frozn yogurt. I took the time to go to his Instragram pages and like each one. They are outstanding and I would have all of them in my house. — Love them — Hal
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September 16, 2019 at 11:07 am
I’m so glad you liked his work so much!
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