The Korean Cultural Society of Boston
한미예술협회
The 11th KCSB Exhibition
November 9 - 24
Nye Gallery, LexArt
135 Waltham St, Lexington, MA
Sang Jeong Lee
Sunhee Hur
Jongeun Gina Lee
Growing up in Pohang, near the ancient city of Gyeongju, Sang Jeong Lee was deeply influenced by Korea's rich historical and cultural heritage. This connection has profoundly shaped my artistic vision.
After studying history in college and earning an MFA in photography, Lee transitioned from the fast-paced world of photography to the timeless craft of pottery. This shift reflects her desire to create enduring, tangible art that bridges past and present.
In Lee's ceramics, she blends her background in photography and history to reinterpret ancient techniques and traditions in a contemporary context. Each piece embodies a dialogue between old and new, capturing the beauty of historical forms while infusing them with modern sensibilities.
Through her work, she aims to merge the fleeting moments of photography with the lasting presence of clay, inviting viewers to explore the subtle elegance of handmade objects reimagined for today.
Sunhee Hur
Sunhee Hur is a ceramist and painter. She catches her daily life moments and reflects the emotions and experiences onto her creations.
She incorporates Korean traditional symbols and motifs from Korean folk art “Minhwa”.
J. Gina Lee is a designer turned artist. She has worked as a design director in L.A., NY & Seoul for 12 years after studying Fashion Design in Korea and Textile Surface Design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles. She’s designed and developed products for major retailers such as Bloomingdales, for designer brands, Waterford/Wedgwood, Lenox, and also for the red carpet designer Monique Lhuillier.
Her late career experience in 3 dimensional home products was an eye-opening point for her as an artist. The exposure to the various materials and manufacturing expertise in the industry has opened a new possibility to go beyond the two dimensional art world for her, and eventually lead her into her interests in ceramics and sculptures.
Her experience in creating her own product lines greatly influences her current artistic endeavors. She makes abstract ceramic sculptures by hand building techniques. She is a formalist using abstract elements such as lines to metaphorically explore her existence in time, space and nature. She uses a wide range of firing methods, not only electric oxidation firing but also gas reduction, soda, raku, sager, and wood firing. Each sculpture has its unique and spontaneous colors & textures in depth from firing. Her work has been shown at Boston Sculptors Gallery, Davis Art Gallery, Arts Worcester Gallery & Harvard Ceramic Studio, MA.