Jin Eui Kim

Reality and illusion

November 5, 2022 - January 5, 2023

Jin Eui Kim - OPject-spherical form and OPverse-Cylindrical form, slipped earthenware, 2022

The Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste, dedicated to contemporary ceramics, welcomes Korean ceramist Jin Eui Kim for the first time, offering the artist his first solo exhibition in France.
Originally from South Korea, Jin Eui Kim (1977) studied ceramics in Australia, at the University of Tasmania, then in Wales, where he obtained a master's degree and then a doctorate in ceramics at the Cardiff School of Art and Design (2007). Today, the artist is based in Cardiff, where he has joined the renowned Fireworks Clay Studios.
If Jin Eui Kim's art has become a veritable phenomenon in the UK, it's undoubtedly because, over and above the absolute perfection of her technique, her works raise hard-hitting questions about the nature of visual perception.

Jin Eui Kim in la Revue de la céramique et du verre

Jin Eui Kim's work has its origins in a simple optical phenomenon he observed while making repetitive marks on clay. His initial thought was to ask himself why and how he saw what he saw. He felt that further research into these optical phenomena would enable him to develop his artistic practice and push these visual phenomena to their limits. The artist explores how the perception of three-dimensional ceramic forms can be manipulated by applying different tonal arrangements to their surfaces. Works in the "OPject-Spherical form" (closed forms) and "OPot-Moon jar" (open forms) series are decorated with a chromatic range of colors from 34 engobes. Depending on the arrangement, and using different gradients of width, intervals, tonality and contrast, optical effects can appear, significantly influencing the perception of real three-dimensional shapes. Winner of numerous awards in Europe, the United States and Korea, Jin Eui Kim's work can be found in many museums, including the Manchester Art Gallery, the National Museum of Cardiff, the National Museum of Scotland and the Shipley Art Gallery, as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which have purchased her work for their permanent collections.