Kim Joon-Yong
Kim Joon-Yong (b. 1972) is a leading figure in Korea’s emerging glass scene. He received his B.F.A. from Kook-Min University in Korea and M.F.A. Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and is currently a professor at Kook-min University and owner of the Joon Glass Studio in Seoul.
As a pioneering glass blowing artist, he has received international acclaim: he was selected as the finalist of the LOEWE Craft Prize in 2017, received the Bavarian State Prize in Germany and this year, Kim received the 2021 Craft Award of the Year from Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF).
His initial interest in applying ceramics to glass led to his creation of the unique technique he has named 'cast blowing' - a mixture of glass blowing and cast sculpting by sculpting thick blown glass. Through the combination of blowing using a gradation of colors and cast-sculpting thick glass, Kim is able to show a variation of colors, forms and textures in the work. He depicts various phenomena from nature into the form of vessels in his artworks and releases the beauty of glass itself through his hands.
Selected Works
Kim Joon-Yong
Light at 7 pm 001, 2020
Blown and cold worked glass
16 × 27.5 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
Spring Flower, 2020
Blown and cold worked glass
47 × 26.5 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
October 6:47 pm, 2020
Blown and cold worked glass
24 × 31 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
A Certain Evening, 2021
Blown and cold worked glass
34 × 51 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
Sunset in a Bowl, 2021
Blown and cold worked glass
28 × 41 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
Midnight Blooming, 2020
Blown and cold worked glass
28.5 × 47 cm
Kim Joon-Yong
Sunset after Rain, 2021
Blown and cold worked glass
30 × 49 cm