SOLD-NO - 05-ALKMY. AL

Mugs - NO.05

STORY OF DOGABI
The story of Dogabi passed down from ancient times was told that Dogabi who had mysterious power as god appeared in different forms and brought luck or punishment to human. They frighten human with a bizarre face, playing mischievous tricks on human with childlike innocence, giving an abundance of life with a generous smile.
* Dogabi is an old Korean word meaning goblin.

THE ONE-OF-KIND DOGABI
CERAMIC CRAFTS
CREATED BY THE ARTIST’S
IMAGINATION REPRESENT
THE METAPHORIC AND
EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS
OF THE DOGABI.
By capturing these characteristics and face expressions of the Dogabi in humorous and formative ways,
the Ceramist Hyung Jun Kim strives for creating Dogabi series with subtle and extraordinary colors
that only ceramics can produce.
The one-of-kind Dogabi ceramic crafts represent diverse faces of the Dogabi, created by the artist’s imagination.

Material : Ceramic, Crystal  
Method : Wheel Throwing, Sculpt  
Kiln Temperature : 2282℉, Oxidation Firing, Glaze / 1,472℉, Gold  
Size : 145×110×115mm, 370g

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돗가비는 한국 도깨비의 옛말로 선한 인간에게는 복을 주고
나쁜 행동에 벌을 내리는 인간을 바른길로 인도하는 신적인 존재로 알려져있다.
그들은 언제 어디서든 나타나 괴기스러운 얼굴로 두려움을 주기도 하고,
아이와 같은 천진한 표정으로 인간에게 장난을 걸기도 하며, 때로는 너그러운 얼굴로 풍요로움을 선사하기도 한다.



재질_ 도자기(백색자기토), 스와로브스키 크리스탈
성형방법_ 물레성형, 조각
소성온도_ 1250℃ 2차 산화소성, 800℃ 수금 3차 소성