NO - 31 - SOLD

Mugs - NO.31

ONE-OF-KIND HANDCRAFT

Dogabi mug is a great companion that can be carried around anywhere. 

It's not only a useful ceramic ware but also a unique art object in everyday life. 

 

Material : Ceramic / Clay Developed in THR STUDIO  
Method :  Wheel Throwing, Sculpt    
Kiln Temperature : 2282℉, Oxidation Firing, Glaze   / 1,472℉, Gold  
Size : 120×145×120mm, 490g

 

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.

Please note that the small crack on the glaze surface is part of the ceramic making process and it is not damaged.

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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)
성형방법_ 물레성형, 조각
 소성온도_ 1250℃ 2차 산화소성, 800℃ 수금 3차 소성

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