KANG HYO LEE

Represented by Pucker Gallery since 2005

BORN: 1961 in Korea
RESIDES: Chungwon, Korea

Most Recent Exhibition:
It is I: Ceramics by Kang Hyo Lee
6 December 2008 - 5 January 2009

Debut Exhibition:
The Beauty of Imperfection
20 May - 12 June 2006

Kang hyo Lee works from the Punchong approach of putting white slip over dark stoneware clay and embellishes with strong, vigorous brushstrokes and finger wiping. Kang hyo Lee studied ceramics at the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University, in Korea. After receiving his degree, he spent three years studying the making of Onggi ware. Onggi are traditional Korean clay vessels which have developed throughout Korean history and are an important part of Korean culture. His current pieces, ranging from small vase forms to gorgeous platters and larger traditional jars, are energetic and wonderful examples of the punchong technique.

Kang hyo Lee's works are represented in numerous international museums, including the British Museum, the Musée Royal De Mariemont (Belgium), the Victoria & Albert Museum (United Kingdom), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the International Ceramic Art Museum (France), Art Complex Museum (Massachusetts), and the Art Institute of Chicago (Illinois).

The 20th of May, 2006, was the opening of Kang Hyo Lee's first exhibition at Pucker Gallery, The Beauty of Imperfection. As Phil Rogers wrote for the exhibition catalogue of Kang Hyo Lee's work, "here is a piece of ceramic, made by man, that is so close to the earth, so close to nature that it has become the same thing."


All works are stoneware.

Kang hyo Lee
Sake Cup
2 ¾ x 3 x 3"
KL334		 KL334 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Vase
with ash glaze
stoneware
8 ¼ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¼"
KL427		 KL427
Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Dish (The Sky)
with ash glaze
1 ½ x 12 ¾ x 12 ¾”"
KL386		 KL407 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Flat Bottle
with ash glaze
11 x 9 x 6 ½"
KL361		 KL397
Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Jar
with ash glaze
10 x 10 ¼ x 10 ¼"
KL355		 KL407 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Jar
with ash glaze
13 x 15 x 15"
KL353		 KL397
Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Tea Bowl
3 ½ x 4 ¾ x 4 ¾"
3 ¾ x 4 x 4"
KL208 & KL211		 KL208 and KL211 Kang hyo Lee
Tea Pot
5 ½ x 5 ½ x 4 ¾"
KL173		 KL371
Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Jar
17 ¼ x 17 ¼ x 18 ¾"
KL51		 KL51 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Flat Bottle
with ash glaze
9 x 8 x 5 ½"
KL371		 KL371
Kang hyo Lee
Lidded Jar
4 ¼ x 3 ½ x 3 ½"
KL300		 KL300 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Squared Bowl
with ash glaze
4 ¾ x 12 x11 ½”
KL443		 KL443
Kang hyo Lee
Sake Bottle with Squared Sides
4 ½ x 3 x 3"
KL303		 KL303 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Flat Bottle
with ash glaze
10 ¼ x 10 x 7”
KL364		 KL382
Kang hyo Lee
Tea Bowl
3 x 6 x 6"
KL15		 KL303 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Dish (The Sky)
with ash glaze
1 ½ x 12 ¾ x 12 ¾"
KL381		 KL382
Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Oval Bottle
with ash glaze
9 x 9 x 18"
KL366		 KL366 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Jar
with ash glaze
13 ½ x 11 x 11"
KL344		 KL344
Kang hyo Lee
Dokguri (Vase)
3 ½ x 3 ½ x 6 ½"
KL121		 KL216-219 Kang hyo Lee
Punchong Vase
6 ¾ x 6 x 6"
KL200		 KL200