JiSook Jung has lengthy been drawn to clay for its inherent malleability. “Clay has the advantage of being able to quickly mold an image in my head into a visual form because it is soft and plastic,” the Seoul-based artist tells Colossal. “In that sense, I think clay is an intuitive and instinctive material.”
Jung’s pensive, abstracted beings sprout limbs and minimal—if any—facial options. Each bit is vaguely animalistic and evocative of climate, the weather, and natural textures. A cloud walks on 4 legs, a inexperienced flame appears to be like again at us with two beady eyes, or a wavy, blue being takes on the bodily persona of wind.
Lots of Jung’s works faucet into common human experiences and considerations, like desires, potentialities, and ego. “Potential,” for instance, highlights a barely bulbous, pink kind that stands on 4 legs, as if making ready to metamorphose into one thing altogether new.
Jung’s work has not too long ago shifted from an emphasis on figures to extra abstracted creatures, specializing in textures and shade. After an expertise that deeply impacted her private life, she felt inspired to discover new instructions in her work. “I’m coming out of an old shell and welcoming a new world,” she says.
Jung will open a solo exhibition on November 16 at Easy Object in Taipei. Discover extra on Instagram.
