Those of you who bothered to read the tiny "about me" paragraph at the side of this page would have noticed that I am a ceramic design student. So, naturally, something like this is of interest to me:
Ghost series- blue (2010)
I mean, come on, they're beautiful! Those curves, that high shine finish, the flawless proportion! But what makes them more amazing is this: all of those vases are made out of SOAP.
And so was this:
Crouching Aphrodite (2002)
Meekyoung Shin is a 43 year old artist from Korea, who started sculpting in soap 15 years ago when she came to Slade School of Fine Art in London. She creates some of her pieces by making a mould of an original ceramic piece and then casting soap, and others by carving out of large chunks of the stuff.
There is a collection of her work, labelled "Translation" currently showing at the Haunch of Venison Gallery, until the 2nd of April and admission is free, so I'll post some trip photos if I get a chance to go.
I think I may have found another face for the favourite artist wall! Credit to the Evening Standard for introducing me to her work.
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