Minsoo Lee
1980 Born in Seoul, Korea
2008–2012 Seoul National University, Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts
2009 Prize of the President, 56° Premio Faenza
2010 Talente Prize Munich
2013 Art Fund Collect Winner, Durham University Oriental Museum, Saatchi Gallery, London
2015 Bronze prize, Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2015
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Minsoo Lee

Minsoo Lee’s vessels captivate the beholder with their constructivist clarity and absolute perfection, down to the tiniest detail. It’s hard to believe that they are all created on the potter’s wheel. After throwing the porcelain body, this ceramist from South Korea applies multiple layers of porcelain slip, adding each new layer when the previous one is semidry. The white layers are composed of a matte glaze, and the blue ones – which are sprayed on – of a mixture of glaze and slip. After firing the vessels in the reduction kiln, he polishes all unglazed surfaces. Geometrical cuts in the vessels’ rims reveal the layered structure on the inside: utmost elegance in white and blue. The prices range from 1000 to 7000 euros. ART AUREA AWARD winner 2015

Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 16 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 16 cm.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, detail, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 16 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, detail, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 16 cm.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 14 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 14 cm.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2017, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 12 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2017, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 42 cm, h 12 cm.
Vessels <em>The Memory</em>, 2017, engobe, porcelain.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels The Memory, 2017, engobe, porcelain.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2015, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2015, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, detail, 2015, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, detail, 2015, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Vessels <em>The Memory</em>, 2015, engobe, porcelain.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels The Memory, 2015, engobe, porcelain.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2013, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2013, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Vessels <em>+,-</em>, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels +,-, 2016, engobe, porcelain, outer vessel Ø 36 cm, h 17 cm.
Vessels <em>The Memory</em>, 2016, engobe, porcelain.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Vessels The Memory, 2016, engobe, porcelain.
Wall object <em>Document</em>, 2016, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 60 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Wall object Document, 2016, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 60 cm.
Wall object <em>Document</em>, 2017, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 65 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Wall object Document, 2017, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 65 cm.
Wall object <em>Document</em>, 2015, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 60 cm.
Minsoo-Lee, Ceramic Art
Wall object Document, 2015, engobe, porcelain, w 60 cm, h 60 cm.

Represented by

  • Germany

      • Atelier SOOBO

        		Gallery/Shop
        Bokyung Kim and Minsoo Lee. Their works spring from the same spirit, yet are different. Photo Ulrike Myrzik.
        Address Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 22C
        86911 Dießen am Ammersee
        Germany
        Email bokyung.minsoo@gmail.com
        Times Wednesday – Saturday
        1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
        or by appointment
        Website Link