새 Bird 
돌 Stone 
바람 Wind

KO, Youngin  고영인

Ceramic Artist /  도예가

주로 꿈과 기억과 환상을 모티브로 한 조형작업과 

현실의 생활을 이어주는 정성스런 공예(器)의 영역. 

그 중간 어디쯤의 자리를 찾고 있습니다. 

저에게 조형과 공예(器)의 차이는 

이상과 현실의 차이이기도 하고 

번뇌(煩惱)와 선(禪)의 차이이기도 합니다.

그것이 공예의 영역이든 조형의 영역이든 

흙작업은 저에게 ‘신비로운 고요’로 향하는 시간입니다.

D e @ r   M a n o

MANO는 '손'이라는 뜻과

1.(물건이) 우연처럼 열심히 만들어진

2.(adv. 부사) 사람에 의해, 인공적으로

란 뜻의 스페인어입니다.

이런 뜻처럼

손이 가는대로 우연처럼 만들어진 것들을 좋아하고 

그렇게 만들어 갑니다.

Deer(사슴)과 Dear(친애하는)의 중의적 의미인 De@r를 붙여 

MANO가 만든 창작물이라는 뜻의  DEARMANO가 됩니다.

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DEARMANO is the ceramics brand of ceramic artist Ko Young In. MANO means “hand” in Spanish and also carries the meaning of “well-crafted but as if by chance.” As the etymology suggests, the artist (represented as MANO) is enamored by objects made by hand and by chance, and forges his crafts in the same way. The word DEAR (DE@R) conveys the dual meaning of deer and dear, and DEARMANO alludes to products made by MANO.

DEARMANO’s Bird-Stone-Wind series, which will be presented at this year’s Maison & Objet, consists of dessert serveware organically and fluidly designed under the unifying theme of stone. By reproducing forms seemingly eroded by long periods of wind as well as the natural textures of stone, the series combines the Korean ceramic tradition with contemporary aesthetics, while also incorporating the artist’s distinctive variations. The unique designs and the harmonious hues constitute a formal beauty that makes the act of indulging in dessert an even more charming and comfortable experience.

C.V.

EDUCATION

2022 MA in Ceramics, Graduate School, Dankook University, Yongin, Korea

2001 Bachelor of Science, in Department of Electronic Physics, HUFS, Yongin, Korea

EXHIBITION

2024 Seoul Living Design Fair 2024 Group Exhibition - COEX Hall A

2023 Craft Trend Fair 2023 Booth Exhibition - COEX Hall C 

2023 Paris Maison & Objet 2023 'Gyeonggi Provincial Government Hall' participation

2023 2nd solo exhibition 'Bird, Stone, Wind' - Gallery Space 35, Seoul, Korea

2022 PARADIGM, HER ERA Group Exhibition -Lee and Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2021 Design Art Fair (DAF) Booth Exhibition - Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center

2021 1st solo exhibition 'Her Altar' - Korean Art Museum, Yongin-si, Korea