Jeesuk Kim, Prayer, Molding clay,1250°C, Oxidation, 36.0x28.0x46.0cm, 2023

Jeesuk kim

13 Solo Exhibitions (including Gallery Wald)

17 Group Exhibitions (including HOA Auction)

20 Art Fairs (including LA Art Show)

Multiple Awards (including Honorable Mention, National Buncheong Ceramic Competition)

Artist Statement

The figures in my work often offer comfort—to each other, to themselves, or even to the viewer. I deliberately avoid defining their emotions or circumstances, as I wish to leave room for the audience’s own interpretations—shaped by their values, experiences, and state of mind.

I find energy in the solitude of creation. Through a repetitive process—layering, firing, and painting six or seven times—I discover unexpected outcomes and quiet beauty. Each time I build up a form from a handful of clay, I give it my all, as if it's the last piece I’ll ever make. Yet once it enters the kiln, I let it go, forgetting even what I had made.

Quietly, unassumingly.
I simply pick up another piece of clay, and begin again.

Jeesuk Kim, The Veiled Girl, Molding clay,1250°C, Oxidation, 23.0x16.0x41.0cm, 2022

Jeesuk Kim, The Girl in a Floral Veil, Molding clay,1250°C, Oxidation, 17.0x17.0x32.0cm, 2022

Jeesuk Kim, Scar, Molding clay,1250°C, Oxidation, 40.0x40.0x62.0cm, 2023