Bio
Hyojin Kim is a sculptor and educator based in Seoul, Korea, and currently living in Tokyo, Japan. She received a B.F.A. from the University of Seoul and an M.F.A. from Seoul National University. She also received a Ph.D. in Fine Art at the Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in Metal Casting. Now, she currently works as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Department of Metal Casting in Tokyo University of the Arts.
She creates original, imaginative artworks by breaking away from the dichotomous thinking of traditional and modern crafts, pursuing a balanced crafting method that varies from traditional casting techniques that solely use the properties of soil to modern methods of precision casting machines. From prototyping to casting, Kim runs the entire production process herself, covering a wide range of metalwork from contemporary jewelry to large-scale sculptures.
The expression field is gradually expanding to Europe and the United States, starting with Asia as an invited artist. She has been focusing her research and produce on crafts, sculptures, and jewelry using metal as the primary material. Also, she makes eco-friendly artworks, especially using various metal casting techniques - ceramic shell molds, gypsum casting, vacuum casting - as well as traditional casting techniques using the properties of soil.
Professional Appointments
2021. 09 - present
Teaching and Research Assistant
Department of Metal Casting Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, JAPAN
2018. 01 - 2022. 12
Correspondent
CRAFT + DESIGN, Korea Craft & Design Foundation, Seoul, KOREA
Education
2020
PhD in Fine Arts, Major in Metal Casting
Department of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, JAPAN
Doctoral Program Final Exhibition : “Variations on the Superposition of Coincidences”
2016
Research Student in Field of Specialization of Crafts, Metal Casting, Fine Arts Graduate Course, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, JAPAN
2010
M.A. in Fine Arts, Major in Metalsmithing, Department of Craft and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2000
B.A. in Fine Arts , Major in Environmental Sculpture, Department of Environmental Sculpture, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
Thesis
2020 “Variations on the Superposition of Coincidences”, Faculty of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts, PhD Thesis
2010 “The Essence and Distorted Reality”,
Seoul National University, Master’s Thesis
Awards
2017 Honorable Mention in 9th Sano Renaissance Metal Casting Competition, Japan
2009 Third-place winner in 1st Catholic Art Competition, Korea
2005 Honorable Mention in Kwan-Ak Modern Crafts competition, Korea
1999 Grand Prize at the Beach Presentation Exhibition, University of Seoul, Korea
Collection
Korean Martyrs’ Museum, Seoul Korea
LEO MEDICS, Seoul Korea
Mentions
500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Lark books
The Fab at Milano Jewelry Week 2022
Solo Exhibition
2023 Asking inquiries by explorers, Gallery Café 3, Tokyo, Japan
2021 Aporia, Gallery Café 3, Tokyo, Japan
Professional Group Exhibitions - selected in recent years
2023 Art in everyday life 2023 - Design & Craft, KEPCO Art Center, Seoul Korea
Geidai in Ginchakai 2023, Hand Shake Lounge ITOYA Ginza, Tokyo Japan
BAI : The 6th NEW CRAFTS International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Jilin University of Arts Museum, Jilin, China
New Jewelry TOKYO 2023, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
2022 THE BRICKS NYC, The Blue Gallery, NEW YORK, USA
Arts Festival in Tenkyu, Tomi-si, Nagano, Japan
Geidai in Ginchakai, Hand Shake Lounge ITOYA Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
The Fab at Milano Jewelry Week 2022, Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, Milano, Italy
Cluster Jewellery Fair 2022, Koppel Project Space, Piccadilly Circus, London, UK
2020 Art on the Line, Seoul National University Online Alumni Exhibition
2019 Tokyo University of the Arts Doctoral Program Final Exhibition 2019
The University of Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Imono Collection, TENNOZ ISLE | ART HALL, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo University of the Arts Casting and Metalwork Art Exhibition
Daenoyadaka Osaki Citizen Gallery, Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Geidai in Ginchakai, Hand Shake Lounge ITOYA Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Imonono Katachi 18th Korea-Japan Exchange Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Life is Art Exhibition, Umeno Memorial Museum, Higashigo City, Japan
2017 Geidai in Ginchakai, ITOYA Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
The 9th San Renaissance Metal Casting Exhibition, Sanoshi Cultural
Center, Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Contributions
CRAFT DESIGN Professional Periodicals
Special Article, PUBLIC DESIGN NEWSLETTER, vol.17, How Public Design Revitalizes an Area, Korea Craft & Design Foundation
CRAFT + DESIGN, Global News JAPAN, vol.030-047, Korea Craft & Design Foundation
CRAFT + DESIGN, Special Feature: A stage where you play with a design expert. Tokyo Midtown Design Hub Kids Week, vol.043, Korea Craft & Design Foundation 2020, p. 69.
CRAFT + DESIGN, Focus: Japan's Craft Online Platform to Promote Its Attractiveness, vol.037, Korea Craft & Design Foundation 2019, p. 96-101.
CRAFT + DESIGN, Exhibition Review: Crafts and Folk Art Encapsulating the Way of Life −<Another Kind of Art Exhibition>, vol.034, Korea Craft & Design Foundation 2018, p. 112-115.
CRAFT DESIGN Professional Periodicals, Special Article, CRAFT + DESIGN, Special Feature: Current City Festivals and Culture of Art − CRAFT + DESIGN Fair, vol.034, Korea Craft & Design Foundation 2018, p.54.
CRAFT + DESIGN, Focus: 400 Years of Present - Progressive Tradition, Southern Ironware Crafts, vol.032, Korea Craft & Design Foundation 2018, p. 68-83 (Contribution to p.70-71 Professor Akanuma Kiyoshi)
Japanese News Bi-Monthly Publications 2018-2021
THE GEOGRAPHY OF OBJETS : Healing and Life Energy by Casting Metal - Kiyoshi Akanuma, Cheongju Craft Biennale 2023, p.34-39
Professional Memberships
2010~ A Member of the Society of Seoul Metalsmiths
2021~ An executive at The Metal Casting Artists and Craftsperson Association of Japan