Ink drawing of rounded mountain-like shapes consisting of overlapping, organically shaped washes of ink, with the base of the mountains being darker.

Minjung Kim 김민정

Mountain

Maker

Minjung Kim 김민정 (Korean, b. 1962 in Gwangju, South Korea)

Title

Mountain

Year

2019

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

58.7 x 57 cm (23 1/8 x 22 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Artist's seal in red
"2019" in pencil

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: A grant from Trustee Emeritus Dr. Se-Ung Lee P 91 via the Korea Foundation

Object Number

2021.78

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Stone monoliths in Scotland inspired these stacked ceramic forms at left. On the surface, tiny droplets resembling dew reflect the artist’s fascination with water. Kondō Takahiro achieved this effect by applying metallic paint to the glaze before firing.

Explaining that she “wanted to draw the sound of the waves,” Minjung Kim brushed different dilutions of ink onto hanji paper made from mulberry bark.

The resulting painting reminds the artist of the soft rolling hills of South Korea, where she was born.

—WC

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Minjung Kim 김민정 (Korean, b. 1962 in Gwangju, South Korea)
Mountain, 2019
Ink on mulberry Hanji paper
58.7 x 57 cm (23 1/8 x 22 7/16 inches)
Museum purchase: A grant from Trustee Emeritus Dr. Se-Ung Lee P 91 via the Korea Foundation 2021.78

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