Kondō Takahiro 近藤高弘

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