Oak Wood Whittled Vases

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Yoo Hyun
Oak Wood
Dimensions (L-R): 11H x 1.25W; 11H x 1.5W; 11H x 2.5W; 11H x 2.25

The artist dries and carves these vases in Oak wood. In this process, thin and thick cracks to occur on the surface. The more moisture that is held by the tree, the thicker the cracks that are created. Yoo Hyun calls these works the “Empty House Vases”. He visualized the feeling of looking at a place where someone stayed and has left (not a place where no one was). The home still contains the person's essence, whether they are there or not. The gap in the vases from the cracks still contain everything about the tree's life, regardless of the empty space.

Care: This piece has not been treated for water. Safe for dried flowers. Cracks and discoloration are intentional. Vase 1 has white and green scuffs from the artist's studio.

The memories and emotions from his childhood be absorbed into his work.

Wood sculpture artists Yoo Hyun studied landscape design (as his father did). He loves antique and vintage furniture, so he gravitated towards (and fell in love with) the trees and wood as a material. In 2019, he left his landscape design career and started making furniture. After only a year building furniture, he switched to sculpture. In furniture design, he felt constrained within the parameters and designs of clients. With sculpture, he can create purely alone, which makes his work feel fun. It’s been three years since he started his sculpture practice, and he most enjoys the process of finding wood for his sculptures. His studio is an hour outside of Seoul in his gutted childhood home –– which makes many of the memories and emotions from his childhood be absorbed into his work.

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