Burned Oak Incense and Flower Holder

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Yoo Hyun
Korean Oak
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Sumukhwa (Ink wash painting) refers to a style of painting created using traditional materials and techniques of East Asia, including paper, silk, brush, color and is a cornerstone of traditional Korean painting. SUMUK differs vastly from Western painting in terms of materials, techniques and objectives, as well as in its emphasis on expressions of the artist’s mentality and the importance placed on voids and lines.
The characteristic that most distinguishes SUMUK from Western painting is the absence of contrast; and the ideas are expressed with a sense of restraint, using only the effects of light and shade created by SUMUK.

Namu Home Goods artist Yoo Hyun used Korean ink and wash paintings as a jumping point for the shapes of his miniature sculptures. They are made of burned Korean Oak wood. Each incense/flower holder comes with three components: a wood base with a hole, a metal pin, and a clear marble.

Directions: Place the pin into the center of the clear marble and drop it into the hole in the base (Please see "Components" image in image gallery). Please be careful with any burning object and do not leave incense unattended.

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.