Why Ottchil demands patience: on Eunhee Lee’s Korean lacquerware craft
The Hindu
Eunhee Lee’s show featuring the time-consuming Korean lacquerware craft also celebrates the beauty of repetition
Eunhee Lee achieves a perfect marriage between beauty and function with her ottchil artefacts. Through the demanding techniques of the traditional Korean lacquerware, the Korean artist transforms utilitarian objects such as wooden bowls, cups and plates into elegant art pieces as seen in ‘The Aesthetics of Waiting’, an ongoing virtual exhibition. Commissioned by the InKo Centre in Chennai, it celebrates the exquisite simplicity of Lee’s lacquerware. And its contemporary sensibilities.
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