작가소개
아티스트이자 디자이너인 강정은은 현대 생활에 쓰임이 있는 가구, 리빙용품, 오브제와 같은 라이프 스타일 아이템을 만든다.
한국의 전통 문화 및 현대 인류의 습관과 관련된 기원을 다루는 재료와 문화 연구에 중점을 둔 실험적인
studio VONZ를 운영 중이며 예술과 디자인을 오가며 작업을 하고 있다.
새롭고 오래된 전통적인 재료는 흥미롭고 예상치 못한 조합으로 이어진다.
재료에 대한 재해석으로 옛 기술, 재료와 현대 재료의 조합으로 전통공예와 현대적 생활방식의 격차를 좁히는 일을 하고 있으며
색상, 질감, 및 물질성에 대한 깊은 관심은 진정성 있는 미학으로 이어진다.
그녀의 모든 작품과 해석은 그녀의 손으로 만들어진다. 모든 피스들은 한국에 있는 소규모 작업장과 전문엔지니어와 긴밀한 협업을 하고 있다.
일상 제품에 한국 전통의 예술적 가치를 자연스럽게 담아 메시지를 전달하고 깊이 있는 여운과 삶의 풍요로움을 전하고자한다.
수상
2020 Excellent Craft Product of Korea, K-Ribbon Selection
2019 Korea Good Design Selection
2019 Excellent Cultural Product of Korea, K-Ribbon Selection
2019 Korea Tourist Souvenir Contest
2019 Cultural Heritage Repair Technician (ottchil, meaning “lacquering”)
페어 / 전시
2021 Trace Group Exhibition / Onyou Gallery, Anyang (slated for August)
2020 Craft Trend Fair / Seoul
2020 A Sense of Relief (group exhibition) / Objecthood, Busan
2020 Busan Art Fair / Busan
2020 Craft Kiosk (group exhibition) / Cociety, Seoul
2020 Encore Seoul Design Festival / Moiso Gallery, Seoul
2020 VONZ Exhibition / Noblesse Shop, Seoul
2019 Seoul Design Fair / COEX, Seoul
2019 Gwang-Ju Design Biennale / Gwang-Ju
2019 Hotel Fair / COEX, Seoul
2019 Seoul Living Design Fair / COEX, Seoul
2018 Craft Trend Fair / COEX, Seoul
2017 Home Table Deco Fair / COEX, Seoul
2017 Sovan Group Exhibition / Lotte Gallery, Seoul
2017 New Memories in Holiday / Artside Gallery, Seoul
2016 Craft Trend Fair Seoul / COEX, Seoul
2016 Paperworld / Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Kang, Jeongeun is an artist and designer who creates lifestyle items such as furniture, living goods, and objects that are useful in modern life.
She runs the experimental studio VONZ, which focuses on materials and cultural studies that address the origins of
traditional Korean culture and the habits of modern humans, as well as works positioned between art and design.
New and old traditional materials lead to interesting and unexpected combinations.
The artist works to bridge the gap between traditional crafts and modern lifestyles by reinterpreting and combining old techniques and materials with modern ones.
Her deep interest in colors, textures, and properties of materials is what enables her works to show authentic aesthetics.
She makes all of her works by hand, working closely with small workshops and professional engineers in Korea.
By incorporating the artistic value of Korean tradition into our daily products, she seeks to convey a message about the deep afterglow and richness of life.
Award / Certificate
2020 Excellent Craft Product of Korea, K-Ribbon Selection
2019 Korea Good Design Selection
2019 Excellent Cultural Product of Korea, K-Ribbon Selection
2019 Korea Tourist Souvenir Contest
2019 Cultural Heritage Repair Technician (ottchil, meaning “lacquering”)
Fair / Exhibition
2021 Trace Group Exhibition / Onyou Gallery, Anyang (slated for August)
2020 Craft Trend Fair / Seoul
2020 A Sense of Relief (group exhibition) / Objecthood, Busan
2020 Busan Art Fair / Busan
2020 Craft Kiosk (group exhibition) / Cociety, Seoul
2020 Encore Seoul Design Festival / Moiso Gallery, Seoul
2020 VONZ Exhibition / Noblesse Shop, Seoul
2019 Seoul Design Fair / COEX, Seoul
2019 Gwang-Ju Design Biennale / Gwang-Ju
2019 Hotel Fair / COEX, Seoul
2019 Seoul Living Design Fair / COEX, Seoul
2018 Craft Trend Fair / COEX, Seoul
2017 Home Table Deco Fair / COEX, Seoul
2017 Sovan Group Exhibition / Lotte Gallery, Seoul
2017 New Memories in Holiday / Artside Gallery, Seoul
2016 Craft Trend Fair Seoul / COEX, Seoul
2016 Paperworld / Frankfurt am Main, Germany
