Draw a Circle
Kim Hyunju’s training as a metal artist is clear in her works. She carefully selects a metal to shape and then affixes mother-of-pearl. In this work, the silver of the nickel accentuates the white tones and glimmer of the shell.
Artwork Details
- 김현주 원을 그리다
- 金賢珠 描畵圓形
- Title: Draw a Circle
- Artist: Kim Hyunju (Korean, born 1979)
- Date: 2016
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Mother-of-pearl and nickel
- Dimensions: 13 3/8 × 13 9/16 × 3/8 in. (34 × 34.5 × 1 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Purchase, Younghee Kim and Alexandra Wait Gift, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.403
- Rights and Reproduction: © Kim Hyunju
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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