I Love You, Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec 9th, 2023 - March 16th, 2024
My solo exhibition “I Love You” questions the meaning and innocence of love through thirteen ceramic sculptures.
Cigarette After Sex (2023) / ceramics / 20 x 14 x 8 inches
The title “Cigarette After Sex” is derived from the American pop band Cigarettes After Sex.
Creep (2023) / ceramics, automotive paint / 8 x 10 x 13 inches
“Creep” captures the chilling sensation that ran through my body and fingers as I witnessed an unsettling interaction between two people.
Fucking Hot Pot (2023) / ceramics / 12 x 13 x 11 Inches
“Fucking Hot Pot” mixes images of food and body parts to prompt contemplation on the meaning of possessing a body and its relationship to consuming food.
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I Love (Love Not) You (2023) / ceramics / 16 x 6 x 7 inches
“I Love (Love Not) You” questions the altruism of love through the portrayal of a self-sacrificial figure heated by flames inside a kiln, exhaling a heart-shaped smoke through a chimney.
I Wish You Died (2023) / ceramics, colored sand, automotive paint, spray paint / 13 x 13 x 13 inches
“I Wish You Died” explores the emotional intensity of love through constrained forms and suggestive bodily representations.
Narcissist (2023) / ceramics / 7 x 5 x 19 inches
The form of “Narcissist” came from referencing a cartoon character called Charmander in the Japanese TV series Pokémon. Charmander is a Pokémon that looks like a dinosaur with a small flame at the end of its tail. The light blue base underneath is made to create a reflection of the long yellow form on top. The head of the yellow piece plunges into its reflection, which entails the title derived from the Greek mythology of Narcissus falling in love with his reflections on a pool of water.
Stalker (2023) / ceramics, spray paint / 12 x 10 x 11 inches
“Stalker” was inspired by the Korean News, where I learned about a stalker recording the sound of his neighbor by putting his phone against her front door. Despite the insanity and unethicality of the stalker, I questioned the fundamental difference between his love and mine when I was in love with someone, which led me to inquire about the meaning of love and make this piece. The small rectangular box placed on the facade of “Stalker” represents the stalker’s phone against his neighbor’s door, while the black and blue rod on the right resembles a doorknob.
Love Is an Open Whore (2023) / ceramics / 12 x 16 x 9 inches
The name “Love Is an Open Whore” comes from the song “Love Is an Open Door” in Disney’s animated movie “Frozen”. The form takes reference from the snowman character named “Olaf.”
Cut Your Tongue (2023) / ceramics, red tubing, spray paint / 12 x 10 x 26 inches
"Words hurt the most when you love someone"—is what I thought when I made this piece.
Don’t Leave Me (2023) / ceramics, acrylic paint, spray paint, steel / 10 x 15 x 21 inches
Playboy (2023) / ceramics / 17 x 12 x 10 inches
I developed the form for “Playboy” by envisioning a fork’s three prongs piercing separate pieces of a cake-like dessert, alluding to greed as a metaphor.
We Belong Together (2023) / ceramics / 17 x 14 x 8 inches
“We Belong Together” depicts two figures bound within a chamber of restraint.
Butts and Doubts (2022) / ceramics / 15 x 12 x 14 inches