Category
CraftCountry
KoreaGenre
Ceramics & Pottery, Objects & Sculptural Craft
giz carves into clay the quiet clarity of traditional Korean ink-wash painting and the refined lines and spaciousness found in Korean architecture and craft.
Drawing from the restrained sensibility of sumukhwa (Korean ink painting), we go beyond “black” as a single color and present a new experience of black, where depth, grain, and nuance come alive.
Using traditional decorative techniques such as johwa (sgraffito) and sanggam (inlay), our finely drawn lines create an atmosphere that is both gentle and intense, like the tonal gradations of ink. Through this work, we aim to move past the conventional boundaries of black and capture an Eastern spirit of restraint, where ink, line, negative space, and depth quietly resonate.
2025 Korea Craft Trend Fair (25.12.11-25.12.14)
Ceramics & Pottery, Objects & Sculptural Craft
Craft
giz’s black echoes the deep darkness of meok (墨), traditional ink. Subtle shifts in tone formed by delicate lines evoke the soft yet powerful gradations found in ink painting.
Across a surface that feels at once like stone and like paper, long, breath-drawn lines settle into the clay. As they layer and repeat, they create a refined and unfamiliar optical effect, a depth that seems to hover. A faint, permeating white grain emerges within the black, recalling the lingering afterimage of ink that remains even in silence.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Wheel throwing, sgraffito
giz’s black echoes the deep darkness of meok (墨), traditional ink. Subtle shifts in tone formed by delicate lines evoke the soft yet powerful gradations found in ink painting.
Across a surface that feels at once like stone and like paper, long, breath-drawn lines settle into the clay. As they layer and repeat, they create a refined and unfamiliar optical effect, a depth that seems to hover. A faint, permeating white grain emerges within the black, recalling the lingering afterimage of ink that remains even in silence.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Wheel throwing, sgraffito
giz’s black echoes the deep darkness of meok (墨), traditional ink. Subtle shifts in tone formed by delicate lines evoke the soft yet powerful gradations found in ink painting.
Across a surface that feels at once like stone and like paper, long, breath-drawn lines settle into the clay. As they layer and repeat, they create a refined and unfamiliar optical effect, a depth that seems to hover. A faint, permeating white grain emerges within the black, recalling the lingering afterimage of ink that remains even in silence.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Wheel throwing, sgraffito
