Chung Hae-Cho

Chung Hae-Cho uses hemp and lacquer as his primary medium, because those are the things that are very beloved by him from his childhood. During his time in college, Chung noticed the lack of knowledge being taught about lacquer, and had decided to approach the traditional craftsman to learn more about the technique. The shapes in his works are influenced by river stone that are worn out by the streams into smooth pebbles and the complex process that accumulated the pebbles. The colours of his works reflect the obangsaek - the five directional colours, the tradition colours of Korea (Red, Yellow, Blue, Black and White).
His work is in the collection of the British Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in USA. His work has been shown at COLLECT in the UK; SOFA Chicago in USA; Maison et Object and Révélations in France.
Selected Works

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Colour Luster 1702, 2017
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
12 x 12 x 12 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Black Luster 0820, 2008
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
30 x 30 x 44 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Red Luster 1403, 2017
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
12 x 12 x 12 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
12 x 12 x 12 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Black luster 1504, 2015
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
25 × 50 × 50 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Black Luster 1501, 2015
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
40 × 30 × 30 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Green, Blue,
Red luster 0824, 2008
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
30 × 20 × 20 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Black luster 0825, 2008
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
47 × 27.5 × 27.5 cm

Chung Hae-Cho
Rhythm of the Yellow Luster 1505, 2015,
Ottchil (lacquer), hemp cloth
40 × 30 × 30 cm