Support for Traditional Craftsmanship

With the aim of reflecting the value of traditional craft and creating sustainable crafts for the future, YÉOL supports various programs funding master artisans, YÉOL Artisan of the Year Award, Young Craftsman Award, and Buyeo Culture Project.

In 2013, YÉOL created the “Young Craftsman Award” to recognize promising young craftsmen. The prize is aimed at expanding the field of craftsmanship by encouraging young talents to develop new perspectives on traditional craftsmanship, as well as exploring new applications.

Lyu Nam Gwon, Ottchil(Korean Traditional Lacquer) Craftsman, 2022

 

Advisor(Kim Jung Hoo, Metal Craf​t Artist)​

 

Lyu Nam Gwon, who majored in East Asian painting and furniture design, creates works of unique atmosphere using the traditional lacquering technique of jitaechilgi, which involves the application of lacquer finish to paper objects. Lacquer suffuses and overlaps over the rough texture of the paper, repeating to build up the characteristic layers serving to distinguish the artist’s work.

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