Do Ho Suh
Untitled (Glass Bowl), 2004
Do-Ho Suh’s "Untitled (Glass Bowl)" is a glass sculpture with an impression of the …
Do Ho Suh is renowned for his site-specific installations that manipulate scale to emphasize the malleability of space and examine the issues of cultural identity and anonymity. Suh’s training in traditional Oriental painting and his mandatory service in the South Korean military have significantly influenced his work. In his 2003 work Some/One, for example, thousands of military dog tags are amassed in an interlocking pattern to form the larger silhouette of a traditional Korean robe, illustrating the way individuals are used as building blocks to shape a collective whole.
Do-Ho Suh’s "Untitled (Glass Bowl)" is a glass sculpture with an impression of the artist’s outstretched hands in its base. The handblown glass seems to offer Suh’s creative energy as a gift. With this gesture of generosity, something ephemeral solidifies and something deeply personal becomes social. Like …
Do Ho Suh is renowned for his site-specific installations that manipulate scale to emphasize the malleability of space and examine the issues of cultural identity and anonymity. Suh’s training in traditional Oriental painting and his mandatory service in the South Korean military have significantly influenced his work. In his 2003 work Some/One, for example, thousands of military dog tags are amassed in an interlocking pattern to form the larger silhouette of a traditional Korean robe, illustrating the way individuals are used as building blocks to shape a collective whole.
