The simplicity and fluidity of wood

Korean artist Cha Jong Rye was born in 1968 in Daejoen, Korea and was educated at Ewha Women's University in Seoul, specializing in sculpture. His birthplace, which in translation means Cwide ampalways reminded him of his simple roots. The simplicity of nature, the essence of things in nature and wood are at the basis of her work. In her hands the wood takes on fluidity, gives the sensation of movement, of passing through, of living.

Shapes that break the flat surface reaching towards the sky

Cha Jong Rye uses wood to express her inner thoughts, her woodwork taking on the most interesting and strange shapes. Her works are made from hundreds of pieces of wood, which she hand polishes and arranges so that they take on shapes that remind us of genesis, of selenian soils, of beginnings and endings.

Cha Jong Rye works wood as if it were clay or paint. He meticulously layers hundreds of carefully sanded pieces of wood into shapes that seem to have no beginning or end. The result is shifting dunes, ruffled linen or conical seascapes. About the cones in his sculptures, he says it is the first shape to break a flat surface and the last shape to reach the sky.

Her work shows craftsmanship, attention to detail and precision. She succeeds in transforming the hard and heavy appearance of wood into soft, warm and tactile sculptures. The asymmetrical surfaces create plays of light and shadow that amplify the sensation of movement, energy, flow and life.

Cha Jong Rye's works are part of numerous private collections or in museums. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world. She currently lives and works in Korea.