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237 Lisburn Road, Belfast
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BT9 7EN, Northern Ireland
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Bernard Kim
Born in 1942,
Bernard Kim spent the first few years of his education studying with the renowned sculptor Kim Man Sul.
12 years of his studying and honing the skills of a stone craftsman earned Bernard a scolarship to one
of America's most prominent art colleges. Studying in America gave Bernard greater scope to enable him
to develop his curiosity and interest in the art of hand crafted stone sculpture.
For many years
stone was the medium in which Bernard produced the majority of his work. It wasn't until he was approached
by his old mentor and teacher Kim Man Sul, that his interests changed. Bernard was commissioned to produce
a life size copy of one of China's national treasures the Boshinak Bell and the medium for the project
was to be Bronze. It was this commission that changed his feel for sculpture entirely. Here was a medium
he could work in that proudced the high detail he is very much capable of. The figurines could be intricate
and complex or plain and simple. Bernard began to study further, studying the great bronze
sculptors throughout history. No sculpture had a greater effect on his talents than the Swiss sculptor
Alberto Giacommetti did. Alberto's 'Thin Man' collection in pure bronze gave inspiration for many of
Bernard's creations.
From 1995 onwards, exhibitions of his work were numerous. None more so than
the awards he recieved for his work at the exhibitions at the Ideal Gallery in Florida USA and the Dae
Ryung Gallery New Jersey USA.
'Mother Love' are words that Bernard uses to describe the creative
influences behind his designs. When asked 'why?' ,'..because it is the source of all things' he says.
This influence can be seen in a number of designs none more so than the 'Mother and Child', a truely
beautiful figurine depicting the bond between a mother and her new-born child.
A now renowned artist,
Bernard has a firm foundation upon which to continue to generate quality Bronzeware. A skill which will
be passed on from generation to generation for many years to come.
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