Jae Yong Kim is a Korean artist best known for his incredibly realistic and playful sculptures of donuts. He primarily works with cermaics and installation, consistently displaying a quirkly and eccentric style that relflects the artist’s personality.

Ceramic

Donuts

Jae Yong Kim’s donuts are fired with three different types of clays, then finished with glitter, paint and swarovski crystals.

“Donut could represent other vices we crave for the sugar, cream, and spice they bring to life… The clever ploy here is to make the source of evil look as appetizing and appealing as a donut.”

— Daniel Larkin on Hyperallergic, 2012