Korean Contemporary Ceramics

Rough domestic wares for the people were produced from numerous kilns.

Korean contemporary ceramics.

Korean artist sews together broken ceramic shards with 24k gold. Joonho lee is a korean potter with a wide range of aesthetics reaching from traditional korean tea sets to minimal modern work tastefully incorporating other materials like wood or copper. Using 24k gold she affixes the mismatched pieces together breathing new life into otherwise overlooked materials. Most of the korean art forms calligraphy painting architecture or sculpture are strongly linked with that of neighboring china while korean ceramics stand out as highly individual and largely independent of such cultural exchanges.

Read more on my modern met. In 2017 joonho participated in daily art korea and chajing china both major exhibitions for functional pottery. 44 0 20 7942 2000. This challenge is answered by each of the artists in this exhibition of korean contemporary ceramics.

This unique approach to object repair culminates in a collection of organic sculptures that reimagines traditional ceramic art. Yikyung kim in chin lee kang hyo lee youngjae lee and kwang cho yoon. Friday 19 may 2017 sunday 11 february 2018 10 00 17 45 ceramics room 146 and korea room 47g south kensington free event bringing together the work of fifteen emerging and established artists from korea this display. Celadon wine pot history of korean ceramics the three kingdoms of korea 57 bc 668 ad namely silla goguryeo and baekie provided the beginning of korean ceramic history.

The third trend bridges these two by. In korea contemporary ceramic art practice can be roughly divided into three different approaches. Contemporary korean ceramics discover the fascinating work of ceramic artists in korea today. First of all there are artists who adhere to tradition preserving the cultural heritage of the nation.

Five contemporary korean artists august 22 2010 february 13 2011. Perhaps their most remarkable quality is an inherent spontaneity seen in their uneven shapes and playful designs. The korea society s current exhibition of korean ceramics presents the work of eight living artists through such a familiar opposition implying that the dialectic between ancient practices and demands for innovation is at the core of contemporary ceramic art s concerns. Secondly there are those who pursue innovation seeking artistic originality and individual expression.

Life in ceramics surveys the range of perspectives found among contemporary korean ceramicists bringing together for the first time the work of five important artists.