Onggi Pottery Earlier this fall I had the pleasure of seeing Onggi Pottery made in Gimhae, a small village about 4 hours south of Seoul. An Si-Seong is the only Onggi Potter left in this community, and one of a few in Korea. He is also one of the country’s Tangible Cultural Assets. Onggi production dates […]
Enjoy your morning coffee or tea with this wheel thrown and hand altered ceramic mug decorated with a dark blue vine design. This mug will be a favorite! These recent works are inspired with a "Modern Victorian" style. This mug is microwave and dishwasher safe. Handwashing is recommended. Holds approx 15oz 4.5"H x 5"W Each mug is one of a kind and handmade with love! All work is created and fired by us in our studio in Kansas City.
On the outskirts of Ulsan is the Oegosan Onggi Pottery Village. A great day trip, especially with children, as you can join many experiences.
Where to buy best ceramic art goods in Korea? Visit Icheon city, Gyeonggi Province.
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Photos of Korea from the imperial era and Japanese occupation, c. 1895-1920. Pictures of Korean families, street scenes, and everyday life.
Late notice of an exhibition of ceramics in Cornwall: Michel Francois & Young Gi Seo: Cornwall To Korea 17 August - 27 October 2019 Leach Pottery | Higher Stennack | St Ives TR26 2HE | www.leachpottery.com A stunning array of new works by Falmouth potter Michel Francois and Korean potter Young Gi Seo uniquely made
Icheon is known as a center of Korean ceramic manufacturing and designated as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Crafts & Folk Arts. Gyeonggi-do operates policies that support the cultural industry and artist
Jeon Seong Keun Placing an artist’s work in the context of Korean ceramic history should not be undertaken with every ceramic artists. Although we as ceramic artists personally perceive ourselves as being innovative or unique we still all stand on the shoulders of those who preceded us. Even with all of the individual innovative work that is being done by ceramic artists internationally it is rare that a contemporary ceramic artist would stand out to the point that such an attempt to place that artist in the context of the ceramic history of that artist's country could or should be made. Jeon Seong Keun was such an artist. Jeon Seong Keun Double Walled Bottle Korea has a long history of ceramic open-work. Silla Kingdom (3 Kingdoms Period) 1 This includes the open work of the 3 Kingdoms Period (삼국시대) (57-BCE - 668 CE abt) of Silla, Baekje and Gogureo and also includes particularly the Gaya Confederacy (42-532 CE). Gaya Confederacy 2 It continued through Unified Silla (668-935 CE) and was followed by the magnificent open work created during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392 CE) Goryro Dynasty Brush Stand 3 Goryro Dynasty Teapot with Warming Bowl 4 Then came the striking white porcelain openwork of the Joseon Dynasty that inspired Jeon Seong Keun. Joseon Dynasty Dragon Brush Holder 5 Joseon Dynasty Double Walled Vase 6 Detail Joseon Dynasty Double Walled Vase 6a Today, Many Korean contemporary artists include open-work as part of their ceramic repertoire. Open-work has endured throughout much of Korea's ceramic history. Although many Korean ceramic artists are truly masters of open-work, in my opinion, none have mastered the full range of this work, including three dimensional sculptural carving, to the degree achieved by Jeon Seong Keun. Freshly Carved Double-Walled Bamboo Bottle Jeon Seong Keun Detail Freshly Carved Double-Walled Bamboo Bottle Jeon Seong Keun Seo Jung Gul Chief Director, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation said, "Jeon's work goes beyond open-work. Regardless of size and shape, highly wrought carving spreads over the whole body evenly in his work. Compared with general open-work, his skill has a striking difference because of the 3 dimensional mass." Detail Partially Dried Double Walled Flower Design Jeon Seong Keun This piece is not the finished piece of the one in process above but is of similar topic Indeed, Jeon Seong Keun's work does surpass most traditional open-work. Ambrogio Possi, the famous Italian designer who participated in the 2003, 2nd World Ceramic Biennale Workshop, said about Jeon's work: "I couldn't imagine that such a feat was humanly possible." Chief Director Seo Jung Gul reported that Possi felt sorry that during the workshop the right circumstances were not created to highlight Jeon's work enough. High praise indeed. Double Walled Teapot Jeon Seong Keun With the combination of traditional open-work skills and sculpture carving skills Jeon Seong Keun was able to take porcelain openwork to another level. We know the techniques gained through woodcarving are not directly transferable to porcelain clay. That transfer Jeon had to do by himself. Jeon Seong Keun was able to master both open-work and three dimensional carving on porcelain, the most difficult of clays with which to work, is as the Italian Possi exclaimed truly unimaginable. Double Walled Bottle Jeon Seong Keun In my opinion, after personally researching Korean ceramics for at least 4 decades, Jeon Seong Keun achieved a level of understanding and skill that stands out as among the finest in Korean ceramic history. I personally believe Jeon Seong Keun was the most skilled open-work carver in Korean history. That we have lost Jeon Seong Keun at such a young age is truly tragic. We join his family in mourning this great loss, and are thankful for his life and work. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 National Museum of Korea - Seoul 2 National Museum of Korea - Gimhae Note on 4: There is a debate as to the purpose of this type vessel. Some have suggested it is a wine ewer with warming bowl. However others argue that the lotus blossom bowl, a symbol of Buddhism would not be used for wine. The drinking of tea was at its height during the Goryeo Dynasty and was enjoyed by all from peasant to palace. Note on 6: This national treasure sculptural double walled open-work has both slumped and cracked during firing. It is seldom seen from this angle as most often photographers take its image from a angle that doesn't expose that it has slumped. There is a great degree of loss in firing open-work. Add to that sculptural open-work with its various degrees of thickness and one is always courting with disaster during the firing. It is one thing to carve sculptural open work in jade that is not drying and shrinking and quite a different thing to carve in porcelain. Where are the other large open-work vessels made during the Joseon Dynasty? One must remember that Japan annexed Korea for nearly 50 years during the first part of the last century. In the process they sold thousands of Korean treasures to museums and private collectors world wide and took thousands of pieces to Japan. Only a few remain in Korea. Previous Post Next Post
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Icheon Ceramics Village in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is home to over 300 ceramics studios where artists use traditional techniques to produce a wide range of functional pottery and artwork. Nearly 40 of the studios still use wood-fired kilns. This video filmed by the American Museum of Ceramic Art shows five ceramic masters from Icheon at work in their studios. The process of creating is almost more beautiful than the finished pieces. (via Huffington Post) More
In high school, nearly everyone took ceramics as an elective. I, however, decided to take two languages and never got to use a pottery wheel, until about four years after graduating (shudder) and moving to Korea. My boyfriend and I had the opportunity to visit Cheolsu's Pottery Workshop in Itaewon t
