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List Of Korean Ceramic Artists And Sculptors
This is a compilation of Korean artists whose work is in three-dimensional materials, such as potters, other ceramic artists, and sculptors. Contemporary Ceramic Artists :See also Korean Pottery and Porcelain and Korean Art. * Yu Geun-Hyeong (b. 1894 d. 1993) *Hwang, Jong Koo (b. 1919 d. 2003) *Whang, Chong Nye (b. 1927) *Kwon, Soon Hyung (b. 1929) *Kim, Kee Chul (b. 1935) *Cho, Chung Hyun (b. 1940) * Yoon, Kwang cho (Yoon, Kwang Jo) (b. 1946) *Yoo, Byung Ho (b. 1947) * Kim, Yik Yung (b. 1935) * Cho Ki-Jung (1939-2007) * Shin, Sang Ho (b. 1947) References: * Korean Ceramics Today. Korea-Britain Centennial Committee, 1983 *Contemporary Korean Ceramics: Survey of Current Works. Grossmont College, 1993 *From the Fire: A survey of contemporary Korean ceramics. International Arts & Artists, 2004 References {{Reflist Ceramic Ceramic * Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Pottery And Porcelain
Korean ceramic history begins with the oldest earthenware from around 8000 BC. Throughout the history, the Korean peninsula has been home to lively, innovative, and sophisticated art making. Long period of stability have allowed for the establishment of spiritual traditions, and artisan technologies specific to the region. Korean ceramics in Neolithic period have a unique geometric patterns of sunshine, or it's decorated with twists. In Southern part of Korea, Mumun pottery were popular. Mumun togi used specific minerals to make colors of red and black. Korean pottery developed a distinct style of its own, with its own shapes, such as the moon jar or Buncheong sagi which is a new form between earthenware and porcelain, white clay inlay celadon of Goryeo, and later styles like minimalism that represents Korean Joseon philosophers' idea. Many talented Korean potters were captured and brought to Japan during the invasions of Korea, where they heavily contributed to advancing Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 BC. These mainly consist of votive sculptures and more recently, petroglyphs, which were rediscovered. This early period was followed by the art styles of various Korean kingdoms and dynasties. Korean artists sometimes modified Chinese traditions with a native preference for simple elegance, spontaneity, and an appreciation for purity of nature. The Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) was one of the most prolific periods for a wide range of disciplines, especially pottery. The Korean art market is concentrated in the Insadong district of Seoul where over 50 small galleries exhibit and occasional fine arts auctions. Galleries are cooperatively run, small and often with curated and finely designed exhibits. In every town there are smaller regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Geun-Hyeong
Yu Geun-Hyeong (유근형 ; 柳根瀅) (April 5, 1894 – January 20, 1993) was a master Korean ceramist and played a leading role in the revival of Goryeo celadon. He first worked at the Hanyang Koryo Ceramics Factory run by the Japanese in Shindang-dong, Seoul. He scoured the Korean Peninsula in his research into kilns used for celadon. During the 1930s he achieved fame both in Korea and Japan by successfully reproducing celadon. He dedicated himself to the restoration of the celadon genre, working first at the Songbuk kiln at the Korea Arts and Culture Research Center at the Kansong Art Museum in 1954, and later at the Korean Formal Arts Research Center in Taebang-dong. Beginning in the 1930s, he nearly single-handedly sought for the revival of traditional Koryo celadon. His name is also written as ''Yu Geun-Hyeong'' or ''Yu Kun-hyong'' or ''Yoo Geun-hyung or Yoo Keun-Hyeong. The studio name is written as Haegang or Hae-Gang.'' Biography He produced porcelain celadon from 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Kwang-cho
Yoon Kwang-cho (born January 30, 1946) is a South Korean ceramic artist. His works have been shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum and the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, and are part of the regular collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Royal Museum of Mariemont and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. In 2004, he won the "Artist of the Year" award from the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, for his significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art. In 2008, he was given the Kyung-Ahm Prize. His studio is in Gyeongju, South Korea. Style and nature of his work Yoon specializes in his own variants on the traditional Korean ceramic style called buncheong. He has modified this style, using angular shapes decorated with brushwork in white. He often represents aspects of Kyongju in his work. Biography Yoon Kwang-cho was born in Hamhung, present-day North Korea. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yik Yung
Kim Yik Yung, born in 1935 in Chongjin, Hamgyong, is a South Korean ceramic artist. She studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then went to the US, where she studied ceramics at Alfred University, New York State. After returning to Korea, she worked as a researcher in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea. Kim was co-winner of the 2004 "Artist of the Year" award from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art for significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art. Her work has been shown in major exhibitions in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Europe. Education * 1957 B. S. Degree, Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University * 1958 Finished 1-year course of Ceramic Engineering, Seoul National University * 1959 Finished 1-year course of Crafts and Arts, Hongik University * 1961 M. F. A. College of Ceramics at Alfred University Experiences * 1958-1959 Research Assistant, AID Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Ki-Jung
Cho Ki-Jung (June 22, 1939 – December 20, 2007) was a South Korean potter who was designated as living treasure by the Gwangju Metropolitan Government in 1986 for his achievement to revive Goryeo celadon. Style and nature of his work He works in traditional styles. He rediscovered how to produce blue celadons of the quality of Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ... times. See also * List of Korean ceramic artists and sculptors * List of people of Korean descent Notes External links *http://www.antiquealive.com/masters/m16/master16_view3.html (tells of his search to recreate blue celadon) South Korean ceramists South Korean potters 1939 births 2007 deaths 20th-century ceramists {{Korea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Korean People By Occupation
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Korean Sculptors
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