Vessel with Plantain Surface Decoration by Sangwook Huh

Vessel / Classical Geometric Conceptual

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Drawing on the ancient 14th-century technique of buncheong, meaning to powder the surface, part of a rich ceramic tradition in Korea, this white slip brushed ceramic vessel has been assembled from two large bowls thrown on the wheel. The vessel’s surface is treated like a painting, first layered with slip and brushed with iron oxide to create a plantain pattern, and then finished with a layer of silver – a modern juxtaposition against the historical white and blue. Inspired by the writings of Taejoon Lee, the piece evokes the exotic sensibility of landscape and the layers of time.

Sangwook Huh

Vessel
Vessel with Plantain Surface Decoration
2019
Clay, red iron oxide, cobalt, white slip, silver gloss.
37 x 37 x 37.5 cm

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