Yun Ju-cheol South Korean, b. 1972

Overview

Innovative ceramicist, Yun creates tactile ceramics using his technique named ‘Cheomjang’. Yun developed Cheomjang from a tradition that dates back to the 15th Century, in which white-slip is applied to a pot and left to dry several times. Yun pushes this process, repeating this step as much as a hundred times to achieve a sensational surface. Using a traditional rice straw brush that creates natural and irregular marks, Yun ‘builds’ multiple spikes that range and connect over the body of pots. The artist adorns the resulting peaks and textures with gold to honour the birth of new traditions and the future.

 

Selected Public Collection

Henan Museum, China

Victoria & Albert Museum, UK

Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Japan

Works
  • Cheomjang 170710
    Cheomjang 170710
  • Cheomjang Moon Jar 1101
    Cheomjang Moon Jar 1101
  • Cheomjang Moon Jar 1004
    Cheomjang Moon Jar 1004
  • Cheomjang Moon Jar 1020
    Cheomjang Moon Jar 1020
  • Cheomjang Moon Jar 1024
    Cheomjang Moon Jar 1024
Exhibitions
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