Yoon Kwang-cho
Encyclopedia
Yoon Kwang-cho is a South Korean ceramic artist.
His works have been shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
, the Seattle Art Museum
Birmingham Museum of Art
in Alabama, and are part of the regular collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum
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.
His studio is in Gyeongju
, South Korea.
. He has modified this style, using angular shapes decorated with brushwork in white. He often represents aspects of Kyongju in his work.
, present-day North Korea
. He attended school in South Korea, graduating from Hong-Ik University in Seoul
in 1973. He then studied at the Karatsu Kiln in Japan
(an age-old center for Korean ceramics), becoming inspired to work in the traditional Korean pottery known as buncheong.
His works have been shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
, the Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
The Seattle Art Museum is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It maintains three major facilities: its main museum in downtown Seattle; the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the central Seattle waterfront, which opened on...
Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham Museum of Art
Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama today has one of the finest collections in the Southeast US, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing a numerous diverse cultures, including Asian, European, American,...
in Alabama, and are part of the regular collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year....
.
In 2004 he won the "Artist of the Year" award from the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, for his significant contribution to the development of Korean contemporary ceramic art.
His studio is in Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, South Korea.
Style and nature of his work
Yoon specializes in his own variants on the traditional Korean ceramic style called buncheongBuncheong
Buncheong ware, or Punch'ong ware is a form of traditional Korean stoneware, with a bluish-green tone. Pots are coated with a white slip, and decorative designs are painted on using an iron pigment. The style emerged in the early Joseon Dynasty, largely replacing celadon in common use...
. 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 HamhungHamhung
Hamhŭng is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. In late 2005, nearby Hŭngnam was made a ward within Hamhŭng-si. It has a population of 768,551 as of 2008.-Geography:...
, present-day North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. He attended school in South Korea, graduating from Hong-Ik University in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
in 1973. He then studied at the Karatsu Kiln in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(an age-old center for Korean ceramics), becoming inspired to work in the traditional Korean pottery known as buncheong.
External links
- Profile, in Korean and English
- http://www.artsbma.org/koreanceramicspr.htm