Park Sung Wook
Park Sung Wook specializes in Moon Jars and has been creating them for over twenty years. He is an artist that uses ceramics as a medium for his fine art and tea wares with a unique expression that resonates throughout his entire work. His inspiration comes from classic Korean ceramics, focusing on Buncheong and pure iron black glaze.
Buncheong style ceramics use dark clay with a white slip, predating Japanese ceramics by several hundred years. It is an art form defined by the depth of expression in two simple colors; black and white. Like in calligraphy, the pressure put on each brushstroke creates a dark blot like a vortex or a thin, translucent gray, almost a shadow of color. Buncheong can express strength and lightness without any use of decoration; all you are left with is the pure shape of the ceramic and the seemingly infinite layers of glaze.
"I work with small pieces of ceramics to produce a complete work. This process entails the reinterpretation of fragments of ancient ceramics. By putting the pieces together, I become aware of the layers of time."
Buncheong style ceramics use dark clay with a white slip, predating Japanese ceramics by several hundred years. It is an art form defined by the depth of expression in two simple colors; black and white. Like in calligraphy, the pressure put on each brushstroke creates a dark blot like a vortex or a thin, translucent gray, almost a shadow of color. Buncheong can express strength and lightness without any use of decoration; all you are left with is the pure shape of the ceramic and the seemingly infinite layers of glaze.
"I work with small pieces of ceramics to produce a complete work. This process entails the reinterpretation of fragments of ancient ceramics. By putting the pieces together, I become aware of the layers of time."
