Sam Chung Ceramic Technique

Whether he s working on hand carved stone pots or wheel thrown porcelain creations inspired by a book of korean cloud motifs chung looks to influences beyond the art world and history.

Sam chung ceramic technique.

Sam chung is an arizona based ceramic artist. When sam chung stumbled across a book of korean cloud motifs he decided to explore pairing them with traditional korean pottery forms and his cloud series was born. He received his mfa from arizona state university and his ba degree from st. Olaf college in northfield minnesota.

See more ideas about ceramics pottery ceramics monthly. But probably the most unusual approach to altering a form is sam chung s technique for cutting into the surface of a piece and adding clay which has the opposite effect of removing darts. Aug 22 2014 explore lynne coat s board sam chung followed by 420 people on pinterest. He often throws more than one form to use in completing a singular object.

His ceramics cups bottles and containers have highly decorative china painted surfaces. In today s post an excerpt from the november 2014 issue of ceramics monthly sam shares his wheel throwing and altering process which results in pots that look like they are. Hand building techniques are employed in addition to thrown elements. Sam chung is an artist who loves to explore the balance among form function and design.

Between his undergraduate and graduate programs he worked as a special post bac student at the university of minnesota. In our interview we talk about the transitions in technique and content he has made in his career his methods for altering ceramic forms and the impact that loss has on personal identity. Feb 20 2013 michael simon tatsuzo shimaoka jeff shapiro ted saupe tim rowan justin rothshank brian rochefort david reagan jeff oestreich richard notkin. Works often begin on either the potter s wheel or using slabs which are then cut manipulated reassembled and decorated.

This additive approach results in a unique sculpted surface taking the thrown form to whole new level. Today on the tales of a red clay rambler podcast i have an interview with sam chung. Jan 24 2016 explore contemporary ceramic artists s board sam chung followed by 375 people on pinterest. See more ideas about ceramics tea pots pottery.