Chaos

2007
Not on view
Inspired by the buncheong tradition of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Yoon’s recent works tend toward the sculptural and exploit the dynamic, tactile potential of clay, glaze, and white slip. Through the drips and splashes on this piece, the artist intended to convey the moment of energetic chaos before the birth of a new life.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 윤광조 혼돈
  • 尹光照 混沌
  • Title: Chaos
  • Artist: Yoon Kwang-Cho (Korean, born 1946)
  • Date: 2007
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Stoneware with white slip and ash glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); W. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Korean Art Gifts and Parnassus Foundation/Jane and Raphael Bernstein Gift, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.89
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Yoon Kwang-Cho
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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