Sam Chung

"Cloudscape Quadriptych", Contemporary, Porcelain Vases, Ceramic, China Paint

2019

White flat cloud & White curved cloud is a set of two ceramic sculptures by contemporary artist Tien Wen from the series “Closed vases”. These sculptures are iconic of Tien Wen’s...

This vessel is the first of the Unsung Muses series, and it references two compositions by Cezanne in which women are seen bathing, undisturbed by the voyeurism of the artist and/or viewer. However, in my version, the two women on the “back” are staring straight out at the audience as if they are perturbed by our interruption. The text reads from front to back, “we are not here for / your viewing pleasure.” This piece is meant to speak to the way women are constantly objectified and ogled for male gratification while offering a firm statement on our autonomy. Unsung Muses is a group of large-scale vessels, wall pieces, and small sculptures which comprised a solo exhibition at the University of Georgia's School of Art in October 2015. The works were accompanied by an excerpt from an Adrienne Rich poem titled "Transcendental Etude." The excerpt reads: "But in fact we were always like this, rootless, dismembered: knowing it makes the difference. Birth stripped our birthright from us, tore us from a woman, from women, from ourselves so early on and the whole chorus throbbing at our ears like midges, told us nothing, nothing of origins, nothing we needed to know, nothing that could re-member us." Alex Hodge...

This hand-built lidded vessel by ceramic artist Sam Chung exemplifies his signature fusion of functional form and stylized abstraction. The “Cloud Box” features Chung’s iconic floati...

A cluster of 5 unique tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-...

A cluster of 5 unique tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-...

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

A grouping of one-of-a-kind Kawa Series vases that are handcrafted by Luft Tanaka Studio by casting porcelain into sewn leather molds. Sold as a set of 4 items. As a result of the...

Akiko Hirai 12 'Morandi' Bottles, 2022 Grogged stoneware, white glaze Tallest 29 cm 11.4 in

Organic white ceramic vases with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Cluster of 5 va...

A large grouping of 9 unique tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is ...