Artists

Sam Chung

I work within the context of the vessel to exploit its universal identity and impart my own vision of merging historical/contemporary and cultural influences. I am curious about finding relationships between various forms of creative expression ranging from art, traditional craft, design and architecture. When I combine these sometimes-disparate relationships, they bring forth a new object that is intended to provoke one’s perception of what is familiar versus what is new.

My most recent work draws influence from Korean art and design. Clouds are a ubiquitous symbol depicted in traditional Korean art. I am interested in the way in which clouds represent a phenomenon that is constantly in flux. Their nature to morph and adapt are similar to the way in which I relate to my own floating sense of identity. These cultural references are intended to serve as an anchor to point towards my own ethnic lineage, but also question my perception of belonging within or outside of it.

Revival Cloudscape
porcelain, china paint
13 x 24 x 9 inches
2019
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Revival Cloud Gourd Bottle
porcelain, china paint
18 x 10.5 x 8 inches
2019
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Cloud Flask
porcelain, china paint
18 x 17 x 8.5 inches
2019
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Flowering Cloud Couple
porcelain, china paint, platinum luster/chrysanthemum
21 x 22 x 11 inches
2019
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Bubble Cloud Pear Bottle: Large
porcelain
18 by 14 by 11 inches
2019
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Bubble Cloud Moon Jar
porcelain
14.5 x 17 x 16 inches
2019
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Rock Meabyong: Large
porcelain
18.5 x 18 x 9.5 inches
2019
$2,000

Crackle Rock Moon Jar
porcelain
16 x 12 x 12 inches
2019
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Jin Saeng's Scroll Bottle
stonware, white slip, sgraffito, china paint
12 by 6.5 by 6.5 inches
2019
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Jin Saeng's Fish Janggun
stonware, white slip, sgraffito, china paint
7.5 x 9 x 6 inches
2019
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Cloud Moon Jar
stoneware
13 by 13 by 13 inches
2017
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Cloud Pear Bottle
stoneware, copper luster
11.5 by 7 by 5 inches
2017
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Cloudscape: Passage
2017
Porceline, Glaze, China Paint
10 by 25 by 8 inches
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Cloud Bottle L2
2016
Porceline, Glaze, China Paint
12 by 16 by 9 inches
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