Mun Pyung
Salt Moon Jar, 2016
White porcelain and salt
58 x 50 x 50 cm
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Mun Pyung is well‐known for his ‘Moon Jars’ which are the representative example of dignified white porcelain ceramics of the Joseon dynasty. Aptly named due to their full circular shape...
Mun Pyung is well‐known for his ‘Moon Jars’ which are the representative example of dignified white porcelain ceramics of the Joseon dynasty. Aptly named due to their full circular shape and elegant symmetry. Mun transforms the original ‘Moon Jars’ by playing with the movement of the curves, transforming the perfect symmetry of the Joseon dynasty ‘Moon Jars’ into free and spontaneous compositions.
Mun Pyung (b.1976) uses ancient Korean techniques to create a new contemporary series of Moon Jars.
Pyung’s distinctive salt glaze roughens the surface of the ceramics; the salt is turned black by the heat of the kiln, which emerges as a textured, imperfect landscape, rather like that of the moon itself.
Their grainy surface differs from the smooth, luminous glaze of more traditional moon jars, emphasising their intrinsic connection with nature.
Mun Pyung (b.1976) uses ancient Korean techniques to create a new contemporary series of Moon Jars.
Pyung’s distinctive salt glaze roughens the surface of the ceramics; the salt is turned black by the heat of the kiln, which emerges as a textured, imperfect landscape, rather like that of the moon itself.
Their grainy surface differs from the smooth, luminous glaze of more traditional moon jars, emphasising their intrinsic connection with nature.