Master Craftsman – Awesome Korean Pottery
Master Craftsmen of Pottery and Ceramic
Contemporary Korean ceramic artists Sung Min, Kwon Shin, Kim jin Kyoung, and Park Nae Heon discuss their works.
83-year-old Potter Yu is seen creating ceramic vases using techniques developed during the Koryo Dynasty in Korea a thousand years ago. He works with his sons and creates a hundred at a time, with one featuring a carved pattern of a dragon biting its own tale. They bake them all night in the kiln and in the morning they break into pieces any that are deemed "imperfect." At the end a poem is read over shots of the finished pieces and includes these lines:
"Howe'er, this is a dream of a thousand years, Koryo Celadon/
Hue, oh the hue, casting a shadow in secrecy, the laudable hue"
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is honored to present ICHEON: Reviving the Korean Ceramics tradition, an unprecedented exhibition organized by Icheon, South Korea. Icheon has a history of ceramic culture that began over 5000 years ago and has a reputation for its internationally renowned ceramics cultural events. Now Icheon
has reached out to an American institution for the very first time. As the premiere exhibition of its kind in the United States, ICHEON will present over 230 objects never before seen on American soil that exemplify the revival of the ceramics tradition in Korea from antique techniques to contemporary innovations.
Icheon Public opening is from October 12th- December 29th. Join us in welcoming Icheon Dignitaries as we celebrate this major exhibition on Saturday, November 9, 2013, 6:00pm‐8:30pm.
Founded in 2001 and opened in September, 2004, AMOCA is one of the few museums in the United States devoted exclusively to ceramic art and historic innovations in ceramic technology. It is located in an area abounding with ceramic history and internationally recognized clay artists from the Arts and Crafts Movement, the 60's Clay Revolution and the current Studio Pottery Era. Geographically, the building is located in an urban downtown district where art is an important element of the continuing and successful community revitalization program. The home community consists of a rich ethnic mix and a large academic constituency with approximately fifteen institutions of higher learning within an eight-mile radius.
You can visit for more information.
On my recent visit to S. Korea I was able to connect with Moon Byeong Sik, a porcelain potter I had met a few years back. This was my first visit to his studio and he was gracious enough to offer me a wheel and some clay and we both threw pots and compared techniques. While neither of us speak too much of each others language, we were able to use the clay as a prop for conversation.
I want to define Kookim as “comfortable”
구김은 [편안하다] 이렇게 정의를 내렸으면 좋겠어요
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Our documentary tells about Korean Pottery brand [KOOKIM]
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is honored to present ICHEON: Reviving the Korean Ceramics tradition, an unprecedented exhibition organized by Icheon, South Korea. Icheon has a history of ceramic culture that began over 5000 years ago and has a reputation for its internationally renowned ceramics cultural events. Now Icheon
has reached out to an American institution for the very first time. As the premiere exhibition of its kind in the United States, ICHEON will present over 230 objects never before seen on American soil that exemplify the revival of the ceramics tradition in Korea from antique techniques to contemporary innovations.
Icheon Public opening is from October 12th- December 29th. Join us in welcoming Icheon Dignitaries as we celebrate this major exhibition on Saturday, November 9, 2013, 6:00pm‐8:30pm.
Founded in 2001 and opened in September, 2004, AMOCA is one of the few museums in the United States devoted exclusively to ceramic art and historic innovations in ceramic technology. It is located in an area abounding with ceramic history and internationally recognized clay artists from the Arts and Crafts Movement, the 60's Clay Revolution and the current Studio Pottery Era. Geographically, the building is located in an urban downtown district where art is an important element of the continuing and successful community revitalization program. The home community consists of a rich ethnic mix and a large academic constituency with approximately fifteen institutions of higher learning within an eight-mile radius.
You can visit for more information.
Korean Pottery "Story Of A Thousand Years" Episode 2
한국의 도자기 "천년의 이야기" 에피소드 2
'Story of a Thousand Years of Korean Pottery'
This second episode is introduced by Ms.Young Shin Kim(Ceramic Artist & Educator), and Dr.Do-hun Kim (Ph.D. of Ceramic Engineering & Ceramist), who tells us an interesting introduction to Korean Pottery(Buncheong Sagi & White Porcelain), focusing on the history of pottery, types of pottery, and characteristics of Buncheong Sagi & White Porcelain.
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What is Buncheong Sagi?
History of Buncheong Sagi
Story of Yong-Shin Kim, Ceramic Artist & Educator
Seven Buncheong Decoration Styles
How to make incising design
What is Joseon white porcelain?
History of Joseon white porcelain
Characteristic of Joseon white porcelain
Contemporary Korean pottery
*Special thanks to ceramists, Ms.Young-Shin Kim, and Dr.Do-hun Kim for sharing their books and artworks to make it possible.
**Special thanks to Mr. Farrell Hirsch & the Muckenthaler Cultural Center for generously opening their museum to make this production possible.
Produced by KCCLA
Directed and Edited by Ariel Song ( )
All artwork & photo by Master Sechang Se-yong Kim, Dr.Do-hun Kim, Mr.Soon Kwan Ma, Ms.Young Shin Kim, Mr.Seong Ho Lim, Mr.Myeung Gyun Lee, and National Museum of Korea
Filmed at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Korean Pottery "Story of A Thousand Years" Episode 1
한국의 도자기 "천년의 이야기" 에피소드 1
'Story of a Thousand Years of Korean Pottery'
This first episode is introduced by Dr. Do-hun Kim (Ph.D of Ceramic Engineering & Ceramist), who tells us an interesting introduction to Korean Pottery, focusing on the history of pottery, types of pottery & clay, and characteristics of Goryeo celadon. Dr. Do-hun Kim also speaks about his father, Sechang Se-yong Kim, Master hand of Ceramic, his 50 years of trial and error of recreating Goryeo celadon.
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What is pottery?
History of pottery
Type of pottery
Type of clay
Story of Kim Se-yong, Korean Master Hand of ceramic
History of Korean pottery
What is Goryeo celadon
Characteristics of Goryeo celadon
*Special thanks to ceramists, Master Sechang Se-yong Kim, Dr. Do-hun Kim, and Ms. Young Shin Kim for sharing their books, photos, videos and art works to make it possible.
**Special thanks to Mr. Farrell Hirsch & the Muckenthaler Cultural Center for generously opening their center to make this production possible.
Produced by KCCLA
Directed and Edited by Ariel Song ( )
All artwork & photo by Master Sechang Se-yong Kim, Dr.Do-hun Kim, Ms. Young Shin Kim, and National Museum of Korea
Filmed at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center