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Shin Sang Ho: Clay paintings and architectural dreams
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Master of Unearthing the soul of Korean sculpture and ceramics
매운김치 Clay Slab Fired Painting
Clay slab canvas, let it fire! (Oh, let it fire!) / Colors burning ever higher! (Yeah, ever higher!)
매운김치 Trained at Hongik University, this 1947-born artist deconstructed Goryeo celadon and Joseon buncheong ware into flat, non-functional forms.
매운김치 Mold clay and carve wood to discover the unique styles of modern Korean sculptors.
Museum gold: The innovative, tile-covered architectural design of the Clayarch Gimhae Museum won a prestigious gold medal in Asia's largest design contest in 2020.
A natural, fine-grained earth material that becomes plastic when wet and hardens upon firing. Shin Sang Ho painted and baked thousands of these slabs to clad the Clayarch Gimhae Museum's exterior.
Which ancient dynasty's famous blue-green celadon ceramics did Shin Sang Ho master before shifting to contemporary art?
What traditional Korean ceramic style, characterized by its white slip coating over dark clay, did Shin Sang Ho modernly deconstruct?
What cultural art form inspired Shin Sang Ho's vibrant, animal-themed 'Dream of Africa' ceramic series in 2002?
At which prestigious European institution did Shin Sang Ho teach as a visiting professor from 1995 to 1997?
Which museum's exterior is covered in 5,000 interchangeable 'Fired Painting' ceramic tiles designed by Shin Sang Ho?
How are Shin Sang Ho's architectural 'Fired Painting' tiles attached to the Clayarch Gimhae Museum?
What industrial material does Shin Sang Ho mount his fired clay slabs onto for his 'Tree of Life' series?