{"title":"Park Sung Wook","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeramics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Seoul, South Korea in 1972, Park Sung Wook currently lives and works in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do. Reinterpreting the textures and tones of Buncheong ware through a contemporary sensibility, he creates ceramic wall pieces and tea ware using fragments of clay known as “Pyeon. ”Layers of quiet whites, pale grays, earthy tones, and deep blues come together to evoke landscapes reminiscent of accumulated time and fragments of memory.\u003cbr\u003eHis works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Korea and London, including at the Saatchi Gallery and the Collect Art Fair.\u003cbr\u003eHis works are included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Horim Museum, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eArtist's\u0026nbsp;Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my twenties, I visited historic kiln sites from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, where fragments of celadon and white porcelain from different centuries quietly coexisted within the same landscape.\u003cbr\u003eThose ceramic shards carried the traces of time itself and became the starting point for Pyeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work begins with broken and scattered fragments discovered at old kiln sites. Though they have lost their original forms, I believe memory and time remain within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than viewing these shards as remnants of something lost, I see them as traces suspended within the continuous flow of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the process of separating, reconnecting, and accumulating fragments, I construct new structures and landscapes.\u003cbr\u003eEach piece contains its own memory and temporality, yet together they form quiet relationships within a larger continuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePyeon is not an act of restoration. It is an exploration of how memory endures through fragments, and how traces of time can be transformed into new forms and landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBuncheong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuncheong originates from Buncheong ware, a distinctive style of Korean ceramics that developed during the early Joseon Dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharacterized by white slip brushed over a muted gray clay body, Buncheong embraces spontaneous techniques such as carving, brushwork, and inlay.\u003cbr\u003eIts quiet irregularities, warmth, and traces of the hand reflect a uniquely Korean aesthetic — one that carries the texture and temperature of earth itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Park Seongwook, Buncheong ware is not simply a ceramic tradition, but a material through which time, memory, and nature continue to flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eArtist’s Reflection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuncheong fragments contain earth, water, and fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the moment the white slip is applied, the flow of earth and water emerges. After a fire, traces of fire remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViewed from afar, viewed up close,\u003cbr\u003egathered and scattered repeatedly —\u003cbr\u003eThe fragments continue to shift in presence and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moon waxes and wanes, appearing within the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I endlessly arrange ceramic fragments, I enter a state of quiet emptiness.\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the flow of nature, Buncheong gradually becomes a language of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor me, fragments do not signify an ending.\u003cbr\u003eThey are the beginning\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/8380\/3177\/collections\/Pyeon-Moon.jpg?v=1779530017","url":"https:\/\/smp-gallery.com\/en\/collections\/park-sung-wook.oembed","provider":"SMP Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}