Earlier in his
career, Sunkoo Yuh was fascinated with technical innovations,
honing techniques for multiple firings, experimenting
with glazes, and engineering ways to move and fire thick,
large and heavy work. Later, explorations into his Korean
ancestry led to an identification with Punchong Ware
from the Yi Dynasty: simple, not highly refined, and
humorous. Today, his work reflects the essence of process
rather than the technology behind it.
Yuh says he always focused on technical
issues when young. Like a kid in a candy store, he would
try anything, as many techniques as possible, some he
would accept, some he would reject, then run them through
his work and make |
