don hunt on mon 2 sep 02
So, no one on clayart has Ceramic Art of Chun Wen Wang, very
disappointing.
Let me give you a book report then.
The book is a collection of 190 pages of photographs. He works in both
porcelin and stoneware. Some of his effects seem surprizing to me to be
on stoneware, they're more expected on porcelin. I find his throwing to
be a high quality, classical nature. I think his "Firing Gods" are
unique, I have certainly never seen them before. Really, it's difficult
to be unique in the history of ceramics. What sets Chun Wen Wang appart
though are his glazes. Any glaze freak will ogle like a 14 year old
with a girlie rag. His multi colored oilspots really blow me away. The
gold and red spot on a black background is just outstanding. He
describes it as a lost Sung Dynasty glaze, I wish I knew enough about
ceramic history to have seen this. Has anyone ever seen this glaze in
historical works? Could a red oilspot be a iron glaze? Does his
description as "liquid in liquid separated glaze" mean anything to
anyone, or is it like an artist statement, meaning everything to
everyone. I have 2 exhibition type books on Bro Thomas, and he is quite
the glazemaster, but I nominate CWW as the current King of the
Glazebucket.
Its advertised on page 99 of the current CM.
Don Hunt
John Weber on wed 4 sep 02
Nice oil spot type glazes. http://www.wangchunwen.com/e_introduction.htm
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