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Consolation, 2003

The ceramic sculpture of SunKoo Yuh, who was born in South Korea in 1960 and immigrated to the United States in 1988, is composed of tight groupings of various forms including plants, animals, fish, and human figures. While Korean art and Buddhist and Confucian beliefs inform some aspects of his imagery, his work is largely driven by implied narratives that often suggest socio-political critiques. Yuh is currently Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

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Year Of Monkey, 2016, Porcelain, glazed, 55.9 × 40.6 × 33 cm

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Another Connection, 2006, Porcelain, Glaze, 50.8 × 40.6 × 38.1 cm

The Rubin Center has exhibited two monumental columns that showcase Yuh’s mastery of the complex narrative and of the ceramic medium. Yuh’s work is included in the collections of the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC,The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, among others. Honors and Awards include the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, the Grand Prize at the 2nd World Ceramic Biennale International Competition, Icheon, Korea, The Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, and the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant.

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Another Relationship, 2007

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New Year's Greeting, 2003, Porcelain, Glaze, 58.4 × 35.6 × 33 cm

My work is a means of transformation from interior images to tangible ceramic sculptures.I draw images intuitively and spontaneously with ink and brush.I study my drawings and select a few to transform into three-dimensional clay sculptures.

My work expresses my inner emotions, communicates about life, and directly draws from mundane experiences.I want to record my daily impressions through my works with the hope that it will lead me to small insights into my life and family.While making art may be a quest in search of broad meanings or answers, it may be expressed through intimate awareness of daily life.

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Year of the Pig, 2008

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Sunkoo Yuh (1960 – ) was born in South Korea, immigrated to the U.S. in 1988, and now serves as Professor of Art at the University of Georgia. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Hong Ik University in Seoul and Master of Fine Arts at New York State College of Ceramics. Yuh’s artwork earned the grand prize in the 2nd World Ceramic Biennale 2003 Korea International Competition.

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Yuh creates ceramic sculptures comprising tight groupings of various forms including plants, animals, fish, and human figures. Korean art plus Buddhist, Christian, and Confucian iconography inform some aspects of his imagery but implied narratives that suggest a socio-political critique largely drive his work.

Yuh’s interest in German Expressionist painting is evident in the elongation of many of his figures and his unsettling spatial configurations. There is a post-apocalyptic sensibility to his sculptures communicated through his dense and dripping glaze (up to 40 layers), a technique that references Chinese Tang dynasty funerary sculptures, which Yuh admires.

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