COLLECTION NAME:
smart_test
Record
Title:
Translated Vase
Description:
Fragments of broken white porcelain vases decorated with underglaze blue rejoined with epoxy, and the epoxy then covered in 24K gold leaf in a technique reminiscent of the traditional Japanese gold lacquer kintsugi technique used to repair borken cermaics. The Translated Vase series consists of sculptures reconstructed from discarded ceramic fragments. Yee Sookyoung recycles the discarded work of Korean masters who reproduce traditional Korean ceramics. Vases with minor defects are destroyed to retain the rarity and value of the unblemished masterpieces. Yee Sookyoung then pieces these destroyed vases back together in the manner of three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles, covering the cracks in gold.
Attribution:
© 2013 Yeesookyung
Date:
2007
Primary Maker:
Yeesookyung
Medium:
Ceramic fragments, epoxy, and gold leaf
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (66.7 x 51.4 x 42.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase, Gift of Gay-Young Cho and Christopher Chiu in honor of Richard A. Born
Object number:
2010.4
Copyright:
© 2013 Yeesookyung
Link To Source
Translated Vase
